Oops. Now what? Cloudy water, high numbers.

[SpacemanSpiff]

Can you provide the Amato Industries on Ben's Amazon link?
I can't seem to locate it.

[FormerBromineUser]

Apparently Amato Industries has moved or changed.
Here is a link you can use. It goes to the cheapest priced R0871. I'm not sure what you need, but you can start from there:
http://astore.amazon.com/poolbooks/detail/B0002IXJ8A

[FormerBromineUser]

If that's not the reagent you need, or you need others also, click testing on the left sidebar. The Pool Forum gets 4-7% of sales and the link always searches the best total price with shipping.

[FormerBromineUser]

Amato is back up! Here is a link to their Taylor Page:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_...qid=1434038407
Remember that the shipping gets discounted for multiple items when you check-out.

[chem geek]

As described on the Taylor page of interferences for the K-2006 kit in this link, note that at high FC levels the TA test can go from blue to yellow instead of green to red. So you should have stopped your count when you saw the color change to yellow. Also make sure there isn't static electricity by wiping the dropper tip with a moist cloth. The drops should be well formed and not squirt out.

[SpacemanSpiff]

Thanks ChemGeek. I didn't know about the color change with a high FC.
I never thought about static, but always ensure the drops are formed.
Appreciate all the input.

Our numbers as of Monday night:
4.0 FC
0.4 CC
7.3 pH
40 TA
63 CYA

I added 2 cups of Borax after these measurements.
I'll retest tonight.

The water is still cloudy and looks exactly the same after running the pump 24/7 for ~4½ weeks.
We've been changing filters once or twice per day.

[FormerBromineUser]

Are those pool store numbers? Your FC is too low for your CYA. You need to bring your pool up to shock level and keep it there until the water is clear, your CC is 0.5 or less, and you pass an overnight FC loss test. Did you get reagents?