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Cloudy after shocking
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by liontiger » Fri 20 Jul, 2007 10:31

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We just opened our 30,000 gal pool this spring. After weekly shocking (3 lbs poollife shock) ouyr water stays cloudy for longer and longer periods of...

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The CYA was 34. We never had algae. The hardness was 200. pH was 7.2 and TA was 120. We use an algicide every week. I am going to invest in one of...
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Sun 29 Jul, 2007 20:36
cloudy water

by etuma5 » Thu 26 Jul, 2007 22:12

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I just can't get my chemials in line. My ph is at 7.2 my alkalinty is 150 but when I add muric acid which lowers the alkalinty trying to get it...

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You can lower your Total Alkalinity by following the procedure in this post , but your cloudy water may be due to algae. You need to give us your...

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Last post by chem geek
Fri 27 Jul, 2007 02:10
Lots of Question re: cloudy, then green and losing water

by Still Learning » Mon 23 Jul, 2007 21:38

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We are very new at this.

Our test strips read normal yet the water is either cloudy, then turns green... we shock it and the algae settles, vacuum,...

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Hi and welcome.

In order for us to "HELP!" we have to know where your water is at. Take a sample down to the pool store for a full...

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Last post by Backglass
Tue 24 Jul, 2007 08:43
Low Chlorine

by lcjv95 » Mon 23 Jul, 2007 15:45

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My water is not perfectly clear and I can't keep chlorine in the pool. I recently had to use an algecide to clear up "yellow algae" per...

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Do not add any more CYA to the water. In fact, you should not be using stabilized chlorine (i.e. Trichlor pucks/tabs) since that increases the CYA...

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Last post by chem geek
Mon 23 Jul, 2007 16:29
bleach when chlorine number is high? help help help
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by miller36 » Fri 20 Jul, 2007 16:45

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I finally got the ph down on my tiny 8 foot pool...or tub....or headache...any way....chlorine is still off the charts and pool still cloudy....a...

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so backglass I should still be raising chlorine level even if water is clear

Maybe, maybe not...it all depends on if you have high combined...
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Mon 23 Jul, 2007 14:10
CLOUDY WATER
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by D-CEE » Fri 29 Jun, 2007 11:54

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just wondered if anyone has ever had silt (kind of like sand but about a 1000 times finer) in thier pool? it came from our well when we topped of...

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Here is an example of what I would be looking for if I were you , not sure if it is in the right part of the state though ....
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Sat 21 Jul, 2007 01:01
Cloudy water after Soda Ash Addition

by mojojoseph » Fri 20 Jul, 2007 20:23

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Howdy-

First time pool owner here, bought a home with a 30,000 gallon gunite pool. Everything was going swimmingly (no pun intended) until I...

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I suspect your Calcium Hardness (CH) and Total Alkalinity (TA) levels may be high so when you added pH Up, that increased both pH and TA with the...

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Last post by chem geek
Fri 20 Jul, 2007 21:49
Cloudy water, water chemistry seems fine

by gwebb » Mon 16 Jul, 2007 09:55

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Started about 3 weeks ago. Pool started to cloud up. Turned out to be the clogged basket in the pump. My wife removed the drain plug on the pump...

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Very good advice. Above-ground pools do not usually have a floor drain so their circulation is typically very poor especially in the lower depths. So...

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Fri 20 Jul, 2007 11:23
started small 8 foot round and NOW CLOUDY...HELP

by miller36 » Fri 20 Jul, 2007 06:47

My 5 year old loves to swim, but we also have a 2 year old so I figured I would start small with an easy set 8 by 30" pool. Filled it last...

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Last post by miller36
Fri 20 Jul, 2007 06:47
battling weeks of cloudy water

by douhil » Thu 19 Jul, 2007 07:58

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I installed an in ground pool 26,000 gal. last fall and this spring opened it with black algae. I backwashed all of it to waste, but it was still...

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draining my pool will have to be a last resort. My wife would kill me by then.

any update on the amount of m.acid I should use and the stabilizer...

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Thu 19 Jul, 2007 15:07
white floaties on top of water

by D-CEE » Wed 18 Jul, 2007 12:19

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Woke up this morning to what looked like bubbles floating on the top of water..but when i used the skimmer the just streched and the little bit i did...

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I suppose it's possible that it is tissue-algae, but unlikely in a new chlorine pool. Did you touch it? Was it slimy?

Using your test kit, please...

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Last post by Backglass
Wed 18 Jul, 2007 12:46
cause of recurring cloudy green water

by Guest » Mon 16 Jul, 2007 12:27

Hi, I had posted to a couple of these during the last few weeks and wanted to post the solution to our 3+ month battle against cloudy green water, we...

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Mon 16 Jul, 2007 12:27
cloudy water

by DD » Fri 13 Jul, 2007 14:19

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Been reading these forums this morning after a week of cloudy water and I think I have come to the right place. Just came from the pool store heres...

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Well those numbers I gave you are from the computer print out at the store. Still lime green and cloudy today. Adding chlorine and draining/vacumming...

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Last post by DD
Mon 16 Jul, 2007 07:59
How do I clean out undissolved shock and dead algae?

by jcarr492 » Sun 15 Jul, 2007 09:10

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We have a 15x42 metal frame above ground pool. I have left over undissolved shock and dead algae on the bottom of the pool. How do I remove it. When...

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We have a 15x42 metal frame above ground pool. I have left over undissolved shock and dead algae on the bottom of the pool. How do I remove it. When...

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Last post by Backglass
Sun 15 Jul, 2007 10:20
cloudy water after super saturation with chlorine, normal?

by tjvisions » Fri 13 Jul, 2007 08:37

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We are new owners of a home with an in ground 30,000 gal pool. we have had issues with the water chemistry since we purchased the home last month....

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If you replaced half of the water and your initial CYA was 100 then it would get reduced to 50. Partial, in your case, is pretty drastic.

As for...

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Sat 14 Jul, 2007 22:58
Can House fire residue cause cloudy water

by cunnijt » Sat 14 Jul, 2007 00:13

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The day after a major house fire in our neighborhood, our 30K gallon pool became cloudy. After shocking, clarifying, vacuuming on waste, and other...

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I doubt it. You were probably so interested in the fire you forgot to keep your pool maintained. :lol:

Using your test kit, please post a full set...

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Last post by Backglass
Sat 14 Jul, 2007 10:08
one more cloudy issue

by dmr » Tue 10 Jul, 2007 20:43

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I have a 18' round above ground , vinyl liner, cartridge filter. Water was cloudy- almost milky, no algae, rain and hot temperatures(90's) Took...

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Forgot to say that my strips had said I had no stabilizer in water, added too much. After their reading I stopped adding, As of today I can almost...

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Last post by Backglass
Thu 12 Jul, 2007 20:33
LOW PSI ON PUMP

by TOMJR » Tue 10 Jul, 2007 21:32

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I recently flocked my pool and it did the work of clearing up the

cloudy pool water..I have a inground vinyl pool 20,000 gals.

When i vacumed...

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Have you checked your impellor? Sometimes waste can block the flow of water and the 1st sign is low psi. You should have a metal band with an...

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Last post by Guest
Thu 12 Jul, 2007 09:31
Cloudy Water / Bleach??

by momthreekids » Tue 10 Jul, 2007 15:41

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We have a small above ground vinyl pool, less than 1000 gal (I think). Cloudy water! My chlorine level is nil, my alk level is at 40 or less and my...

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It's ironic that having no stabilizer or too much stabilizer (without enough chlorine) cause the same problem: algae growth. With no or very little...

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Last post by chem geek
Wed 11 Jul, 2007 15:59
High Cyanuric Acid

by fibre » Tue 10 Jul, 2007 15:42

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What can I do to prevent high cyanuric acid? I realize the shock I'm currently using has stablizers in it and this is probably my problem. However is...

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Dilution of the water is the only (reasonable) way to lower the CYA level. To prevent it from rising, you need to not add as much stabilized chlorine...

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Tue 10 Jul, 2007 18:26

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