Well, thought my cover would keep the water clean over the winter, but with these Oklahoma winds, I've should have known that anything short of shrink wrap will not stand up. So, water was all green and had some junk in the bottom. Got that vacuumed out and then shocked it with hypochloride two days ago. Water is now cloudy white colored and you and smell the chlorine in it, so I know it's cleaning it up pretty well. Haven't taken any readings yet so I'm just winging it here, but what would be my next step to clarify it? Is it time for stabilzer? Do I need the chlorine to evaporate off first? First time pool owner and it's a above ground pool. Been running filter 24/7 since Sunday.
swimming pool water after winter
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Try some "Yellow Out". Inexpensive, about 2-3 dollars for a bag. It will remove the algae. It is activated by chlorine. Takes overnight. Water will be much clearer.
I did this quite a bit when I had a pool (in ground). Mustard algae will be quite dark and turn the water green. Try it.
Dave
I did this quite a bit when I had a pool (in ground). Mustard algae will be quite dark and turn the water green. Try it.
Dave
you can get a flocculant which agglomerates the small suspended particles in the water.
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yellow out will use up the excess chlorine very fast.
Test strips are available cheaply, very simple to dip and see exactly what you need yourself.
Test strips are available cheaply, very simple to dip and see exactly what you need yourself.
W hat he said. I have had a pool for 30 years. That's what I do.
Green algae is easy to kill. You have to have the right hardness, sabilizer and pH to make the chlorination effective.
You can hit it hard with chlorine and an algaecide any time though.
Green algae is easy to kill. You have to have the right hardness, sabilizer and pH to make the chlorination effective.
You can hit it hard with chlorine and an algaecide any time though.
When I worked at a pool, we used soda ash to make it clear. Sometimes you have to dump a lot of SA in the water.
The best thing to do is change out most of the water in the spring time. This however, is not practical for some people do to pool design or water supply. A pool is a closed system, dissolved organic material which can not be filtered out will start to build up and provide an ample supply of food for algae and bacteria. Even small water changes can help with this. Do not get test strips, get a good test kit that will give accurate results for PH, chorine, and stabilizer and keep everything in range. Like this, Taylor FAS-DPD Pool Water Test Kit K-2006. As for chemicals all you really need is bleach, baking soda, muriatic acid, and borax. You can save a ton of money and get superior results. Go here http://www.poolcalculator.com/, and here http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/index.php get some good help. I have had a pool since 1973 and tried the bleach method two years ago and never had better results.
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