Cloudy Pool-Need Help with Levels-Saltwater

Causes and cures for cloudy swimming pool water.
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Cloudy Pool-Need Help with Levels-Saltwater

Postby nbrown » Sun 26 Jun, 2016 13:44

Hello! I am new to pools and Saltwater!!
We have the Intex Ultra Frame Pool 18'x48" with Intex Krystal Clear Sand Filter Pump 2800GPH and the Intex Krystal Clear Saltwater System.
We had a green pool and after two boost cycles and more salt we now have a cloudy pool. These are our levels...


Total Hardness TH 1000

Free Chlorine FC 0

PH 8.4

Total Alkalinity TA 240

Cyanuric Acid CA 100


I am hoping someone can help me to get these levels back on track!! I have read a lot of posts, but still need help!


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Re: Cloudy Pool-Need Help with Levels-Saltwater

Postby Denniswiseman » Mon 27 Jun, 2016 07:14

Replacing pool water will reduce TH, TA and CA proportionaly by the amount you replace unless your source water has a high calcium level
Muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid) will reduce TA and PH (take care when handling)
Aeration will raise PH
You don't specify your salt content
Before a salt chlorine generator can operate, the swimming pool water must have a salt concentration of 3,000 ppm (parts per million).
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Re: Cloudy Pool-Need Help with Levels-Saltwater

Postby normah0927 » Sun 17 Jul, 2016 08:57

I also need help..i have a 16ft
coleman pool with 1 hsp sand filter to a salt filter and after alot of rain my pool is cloudy..aadded shock then bleach and borox

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Re: Cloudy Pool-Need Help with Levels-Saltwater

Postby normah0927 » Sun 17 Jul, 2016 08:59

And still super cloudy

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Re: Cloudy Pool-Need Help with Levels-Saltwater

Postby Denniswiseman » Sun 17 Jul, 2016 10:31

What are your levels, it's no good guessing what to do
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Re: Cloudy Pool-Need Help with Levels-Saltwater

Postby normah0927 » Sun 17 Jul, 2016 18:35

Fac 5
Salt 3100
Ch 130
Cya 60
Ta 90
Ph8.0
Pho 400



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Re: Cloudy Pool-Need Help with Levels-Saltwater

Postby normah0927 » Sun 17 Jul, 2016 18:36

And i added. 10 ounces dry acid

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Re: Cloudy Pool-Need Help with Levels-Saltwater

Postby Denniswiseman » Mon 18 Jul, 2016 03:03

You haven't given your combined chlorine. Do you have a test kit as you really need one
Try slamming your pool http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/125-slam-shock-level-and-maintain-shockingl
You will need to shock at 24ppm (use bleach)you don't want to add any more CYA
Reduce your PH between 7.2 and 7.5
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Re: Cloudy Pool-Need Help with Levels-Saltwater

Postby normah0927 » Wed 20 Jul, 2016 10:27

On vaca now someone else is watching pool...still cloudy. After i even put in blue clear stuff...now what..really mad..

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Re: Cloudy Pool-Need Help with Levels-Saltwater

Postby Denniswiseman » Wed 20 Jul, 2016 11:00

You can't just guess what to put in you need to know your correct levels and adjust accordingly, not strips
I suggest you wait till you are back from vacation and then spend some time getting your pool clear. It won't just happen overnight
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Re: Cloudy Pool-Need Help with Levels-Saltwater

Postby normah0927 » Wed 20 Jul, 2016 11:44

I put in what the pool store told me..so i need to,find out how to understand pool chemistry..how do i that..especially if my levels are good..

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Re: Cloudy Pool-Need Help with Levels-Saltwater

Postby Denniswiseman » Wed 20 Jul, 2016 12:16

Forget the pool store they are there for profit and they are just guessing as well
Get yourself a proper test kit, don't rely on the free pool store tests because you will need to do multiple tests
Read the PoolSchool http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/ There is a load of information there. All you need to be self sufficient
Once you have all your correct levels including combined chlorine you can adjust from there
You will probably need to Slam the pool http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/125-slam-shock-level-and-maintain-shockingl
I have already given you the link previously and if you had read it you would have realised just what needs to be done
There is also a Pool Math there to work out just what is needed to get your levels right
http://www.troublefreepool.com/calc.html
But you must have your own levels before you start
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Re: Cloudy Pool-Need Help with Levels-Saltwater

Postby normah0927 » Wed 20 Jul, 2016 12:26

Sorry i didnt understand..

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