Hi All,
I need some major help with my pool. I've had a green pool over the winter due to equipment changes and then a delayed shipment on chlorine pucks. Due to the pandemic, bleach was too hard to find last summer/fall so I used pucks to keep the chlorine in check. Once the CYA got to around 50 I stopped using the pucks due to winter approaching. Fast forward to two weeks ago: in preparation for installing the CircuPool Core 55 SWG, I got the water balanced and was fortunate enough to find liquid bleach. The pump was running 23 hours per day. Once the water was balanced for the SWG, I installed the SWG last weekend. I tested the SWG by taking some before and after Chlorine readings to make sure it was working (works great), but then turned the SWG off while I did the SLAM process to get the water clear. Pump still running 23 hours per day. A week has now passed and the water clarity has not changed a bit. Looked for sand in the sight glass and backwash, no sand visible. Took the valve off my Hayward S244T (Valve SP0714G11) to check the spider gasket and it looks fine. I then decided to deep clean the sand utilizing the Deep Cleaning a Sand Filter instructions. Water in the sight glass and passing through the clear CORE 55 SWG look clear. I just checked the water this morning and the pool clarity has not changed a bit in over two weeks. The only thing I noticed is the pool water changed from a deep green to a reddish brown color once the SLAM was underway, but it has looked like brown pond water for two weeks now. I'm not expecting the pool to be crystal clear within a few days or anything, but I should be seeing some improvement by now. The ONLY thing I'm a little concerned about is the amount of sand that was in the filter. I put 300 pounds in 5 years ago when I installed it but I had to put the garden hose a good ways down before I hit sand. I'm not seeing sand anywhere so I'm assuming it's all still in there but it seems low to me. Other than adding sand, I'm at a complete loss as to why my water is not clearing up. Here's my latest readings from TF100 and the Pool Math app:
FC: 32
CC: 0
PH: 7.5
TA: 80
CH: 50
CYA: 70
Salt: 3070
Thanks in advance for reading through this long post.
I need some major help with my pool. I've had a green pool over the winter due to equipment changes and then a delayed shipment on chlorine pucks. Due to the pandemic, bleach was too hard to find last summer/fall so I used pucks to keep the chlorine in check. Once the CYA got to around 50 I stopped using the pucks due to winter approaching. Fast forward to two weeks ago: in preparation for installing the CircuPool Core 55 SWG, I got the water balanced and was fortunate enough to find liquid bleach. The pump was running 23 hours per day. Once the water was balanced for the SWG, I installed the SWG last weekend. I tested the SWG by taking some before and after Chlorine readings to make sure it was working (works great), but then turned the SWG off while I did the SLAM process to get the water clear. Pump still running 23 hours per day. A week has now passed and the water clarity has not changed a bit. Looked for sand in the sight glass and backwash, no sand visible. Took the valve off my Hayward S244T (Valve SP0714G11) to check the spider gasket and it looks fine. I then decided to deep clean the sand utilizing the Deep Cleaning a Sand Filter instructions. Water in the sight glass and passing through the clear CORE 55 SWG look clear. I just checked the water this morning and the pool clarity has not changed a bit in over two weeks. The only thing I noticed is the pool water changed from a deep green to a reddish brown color once the SLAM was underway, but it has looked like brown pond water for two weeks now. I'm not expecting the pool to be crystal clear within a few days or anything, but I should be seeing some improvement by now. The ONLY thing I'm a little concerned about is the amount of sand that was in the filter. I put 300 pounds in 5 years ago when I installed it but I had to put the garden hose a good ways down before I hit sand. I'm not seeing sand anywhere so I'm assuming it's all still in there but it seems low to me. Other than adding sand, I'm at a complete loss as to why my water is not clearing up. Here's my latest readings from TF100 and the Pool Math app:
FC: 32
CC: 0
PH: 7.5
TA: 80
CH: 50
CYA: 70
Salt: 3070
Thanks in advance for reading through this long post.