Chlorine Lock

[PoolDoc]

I'm a little puzzled, but if you add 2 gallons of bleach each evening, while we wait for your K2006, that should keep anything from getting worse. If you see chlorine levels over 5 in the evening, before dosing, cut the dose to 1 gallon.

The test strip comparison is interesting.

[pkhydro]

Just got back from the pool store and their test showed:
CYA 43
TC .8
FC 0
PH 7.4
TA 153
Tot Hardness 94

I'll add the 2 gallons of bleach as you say. They recommended vacuuming. Thoughts?

I had left out one piece of information earlier. I installed a new Hayward pump and filter. Not necessarily to correct this problem.

[Watermom]

Vacuum if the pool is dirty but as far as helping with keeping chlorine in the pool, it is not going to have any effect.

[pkhydro]

Vacuumming was to aid in clearing the water. I would only do this if there is actually something to vacuum.

But for now, I should just concentrate on the chlorine?

[Watermom]

Yes. Concentrate on the chlorine.

[pkhydro]

Ok, pool is still cloudy. While vacuuming I ran across an area that threw out some green stuff. A small area maybe four feet in diameter and kind of in the middle.

But, I received my Taylors and:

FC = 2ppm
TC = 1ppm
PH = 7.4
TA = 170
CH = 120
CYA = 30

Saturation Index = -1.15

Water Temp is 90 according to my meat thermometer

Water is cloudy.

[PoolDoc]

Your TA is too high, but nothing to worry about at the moment . . . except that you'll need to keep adding acid to keep you pH below 7.8

BUT . . . your chlorine is too low! Are you adding 2 gallons of bleach each PM?