Swimming pool is extremely cloudy, help please!?

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Our pool has been cloudy for a few days and you can't even see the bottom of the pool in the shallow end. It looks pretty disgusting and it's a pretty dark green. On Saturday I added 1gal of liquid chlorine but forgot to check the levels, nothing happened. Today I checked the levels, Chlorine was high, pH was a tad high, Alkalinity was low, and CYA(whatever that is)was low. So I added Muratic Acid, Pool Perfect, and Powder Plus Shock Treatment. I poured them all into the skimmer because at the time it seemed like the best way to disperse the chemicals.It came back through the Spa/Jacuzzi and waterfalled into the pool, and for a few minutes made bubbles. But now thinking, I think that was semi-retarded because that goes straight to the filter. What do you think and can you give me advice on what to do if I've made a mistake?



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  1. garyomega says:
    August 31, 2009 at 10:27 am

    NEVER add chemicals directly inn the skimmer. You need to "super chlorinate". It will take about three gallons. You probably also need to backwash the filter after this, as the clearing process will create a ton of filtered debris in your filter. There are liquid polymers designed to clear water. It only takes a few ounces. Use according to instructions..It could be possible you disintegrated some or all of your filter grid elements adding chems directly, and will need to replace one or more of them. If filter element (diatomaceous earth) is coming back from the return lines, you most definitely have damaged grids. Also, NEVER add chlorine and Acid at the same time. Wait at least overnight. After all of the above, let your system run at least 24 hours straight.

  2. Keith S says:
    August 31, 2009 at 10:27 am

    take all the water out i know its hard, but please do it ,then put water in and put 3 cups prefect pool then chlorine, and shock treatment, wait 4 hrs and your problem should be solved so take a dip and have fun in the sun, change the filter also

  3. TYR Boss says:
    August 31, 2009 at 10:27 am

    You probably shouldn’t have added a shock treatment when your chlorine level was already high. As for adding to the skimmer almost all of the products out there recommend adding to the skimmer to disperse the chemicals easily. The big problem is that you need to clean the pool manually first before trying to add more chemicals.

    When my old pool used to get cloudy the only way that I could get it clear again was to vacuum the bottom and sides very thoroughly and then clean out the filter and start checking the chemical levels all over again. If you have an Algae problem, and it sounds like you do, you need to remove as much of the Algae and the sediment it binds to as you can manually first(the vacuuming) and then add a shock treatment to your pool. Wait at least 12hours after you shock the water and then check your levels and adjust w/chemicals as needed. Also try adding a anti-algae additive that you can get at the local pool supply or even Wal-Mart. This should not only clear up the water but also stabilize your chemical levels in the water and make it easier to maintain. Hope this helps….

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