Cloudy pool water with white flakes/particles
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Cloudy pool water with white flakes/particles
I have a 15x 48 Intex vinyl pool that has a filter cartridge. This year when we opened it we run the start up chemicals. Now we are having a problem with white flaky particles and cloudy water. We have took our water to the pool supply store to check it and they say that everything is fine except the pH is low. Which we are raising with the pH up. The other tests are normal. We have shocked the pool multiple times as well as multiple of bleach in it. We still can not seem to get rid of the problem. Also, bleach with different filters do not seem to fix the problem. Once we change each filter, we rinse and wash with bleach. Any help with this would be great as I am a newbie to all this pool stuff.
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Cloudy pool water with white flakes/particles
You didn't post any water chemistry levels, including the Cyanuric Acid (CYA) level. Please get your own good test kit, either the Taylor K-2006 or the TFTestkits TF-100. If the Cyanuric Acid (CYA) level is high (above 60 ppm), then do a partial drain/refill to lower it. Read how to Shock Your Pool.
Cloudy pool water with white flakes/particles
here are some numbers i bought a test kit online i borrowed my neighbors kit what he had of his kit left my numbers are as follows
cl 3.0
br 6.5
ph 7.0
ta 220
did hard water test it turned violet after first 2 drop then i added the other soulution till it ran out and that was like 110 drops and it had not turned blue yet was clear looking could not test cya but will run to pool store to get it tested tommorow till i get my kit
cl 3.0
br 6.5
ph 7.0
ta 220
did hard water test it turned violet after first 2 drop then i added the other soulution till it ran out and that was like 110 drops and it had not turned blue yet was clear looking could not test cya but will run to pool store to get it tested tommorow till i get my kit
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- I'm new here
- Posts: 3
- Joined: Tue 07 Jun, 2011 11:15
- My Pool: 15x 48 intex pool vynil
- Location: usa
Cloudy pool water with white flakes/particles
sorry for got to log in above
here are some numbers i bought a test kit online i borrowed my neighbors kit what he had of his kit left my numbers are as follows
cl 3.0
br 6.5
ph 7.0
ta 220
did hard water test it turned violet after first 2 drop then i added the other soulution till it ran out and that was like 110 drops and it had not turned blue yet was clear looking
here are some numbers i bought a test kit online i borrowed my neighbors kit what he had of his kit left my numbers are as follows
cl 3.0
br 6.5
ph 7.0
ta 220
did hard water test it turned violet after first 2 drop then i added the other soulution till it ran out and that was like 110 drops and it had not turned blue yet was clear looking
Cloudy pool water with white flakes/particles
Looks like you added too much flocculant
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Cloudy pool water with white flakes/particles
Okay so what do I need to do in order to fix this problem?
Cloudy pool water with white flakes/particles
Run the filter during the day. Sometimes turning off the pump at night will cause the floc to settle better, but aluminyum based flocculants are unpredictable.
If there is settling it is often better to vacuum to waste to get the floc out quicker.
The process of getting rid of the excess floc can take a up to a week so be patient and DO NOT add any flocculant/ clarifier/ brightener/ etc. as these will only make the problem worse.
If there is settling it is often better to vacuum to waste to get the floc out quicker.
The process of getting rid of the excess floc can take a up to a week so be patient and DO NOT add any flocculant/ clarifier/ brightener/ etc. as these will only make the problem worse.
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