2006-08-05 03:38:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Use your test kit. First adjust Total Alkalinity, then pH, then "nuke" the pool with chlorine. Circulate the pool 24/7 until clear. Keep the filter backwashed/cleaned. If it doesn't start clearing up within a day or so then consider adding a flocculant, per bottle instructions.
2006-08-05 04:02:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you have a pool that is bieng treated with chlorine, once you shock it and get it cleaned up you have to be sure to not keep it covered too much. The heat causes the Chlorine to dissapate much faster. Keeping the water balanced is a daily job.
I had to start using an alternate non chlorine product 3 years ago because of this constant problem. I use a product called bacquacil. This is the one available in upstate NY but there are others like it. I check it once a week and have never had green water since. It may cost alittle more but I do alot less work than I did with chlorine. Go online and check out the alternates. A pool should not have to be a full time job.
2006-08-05 12:43:37 · answer #2 · answered by shockedme 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if your pool is a swimming pool or a fish pool. I will first guess swimming pool so you must add chemicals to your pool and have a filter to process out the algae from the water. If you have a fish pond or pool you will have to be very careful so you won't kill your fish. Go to a hardware or pool shop and discuss either of these problems with them so they can help you battle the algae to resolve your problem.
2006-08-05 10:49:07 · answer #3 · answered by ruthie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There may be 2 reasons that i know of. 1: The floor of your pool is green(naturally or just a dirty floor), if so, your pool may just be naturally green due to the reflection of the floor. Clean the floor if its dirty.
2: Get some algae stuff at a pool store or Lowes/home depot.
2006-08-05 10:45:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hire a chemical company (for about $40 to $60 per month) It'll cost twice that if you continue to listen to the local pinch a penny or leslies "Do it yourself" kind of store. They test your water for free and continuously aim you in a slightly wrong direction to get you to keep coming back to buy their stuff. Let a professional come out and do it, mine comes out once a week and my pool has never been green again. When we were trying to do it ourselves, we spent 3X that amount and it would turn green once every two weeks after shocking it.
2006-08-05 10:44:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take a clean bottle and fill it up with some water from the pool do not worry about scrapping off anything just get the water. take it to a pool co. and have them analyse it to see what is in your pool and they will sell you the right stuff to kill it. Chlorine does not kill algea rember this.
2006-08-05 10:49:20 · answer #6 · answered by jeephandle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try putting in algae killer, but sometimes there comes a point where you have to drain the pool, scrub the hell out of the liner and start over.
2006-08-05 10:43:59 · answer #7 · answered by Claude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you haven't cleaned it in a while. Call a pool maintenance man.
2006-08-05 10:43:32 · answer #8 · answered by JBWPLGCSE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Treat it with Shock. You can get it at any local pool store.
2006-08-05 10:43:38 · answer #9 · answered by lj1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all your have to do is drain the water that is in right now and clean it with any cleaning solutions and then refill it and make sure you add chlorine.
2006-08-05 11:00:50 · answer #10 · answered by the ONE and ONLY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋