cloudy blue water

[aylad]

I absolutely would not have the "pool specialist" out anymore. It's a waste of money, especially if one of the things they're adding is calcium!!! That's one thing the vinyl pools don't need, and is notorious for clouding water. I know that we can help you get this cleared up, but like Watermom said, it's going to require accurate testing, and needs to be done with a drop-based kit, not test strips. If you can get to WalMart and get the 6-way, it sells for $15-$20, and will be a LOT more reliable.

Watermom also mentioned that you need to keep your pump running 24/7 while this is ongoing, and watch your filter pressure--backwash the filter when the pressure reads 8 or so psi over the pressure when it's freshly backwashed.

Fire the pool specialist, get a test kit, get us a good set of numbers, and I'm confident that we can get you swimming, for MUCH less than what you've already put into the pool.

Janet

[PoolDoc]

Berlin;

I checked the responses, and you've pretty much got the info you need for your next steps, so I'm not gonna add anything.

Just keep pluggin away, and you'll get there. (And, it does get easy, probably sooner than you think!).

Ben