Water cloudy, have test results

[aylad]

In addition to what Big Dave said, and I agree with it all, you don't need to change the sand. The only time sand needs to be changed is if it's really gunked up from something like a Baq conversion or filter additives that have rendered it useless. Before you go to that much trouble and expense, you need to get a pressure gauge on the filter--that will tell you (us) a whole lot more about whether the filter is operating properly.

Don't buy the calcium, and don't buy into the "chlorine lock" philosophy--they're equally useless in your situation!

I'm sorry for the loss of your Grandmother...

Janet

[sbillingsley]

I did buy a test kit. It has shipped and should be here by the end of the week. I have a question about testing and adding more bleach. If I am supposed to test it a couple times a day (prob will do it at 6:30 am & pm) do I add the bleach needed at 6:30 am to get it back up to 15 ppm even in the morning? I read where you are supposed to add it at night so it will do a better job. Thanks for all the help.

[Watermom]

For maintenance, evenings is always best for chlorine additions but when you are trying to clear the pool, you can always dose it morning and evenings to keep the chlorine levels as consistently high.

[aylad]

To add to what Watermom said, the more consistently you keep the chlorine levels up, the faster the pool will clear. So you can just dose once in the evenings, but it will take much longer to clear that way than if you dose multiple times during the day,.