I have been following the TFP method of pool ownership for 5 years now (this site is a LIFE SAVER)...Only chemicals to touch my pool was bleach, CYA and PH +/- .....I also have a SWG.
Last season I noticed I could not get that sparkle I used to have. To everyone else the pool looked 100% clean and nice (even to my pool snob father in law...lol)...to me, I could see tiny particles in certain lights that would drive me nuts. I needed that sparkle back.
Opened again this year to a green pool and a SLAM took about 5-6 days to clear everything up, and CC was 0. FC would fall 0.5-1PPM per night...pool was clean. But there was a slight haze again so I ran the SLAM an extra week...I could not clear up the small particles for the life of me. Last year I used DE in my sand filter and it worked wonders to clearing up the small particles. My sand filter is probably 15 years old now....it has trouble catching the small particles (i know this, but see no need for a new filter yet)
This year instead of grabbing DE (place i go to is closed bc of Covid) I added 3.5oz of Clorox clarifier I got off Amazon to my 20,000 gallon pool, and within 12-18 hours it was sparkling like never before. This stuff really works if dosed properly.
I know its not something the TFP method approves of, but if you suspect your filter is not performing up to normal standards (mine is def not), I would suggest taking a look at a clarifier for those with haze issues.....assuming all your other chemistry is in working order.
Last season I noticed I could not get that sparkle I used to have. To everyone else the pool looked 100% clean and nice (even to my pool snob father in law...lol)...to me, I could see tiny particles in certain lights that would drive me nuts. I needed that sparkle back.
Opened again this year to a green pool and a SLAM took about 5-6 days to clear everything up, and CC was 0. FC would fall 0.5-1PPM per night...pool was clean. But there was a slight haze again so I ran the SLAM an extra week...I could not clear up the small particles for the life of me. Last year I used DE in my sand filter and it worked wonders to clearing up the small particles. My sand filter is probably 15 years old now....it has trouble catching the small particles (i know this, but see no need for a new filter yet)
This year instead of grabbing DE (place i go to is closed bc of Covid) I added 3.5oz of Clorox clarifier I got off Amazon to my 20,000 gallon pool, and within 12-18 hours it was sparkling like never before. This stuff really works if dosed properly.
I know its not something the TFP method approves of, but if you suspect your filter is not performing up to normal standards (mine is def not), I would suggest taking a look at a clarifier for those with haze issues.....assuming all your other chemistry is in working order.