Cloudy Pool ... getting there slowly but surely?

[aylad]

I can't recall my numbers last week, but at one point I lost chlorine, so that's when I started this onslaught of shock. All my other numbers were in the right range of okay, if that helps. Nothing extreme... Right in middle. I'm still draining... I have run two test on water for chlorine and ph... first one the ph was still high.... second one ph is 7.2... chlorine on both are immeasurable with what i'm using... the color of the test is still orange, but not as orange, so i know it's gettinge better. I am back washing and at the same time i am running a hose with water in my pool. I'm going to run another set of these two tonight.

If you're still in the draining and refilling process, test your pH before running the chlorine back up again...high chlorine levels will give falsely high pH readings. You really, really need to give some accurate numbers for us to be able to help you, otherwise we're just guessing and putting your liner at risk. My suggestion would be to finish refilling your pool, get a water sample, and take it to a local pool store to have it tested. Don't buy any of the stuff they're going to try to sell you, just tell them that you already have it at home. Take the printout, post your numbers here, and we'll be glad to help you go from there.

I also highly recommend that you go to WalMart (or look while you're at the pool store) and buy the 5-way or 6-way drp-based test kit. The pool store will have the same as WalMart but I think they want around $30 for it...WalMart sells it for around $15.

Janet