When we took the cover off our swimming pool, the water was green. We put in chlorine and Shock, but now the water has been cloudy for over a week. We took a sample to the pool place and were told to put more chlorine, but it is staying cloudy. We also vacuumed it once. Other than draining and re-filling, what else can we do? (It is an above ground pool, if that makes any differennce.)
2006-06-07 02:10:08 · 7 answers · asked by innocence faded 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Buy some flock at your local lowes or home depot. It will collect everything that is making the water cloudy and draw it too the bottom so that you can vacumm it out.
2006-06-07 06:26:01 · answer #1 · answered by Katmando 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Let's get back to basics. Three Things are required for clear, blue water.
Circulation
Filtration
Proper water chemistry
Lacking any one of these and the result is the same. Cloudy water.
Since the chemicals are the easiest to check and adjust do them first. Make sure the chlorine level is 1.5 ppm. Total alkalinity 80-120 ppm. pH 7.5.
If those are all correct then check circulation. Is the water swirling properly in the pool? Skimmer working? If so then you can just about bet the filter is not performing adequately. Sand filters are notorious for this. Change the sand and see if that helps. Run the pump round the clock for a couple days and the clarity should return. There are clarifiers available that help "glue" fines together into large enough particles so that sand filters will catch them. Give that a go if the problem persists.
2006-06-07 04:34:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep working at it. Use a water testing kit to be sure your water is in balance, ph and all, though the people at the pool store should have done that for you and told you what to do to make sure everything was right. You can buy the test kit that contains little strips that you swirl in the water at WalMart, K-Mart or the pool store. So, test the water yourself several times a week to make sure the chlorine is at the right level and the ph is in balance at all times. You can also buy a water clarifier. Depending on the type of filter you have, it may have to be cleaned or the cartridges replaced or new "stuff" added to it. My routine is to vacuum, shock, add algacide and clarifier (not much) once a week and be sure the pool has a steady source of chlorine (for example, tablets in a floating dispenser). And add an acid or base (baking soda) type of chemical as needed to maintain the ph at around 7.6 at all times. Ask the pool store for a book on pool maintenance. Good luck.
2006-06-07 02:31:40 · answer #3 · answered by Darby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the chlorine that makes the water cloudy i think
2006-06-07 02:12:25 · answer #4 · answered by Rose 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many times did you shock it? After sitting for the winter, ours usually requires three. Three shocks, lots of chlorine, the filter, and a good cleaning should get it back to normal. :)
2006-06-07 02:13:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same thing happened to my friends pool and he had to call a professional to come out and put certain chemicals in to fix the problem
2006-06-07 02:13:00 · answer #6 · answered by thekoolestcat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks!
I an having the same problem & doing the same things as you.
postr
2006-06-07 02:15:30 · answer #7 · answered by postr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋