cloudy water

[PoolDoc]

membership updated. -ben

[mzsmiff]

I filled out the pool chart and today my pH is reading 7.8 and our chlorine is 0 but we add bleach in the evening and it has been holding over night however i do need to get a stabilizer.

We used the muriatic acid to bring the ph down and that looks good but there is still that white substance on the bottom and when you distribute it it makes the water cloudy and opaque but when its settled on the bottom the water looks crystal clear. How do I get rid of it?

Thanks so much for your help thus far you have been a wealth of knowledge to me on pool chemistry!

[PoolDoc]

I'll post some info below that may help. If you buy Unicels this year, and clean them before you store them, they should be good next season, too. They definitely filter things the Intex cartridges don't, but I can't guarantee that it will filter YOUR particles, since it depends on actual particle size. But a number of Intex users have found that the Unicels were picking up dust like debris that passed the Intex filters.

Ben

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+ The OEM cartridges in Intex / Summer Escapes / etc. filters are not high quality. The Intex manuals recommend replacing them completely every 2 weeks. A BETTER option is to replace them permanently with 2 - 3 Unicel cartridges, and rotating them through a cleaning solution. Properly maintained, the Unicel cartridges will last all season AND will filter better. So even though they cost more per cartridge, they cost less per season! Learn to maintain them, by reading this post, Cleaning-your-Cartridge-Filter-wiithout-Damaging-It!

But, purchasing them is tricky. Amazon does not consistently stock them, and some of the 3rd party sellers are charging high prices and/or high shipping. So, check the Amazon link, but watch out for the prices and shipping costs.

It would be nice if you could just buy them elsewhere, but many of the online pool stores are listing Pleatco or other Asian made low quality filters, as "Unicel C-4607 type" or "fits Unicel C-4607". So shop carefully!

Here are the Amazon links:

Unicel C-4607 Replacement Filter Cartridge (Easy Set Size A or C) @ Amazon
Unicel C-5315 Replacement Filter Cartridge for 15 Square Foot Intex B Filter @ Amazon