Simple Salt System Cloudy Water after opening

[Votro]

Hello,

I opened my pool this season on May 14th for the first time after purchasing a house and the previous owner showed me how to do it. It's a 15x30 4.5ft pool with around 11k gallons.

I have a cartridge filter and Simple Salt system with a copper diode. I have been running our pump nonstop since May 14th.

I put a bag and a half of salt 40 pound bags, bucket of prime on the first day. Then we added a bag of shimmer a day or two later. 1 bottle of vivid.

After a week we couldn't get the cloudiness to go away and the pool store near us recommended 4 pounds of Lo and Slo because the PH and alkalinity was high. This didn't work and we took another sample in 2 days later and they recommended more Lo and Slo. We added up to 10 pounds so far and that did bring the pH and alkalinity down to perfect levels, but a few days later it was offset again.

The pool store recommended 2 burnout 72 bags after we took them a pool sample. This didn't work again and we went to a new pool store.

The new pool store measured my salinity at 2200 ppm. He recommended 3-4 bags more of salt. I just added 3 bags 7 hours ago and it is still cloudy, we'll see tomorrow.

I'm hoping y'all can shed some knowledge on me this pool is kicking our butts.

Thanks for any help.

-Alec

 

[markayash]

Hey Alec, don't want to sound like a broken record but get a test kit Pool stores make money by selling expensive " magic potions " and most make your pool worse.
Trouble Free pools does sell a great kit or you can get the Taylor 2006C. I have had both and like the kit they sell. Here is a link to show you what to look for.

Swimming Pool Test Kits Compared

What pool test kit should I buy? Why not use test strips? Our recommended test kits will pay for themselves in no time!

www.troublefreepool.com

You can add the Taylor 1766 to see what your true PPM is.

But don't buy or add anything else they sell you To lower PH you probably just needed a gallon of Acid from Home depot for $9

 

[duraleigh]

Welcome to the forum! Everything we teach begins with a good test kit and staying out of the pool store.

 

[wireform]

Votro
Pretty soon you will have spent as much as the above mentioned test kits cost but be left with cloudy and unhealthy pool. Heed the advice above and read ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry
SLAM Process
Test Kits Compared
PoolMath

 

[Votro]

I ordered the test kit and it is on the way. That is crazy that pool stores are that way. Have they always been this way?

 

[mknauss]

Remember, Simple Salt is NOT a Saltwater Chlorine Generator. It is a copper ionizer. It should be removed.

 

[duraleigh]

Have they always been this way?

Yes! Not all of them but a high percentage.

 

[Votro]

Remember, Simple Salt is NOT a Saltwater Chlorine Generator. It is a copper ionizer. It should be removed.

What's the difference?

 

[Votro]

It is clearing up after the 3 bags of salt. Test kit is still on the way, but this is the clearest I've seen so far

 

[markayash]

Yes! Not all of them but a high percentage.

There use to be a Leslie’s that was good, remember having green algae 20 years ago and she told me not to add a lot of stuff and getting the water out of wack but just add a few bags of shock daily ( before people really used liquid ) and brush it a lot.

 

[Donldson]

What's the difference?

It does not produce chlorine, just dumps metals in to your water. This helps prevent algae, but will cause staining over time and does not do anything to make the water safe or clear. We strongly discourage its use.

 

[wireform]

It's also handy if you want your hair green for free but as far as sanitization nada.