Anyone know anything about Inground Pools?

Particle Man · 06-21-2010, 05:05 PM

I'm beating my head against the wall here.

My mother has a 20'X40' inground pool. I'm the primary caretaker.

For some reason, I'm having a hell of a time with cloudy water.

pH is perfect. Alkalinity is perfect.

Chlorine is mid-range but seems to be up and down from day to day.

This is the first time I've ever had this problem. WTF

Mikey · 06-21-2010, 05:07 PM

Have you tried shocking it? That has always been my sort of "reset button" when I would run into that sort of an issue.

Particle Man · 06-21-2010, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikey

Have you tried shocking it? That has always been my sort of "reset button" when I would run into that sort of an issue.

Yeah - I've shocked the crap out of it to see if it would help. No dice.

I may do it again just for giggles.

Thanks for the suggestion though. I'm scratching my head here.

Rangerscott · 06-21-2010, 05:11 PM

Dead hooker at the bottom. How old is the filter sand?

Particle Man · 06-21-2010, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Rangerscott

Dead hooker at the bottom.

crap - I KNEW I forgot something.

ericr · 06-21-2010, 05:16 PM

I know that's why I have "friends with pools"

Seriously, take a water sample to the local pool store, they'll test it and fix you right up and save you a bunch of hassle.

Take the dead hooker out first

njchopper87 · 06-21-2010, 05:20 PM

Shocking is the goto for my grandpa too.. if for some reason that doesn't work he just takes a sample to be tested at the place he bought the pool from and they tell him what to do. Last time they told him to add calcium or some shit.. he doesn't use chlorine though.

Captain Morgan · 06-21-2010, 05:36 PM

Has it been raining a lot there? granted, I would think shocking it would take care of it, but hard telling.

the chi · 06-21-2010, 05:45 PM

Go with the "take it to the pool store" option, save yourself time, headache and cash.

goof2 · 06-21-2010, 05:49 PM

Rangerscott mentioned the filter. Is it a sand filter or a pleated filter element (like a large oil filter)? If it is the pleated kind take it out of the housing and clean all the crap off it with decent pressure from a hose nozzle. If it is the sand kind when was the last time you backwashed it? If either type of filter is real dirty the water will never get clear. Also already mentioned was shocking it. You said you already did that. The pool looks like it has a vinyl/plastic liner. You may want to be a bit careful with too many shock treatments and a vinyl/plastic liner pool as the material can wear out quick as hell. If it is vinyl/plastic I would get the water tested before shocking it again. Good luck.

06-21-2010, 05:05 PM	#1
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	Anyone know anything about Inground Pools? I'm beating my head against the wall here. My mother has a 20'X40' inground pool. I'm the primary caretaker. For some reason, I'm having a hell of a time with cloudy water. pH is perfect. Alkalinity is perfect. Chlorine is mid-range but seems to be up and down from day to day. This is the first time I've ever had this problem. WTF __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

06-21-2010, 05:07 PM	#2
Mikey Raving Lunatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Moto: Concours 14 ABS, ZX6E Posts: 902	Have you tried shocking it? That has always been my sort of "reset button" when I would run into that sort of an issue. __________________ Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

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Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Dead hooker at the bottom. How old is the filter sand?

06-21-2010, 05:36 PM	#8
Captain Morgan Let's do another U-turn Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Moto: 2009 V-Strom Posts: 3,816	Has it been raining a lot there? granted, I would think shocking it would take care of it, but hard telling.

06-21-2010, 05:49 PM	#10
goof2 AMA Supersport Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,756	Rangerscott mentioned the filter. Is it a sand filter or a pleated filter element (like a large oil filter)? If it is the pleated kind take it out of the housing and clean all the crap off it with decent pressure from a hose nozzle. If it is the sand kind when was the last time you backwashed it? If either type of filter is real dirty the water will never get clear. Also already mentioned was shocking it. You said you already did that. The pool looks like it has a vinyl/plastic liner. You may want to be a bit careful with too many shock treatments and a vinyl/plastic liner pool as the material can wear out quick as hell. If it is vinyl/plastic I would get the water tested before shocking it again. Good luck.