Hi Everyone,
I live in the Atlanta area and just opened my IG pool 1 week ago because I was waiting on a new Hayward sand filter. (New filter and sand now in place) However, the pool was dark green swampy looking once the cover came off.
My local pool store (which I know you guys are not big on) recommended Soda Ash, followed by a 'Green to Clean' product, followed by 4lbs of shock every 12 hours. The 'Green to Clean' definitely changed the water from swampy dark green to a milky white, but for the last 6 days of running the pump 24 hrs and constantly adding clarifier and some shock, the pool is still cloudy. (I can see the bottom of the pool in the shallow end but still can't see the main drain on the deep end) It's strange because I thought the clarifier is supposed to bind all those particles for the filter to capture, but I don't think it's working because the pressure gauge continues to read normal. I was going to go back to their store today to figure out what to do next, but while reading this site with folks having similar issues, I'm now concerned about the negative affects of the clarifiers on my new sand filter.
For what it's worth, these are the last readings (4/26) from the pool store:
0.5 Free Chlorine * Chlorine is low because they told me not to hook up my SWG until the pool was clear
2.18 Total Chlorine
7.0 pH
95 TA
233 Calcium Hardness
34 CYA
2000 Salt
Not sure what to do next and would appreciate your recommendations.
BTW, because of this site I did order the test kit you all recommend, which was just delivered this morning and why I'm posting today.
Thanks much, Don
I live in the Atlanta area and just opened my IG pool 1 week ago because I was waiting on a new Hayward sand filter. (New filter and sand now in place) However, the pool was dark green swampy looking once the cover came off.
My local pool store (which I know you guys are not big on) recommended Soda Ash, followed by a 'Green to Clean' product, followed by 4lbs of shock every 12 hours. The 'Green to Clean' definitely changed the water from swampy dark green to a milky white, but for the last 6 days of running the pump 24 hrs and constantly adding clarifier and some shock, the pool is still cloudy. (I can see the bottom of the pool in the shallow end but still can't see the main drain on the deep end) It's strange because I thought the clarifier is supposed to bind all those particles for the filter to capture, but I don't think it's working because the pressure gauge continues to read normal. I was going to go back to their store today to figure out what to do next, but while reading this site with folks having similar issues, I'm now concerned about the negative affects of the clarifiers on my new sand filter.
For what it's worth, these are the last readings (4/26) from the pool store:
0.5 Free Chlorine * Chlorine is low because they told me not to hook up my SWG until the pool was clear
2.18 Total Chlorine
7.0 pH
95 TA
233 Calcium Hardness
34 CYA
2000 Salt
Not sure what to do next and would appreciate your recommendations.
BTW, because of this site I did order the test kit you all recommend, which was just delivered this morning and why I'm posting today.
Thanks much, Don
