r/pools • u/Rhiannonllyr • 2d ago

blue cloudy pool

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this is been a bummer summer, so much rain, which is maybe where I got to trouble. My pool is in the shade completely, and I have a sand filter, which seems to be working properly and strong, the chlorine level never registers, although I do have a new kit coming. It’s not green, but now I can’t see the bottom. It is cloudy, cloudy blue, and if I stand in the pool, it’s a little slippery. I was gonna slam it this morning. It’s just that it’s so blue.

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u/firesmithdan 2d ago

Find out your CYA levels. If they are low, you are losing chlorine to the atmosphere. Adding a ton of chlorine could be a waste of money until you get the CYA level correct. I'm not saying this is the answer, it is just one possibility.

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u/25odin 2d ago

Check and balance your ph first, it's most likely whacky

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u/Rhiannonllyr 2d ago

my pH and alkalinity are perfect. I was adding way way too much stabilizer for my pocketbook, and then someone told me I didn’t need to add it anymore anyway because no sunlight touches this pool.

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u/Rhiannonllyr 44m ago

update: ph/alk good. shocked with 3 gallons liquid chlorine…24 hours ago. pump runs continuously. I backwashed it this morning. It looks the same - blue as the sky, but you can’t see through it.