I'm having problems with my pool.. I have a few questions?

Question

We have an AquaRite Electronic Chlorine Generator. This year we cannot get the chemicals balanced to turn it on. I know the Cyanauric Acid has to be at 80 ppm to keep chlorine in the pool. Right now the water is cloudy, barely any chlorine, alkalinity is 150 ppm, ph is about 7.0, cyanauric acid is about 60 ppm. We were told to add 8 oz of ph minus and double shock it twice a day. So far nothing.... Our pool is 20 x 40 with 3 1/2 shallow end, 8 1/2 deep end.

Please help! What should I do?

Answer 1

Now my experience with LARGE pools (like high school pools). Once the water gets cloudy. That means the filters were dirty & the pool needs to be back washed. Once you've back washed the pool then it needs to be vacuumed (to get any particles that came off the filters). Then you may need one more back wash. Re-check the chemical levels between. Cloudiness is not going to go way within mins. it takes a while. It took us 2-3 days once.

-Trial & error, taking the water to a store is a good start.

Answer 2

backwash filter then pour in water clairifier by walking around perimter of pool save a little to pour in skimmer next to pump.next let pump run 24 to 48 hours nonstop pool should begin to clear up let me know [e-mail] pool company owner eleven years experince

Answer 3

I got advice to use a water clarifier and then run the filter solid for a day to clear the settled particles.  

Answer 4

I think that every pool has its own mind.We fought with getting the water just right and not cloudy. Either we brought the ph to high or we had over kill in it. We shut the pump down for a few hours. Took a sample of the water to the pool store and got suggestions from them. We also back washed the pool and cleaned it out. Let the pool settle and took more samples. It worked. So give it some time and it will work out. It is a hit and miss type deal.