Advise on cloudy swimming pool

Tatty


Joined: 24/09/2008
Posts: 186

Message Posted:
17/06/2010 06:45

The sand was changed last year, i have done a few cleans to waste and also i backwashes everytime i clean the pool ,The pool is still cloudy there's dust coming through the floor jets can anyone advise what the problem is. The clorine and Ph reading are ok.

Thanks.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
17/06/2010 06:59

The dust particles are too fine to be trapped... you need to use flocculation liquid to make the particle stick together run the pump for 4 hours than switch off and let them settle to the bottom (a day or two) and then hoover them to waste... set the multi-way switch to the 'Waste' setting... this way the water goes directly out and not through the filter.



Don't be tempted hoover them into the filter in the normal way. If you just hoover them into the filter they will breakdown again and end up back in your pool! Doh!



There is no need to backwash at every hoover unless that's not very often and the pressure in your filter goes up substantially.

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
17/06/2010 08:53

tatty,

It sounds counter-intuitive, but the more that you run your filtration system without backwashing, and the more that you vacuum the pool without backwashing, the more 'clogged' the filter becomes with all the fine material that has become trapped in it

You might think "That's BAD"

Well, you'd be wrong - it's GOOD!

Although the trapped material will cut down somewhat on the volume of water able to pass through the system (and increase the reading on the filter pressure gauge), it will act to improve the efficiency of the filtration!

If you do not backwash until the needle on the pressure gauge is approaching the RED zone, you will find that much more of the dirt is trapped by the filter

After backwashing, during which the sand in the filter is seriously disturbed (a bit like me ), the 'filter bed' takes a while to settle down, and arrange itself so as to perform efficient filtering, you really don't want to be vacuuming just after backwashing

Follow Groucho's advice...

Tatty


Joined: 24/09/2008
Posts: 186

Message Posted:
17/06/2010 09:44

Thanks for the replies.

TopTen


Joined: 15/04/2009
Posts: 1246

Message Posted:
17/06/2010 10:33

Also make sure when you backwash the water runs clear before going back to the normal setting

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
17/06/2010 11:15

dont forget to "rinse" after back wash as well.

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
10/07/2010 14:09

also check your pump running times might not be on enough

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
10/07/2010 14:41

And then after all that hard work, make life easier with a zerochlor pool



Happy chlorine free swimming folks

Teeej


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 29

Message Posted:
10/07/2010 14:44

how do i get a cholrine free poool ??? and how much does it cost ??

gardenmaker


Joined: 01/09/2008
Posts: 170

Message Posted:
10/07/2010 14:52

so many experts you make me laugh, what could be wrong is the six way valve is letting past if the spring is weak or the seal is damaged or dirty even a bit of calcium on the seal will cause the dirt to bypass the filter and go back into the pool i looked after over a hundred pools at one time and have had this problem many times the six way valves are easily stripped down dont be scared you wont get springs and things flying about best of luck

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
10/07/2010 15:09

message 9



http://www.zerochlor.co.uk



please have a look at my website



if you are interested please give me a call.



There are many ways to get a chlorine free pool,some ways are more expensive than others,my way is relatively cheap.



message 10

gardenmaker,your quite right,just had a pool with six way valve problem,and quite easy to sort out,and it was calcium build up that caused the problem.

BigBen


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
10/07/2010 21:12

Where do you get your pool water?

Make sure that you get clean well water.

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
10/07/2010 21:25

Stop pissing in it )

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
11/07/2010 07:11

"so many experts you make me laugh"



Way to go Gardenmaker!



What if it's not the 6-way valve?