This will be my first season to open the pool at our new house. I was able to get everything up and running just fine. I have been maintaining shock levels now for 4-5 days, off and on. The pool is much more clear now, but still green, almost like gulf coast sea water on a nice calm day. Pretty much all major debris is up off the bottom of the pool, though there is still some sediment, as I haven't manually vacuumed yet. It's a 20,000 gallon, chlorine pool, with a sand filter.
Most recent readings:
FC - 13
CC - .5
CYA - <20
Ph - 7.7
TA - 80
Calcium - Very low at this point
Again, pool doesn't look terribly bad right now, but it does seem to have slowed in terms of clearing. I am planning to backwash tonight, and maybe go ahead and manually vacuum sediment off the bottom. I feel like I have put in a TON of chlorine at this point, but this being my first opening, I might just be impatient. That said, I don't want to be ignoring a bigger potential problem while I'm waiting.
Any advice would be appreciated!
Philip
Most recent readings:
FC - 13
CC - .5
CYA - <20
Ph - 7.7
TA - 80
Calcium - Very low at this point
Again, pool doesn't look terribly bad right now, but it does seem to have slowed in terms of clearing. I am planning to backwash tonight, and maybe go ahead and manually vacuum sediment off the bottom. I feel like I have put in a TON of chlorine at this point, but this being my first opening, I might just be impatient. That said, I don't want to be ignoring a bigger potential problem while I'm waiting.
Any advice would be appreciated!
Philip