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New Pool Owner + Cloudy Water

by Eric.M » Tue 14 Aug, 2007 08:55

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Hello

I just recently bought my little sister a 24' above ground pool. According to the test kit that came with the pool I am keeping the Chlorine...

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If this above ground pool is one that is a pump and filter together combo, you first need to take out small filter and clean once a week.

Did you...

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Last post by mr_clean
Thu 16 Aug, 2007 15:28
Help! Very cloudy white pool water Help!

by Brian5555 » Tue 14 Aug, 2007 22:27

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As the title says, my above ground swimming pool water is very cloudy and looks almost like milk. You can barely even see the bottom of the pool. We...

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Make sure your running your filter at this time of year 8hrs a day and after a big algae problem awlays clean filter not just back wash.

Remember...

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Last post by clean_it
Thu 16 Aug, 2007 15:10
Cloudy- like a milky kind of cloudy- help?!

by Just_another_newbie » Mon 13 Aug, 2007 20:31

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I just bought a new house with a 25 year old gunite pool. The previous owner showed me what to do with it as i have never maintained a pool before....

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Heres the results to the test from the store today, i have a taylor kit on the way. I ordered it yday.

FC- 5
Water PH- 6.5 (+40)
TA- 50
Calcium...

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Last post by Backglass
Tue 14 Aug, 2007 08:32
cloudy water

by katheguard33 » Mon 13 Aug, 2007 22:52

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hi i have very cloudy water. there is enough cholrine in the pool but every morning the free chlolrine levels go down to nearly zero. the ph and...

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If the chlorine goes down significantly overnight, not just during the day, then the chlorine is most likely fighting a nascent algae bloom, and...

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Last post by chem geek
Mon 13 Aug, 2007 22:57
"Hats off to Chem Geek"

by tnt2000 » Mon 09 Jul, 2007 13:23

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After 4 week of battle and nothing working I took Chem Geek's advice and this morning I woke up to a crystal clear pool.....Thanks to Him and...

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This is the first year I have had a pool. I also had the green water. Now it's cloudy, been that way for over a week. I used a floc and for the first...

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Last post by Backglass
Sun 12 Aug, 2007 09:40
another try to clear up cloudiness
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by guest AGAIN!!!!!! » Sun 05 Aug, 2007 08:31

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ok since my last post got no replys at all lets try this one I am having trouble with cloudiness I cannot see the bottom of my pool this all started...

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Pool User,

"in normal range" doesn't mean anything because the normal ranges proposed by the pool industry of Free Chlorine (FC) between...
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Last post by chem geek
Thu 09 Aug, 2007 14:58
cloudy water only after shocking

by LIGAL » Wed 08 Aug, 2007 18:54

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I ran out of my usual granule shock so I ran down to the local Leslie's pool supply and the kid behind the counter talked me into the power powder...

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first don't always listen to you have to buy a "good test kit" thats sometimes sounds salesmen-y

Call it what you want but every pool...

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Last post by Backglass
Thu 09 Aug, 2007 14:04
cloudy after i vacuum

by grannyof2 » Sun 05 Aug, 2007 16:56

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I go look in my pool and its clear i see stuff on the bottom. THen i vacuum and it and its instant cloudy you cant even see the bottom. went to the...

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24 by 24 above ground had my water test today they said my levels are normal, told me i should of changed my sand i inform then i change my sand...

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Last post by grannyof2
Tue 07 Aug, 2007 20:39
Still cloudy!

by irishsph » Wed 01 Aug, 2007 14:43

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My pool is still cloudy blue, after dumping a bunch of liquid chlorine into it last week to kill off algae.

I've already gone thru an entire bottle...

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UPDATE: My pool is clear and I can actually see the bottom.
Thanks for all your help!

Woohoo! NOW...stay on top of it, don't let your chlorine drop...

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Last post by Backglass
Tue 07 Aug, 2007 14:48
pH is correct, chlorine is correct but blue cloudy water

by chazzermallett » Tue 07 Aug, 2007 04:50

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HEy wondering if anyone could help me, I 've resently cleaned my ppol as i had a lot of trouble in the early summer. It was blue and clear for awhile...

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The chlorine level reads 1.0 which is ideal for my pool

:shock:

You need a bare minimum of 3ppm at all times...more if your CYA is high. Your...

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Last post by Backglass
Tue 07 Aug, 2007 09:39
Cloudy water - HELP - what is floc??

by sdavis250 » Tue 31 Jul, 2007 19:17

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can't clear up cloudy water, have above ground Intex pool with blow up ring. Nothing has helped, algae treatment, shock, clarifier!!! what is floc???

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unfortuatly the intex pools do not come with a vacuum that hooks up to a skimmer maybe you could give advice on something else that might work...

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Last post by Backglass
Mon 06 Aug, 2007 19:13
vacation

by amyher » Sat 04 Aug, 2007 01:54

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soo i came back from vacation and mypoolwas very gree, I shocked it twice with stop yellow and 2g of chlorine. still its blue now but cloudy ive...

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how long does this usually take?

If you keep your chlorine up and keep filtering...5-7 days.

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Last post by Backglass
Mon 06 Aug, 2007 14:10
ph fluctuations

by Guest » Thu 02 Aug, 2007 20:25

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I have been having trouble all year with my ph fluctuating wildly,at opening it was constantly high,now is almost always low.I use balance pak just...

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how do you control the alkalinity? mine gets high but I'm not sure what I'm suppose to do to get it to the ideal range

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Last post by Guest
Sun 05 Aug, 2007 22:52
from green to cloudy

by guest » Sat 04 Aug, 2007 10:04

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ok my pool had a slight green appearance but you could still see the bottom . I use a shock and a algaecide , the pool no longer has a green tint but...

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ok my reading are :

hardness 200

free chlorine 2-4

ph 7.5

ta 180

cya 100

does this help in why my pool went from light green and I...

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Last post by guest
Sat 04 Aug, 2007 16:27
cloudy water after alkalinity up and ph up

by neikid7 » Sat 28 Jul, 2007 20:26

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I had my water tested at Leslies today,ph was 7.1, total alkalinity 50, ca 220, cya 30, phosphates 500, and chlorine 0. I was told to add 20lbs of...

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High pH and high Total Alkalinity (TA) can cause cloudiness which is caused by an over-saturation of calcium carbonate. pH Up causes both the pH to...

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Last post by chem geek
Wed 01 Aug, 2007 16:27
suddenly cloudy water

by sneldred1 » Thu 26 Jul, 2007 09:57

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Hi, I'm new here but have been lurking for a few months. I have suddenly got cloudy pool water. I can still see the bottom, but it is not crystal...

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High chlorine levels above 10 ppm will affect the pH test usually making you think the pH is higher than it really is. So generally, you get the pH...

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Last post by chem geek
Wed 01 Aug, 2007 16:22
Cloudy Water

by Guest » Wed 01 Aug, 2007 14:47

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I brushed the floor of my above fround 18ft pool the other day and then it turned my water green, i have a multifunction tablet in my dispenser, and...

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Checked with my test strips and alkalinity is fine Ph is fine but the stabiliser free chlorine is low, how can i top this up bearing in mind i have...

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Last post by Guest
Wed 01 Aug, 2007 14:55
how do you fix your pool if you aren't a chemgeek

by miller36 » Fri 20 Jul, 2007 10:59

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I have been trying to read all the posts to fix my problem as I have no replies as of yet and I just don't seem to be able to get it. I am spending a...

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Miller36-

We used to have a small pool like you describe and I had a heck of a time trying to keep the darn thing clean and sparkling. We eventually...

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Last post by pool_mom
Wed 01 Aug, 2007 14:34
green cloudy water, now blue-white cloudy water

by irishsph » Mon 30 Jul, 2007 11:09

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After being gone for a few weeks, I of course returned to find my pool looking somewhat like pea soup. I couldn't see the bottom of the pool. I went...

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thanks!

but what do you mean by this: Now your going to need a lot of water to do this so make sure that your balance tank is well full or that you...

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Last post by irishsph
Mon 30 Jul, 2007 11:53
cloudy and now greenish AGAIN...
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by tnt2000 » Wed 04 Jul, 2007 08:20

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Ok This has happened before, about 3 weeks ago. I was told just to keep shocking it and it will clear up. It only got worse. Finally I went to...

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The DE they sell locally is crystalline silica, is this the same thing???

No. DE is DE (Diatomaceous Earth), it wouldn't have any other name....
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Last post by Backglass
Mon 30 Jul, 2007 08:33

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