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[Simmons99]

Again the high PH reading could be caused by the high chlorine levels - stop using the strips- they can be very inaccurate.

GET distilled water and dilute the water for the chlorine test (the yellow drops test) as was posted earlier in this thread and add chorine based on the test results - don't just add all the bleach you have.

[raptureready1953]

Ok, will go to town later and get distilled water. Right now, it is still cloudy. Looks like someone poured milk in it. I want to go swimming so badly. It has been almost two weeks like this. Chlorine level is still high even with my five way tester.

[raptureready1953]

Ok this beats all I ever saw. If I did the distilled water / pool water right, it came out to 25> Does that sound right? Also, my ph was way below norm levels . I did that with just the pool water. NOW WHAT ??? Oh my... I never in my lifetime......................

[Simmons99]

Did you dilute the sample for the PH? Dilution only works for the chlorine. Did you add acid? Did you get a lot of acid rain - PH usually doesn't bounce from one extreme to another.

Cloudy usually means that it needs to be filtered - however without complete test results we cannot be positive.

Is the chlorine level holding overnight? If so - then you have killed all the algae.

[raptureready1953]

Ph Is high. Still, yes I added PH Decreaser. Chlorine is holding. It is still 25 this morn. But pool is still cloudy. I do not understand it at all. Pump is running good ... (I tested ph with strip, threw strip away and used my 5 way tester). Would it be ok to dump only half the water and refill ? I hate to do that but I do not know what else to do. Would CYA make pool cloudy? I dont have a skimmer, and had to putit in a coffee filter inside the puck holder. (floater). I wish I had my husbands camera at home I would take a pic. Thanks so much for the help.

[raptureready1953]

went and tested cya again. Its about 25... was 30 last wk. Chlorine is still way up there. Pool still cloudy. We decided to empty some of the water and refill. Hope this works. Looks so pretty blue, but so milky. REREAD why pools can get cloudy. Well it cant be algea then if my chlorine level is holding, right? So I give up. must be the ph balance is out of whack. Going to refill a little more than 1/4 of the pool then start over.

[Simmons99]

You can try the refill - it could be a high calcium level - but it's hard to tell without test results.

PLEASE remember that the PH test is not accurate (drops or strips) above like 10-15ppm of chlorine - it will give you a false high reading. Best NOT to adjust PH when your chlorine levels are high.