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I have an Intex easy set pool that you get from walmart - we put it up yesterday and the fire dept came last night to fill it up with water. The water they filled it with was green and now I can't get it clear. I've used 5 bags of shock and algecide but nothing seems to help. What else can I do??
Stop using your shock. You are wasting your money. The first thing you need to do is way over chlorinate (sp?) Even though the shock says it has chlorine in it, for some reason it does not work with the green algecide. The chlorine must kill all the algea first. Pour 4 times as much chlorine in your pool as you need to have it properly balanced. Then start sweeping your pool with your pool brush. Try to do it like every three hours the first day, and then after each sweep backwash. You will need to put in fresh water often, but the back washinging gets the algea out of your pool. If you cant backwash every three or four hours then at least first thing in a.m. when you get home and before you go to bed. And leave your pool pump on 24/7 until it cleans up. My pool took about three days. Before you can upkeep your pool with algeacide you have to have your ph properly balanced, so make sure you are checking your levels of chlorine and ph. Keep chlorine level high throughout process until green goes away. It will, promise, just remember, sweep and backwash!
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It has a salt water chlorinator. I had a water sample tested which showed OK , just needed a small amount of acid. Over the past week the water has turned green and I cannot see the bottom of the pool.
shock and other algae chemicals available ,bring a pool sample to your pool guy -- they will tell you
I bought pool chemicals from walmart and not the water is green what do i do?
double up on pool shock, then leave it alone
sometimes we put too much into the pool and also, when the water temperature goes from warm to cool etc, problems arise. My pool was a 'lovely' pond green until I double shocked it
good luck
Im wondering what if anything should I expect wrong? We think as soon as the water is out and pressure washed, and the water treated we should be fine. Any pool contractors that have dealt with this how much have you charged?
I live in florida and not to be funny but the water is very green for all i know there may be a dead body in there.....
Nina, before you pay anybody anything, understand this from me, a pool owner. The water is green. That means algae. How green says how much algae. I'm not there. I can't see it. But, you can get really ripped off by contractors if you don't know what's going on.
I am just north of Boston. So, obviously, my outside pool is not used during the winter. If I closed it right, which I did not do this year, my 24 foot round, above ground pool will be very green come spring. Five gallons of pool shock, also known as chlorine, will turn that water clear in just a few hours. Then I will have to use a device to get the leaves off the bottom.
You probably will have to do the same thing, or you can pay a contractor. To open up around here, I would probably pay about $150, maybe $200. Keep that in mind, because the pool is a luxury, and the prices they charge for luxury toys can knock you on your backside. But, there are other contractors that play fair, because they want your repeat business.
If there is anyway in which I can advise you, don't hesitate to shout at mslade@rocketmail.com, or wierdwillie@gmail.com. By the way, if you go to wierd willie, read my blog. You might enjoy. Best of luck on your new home.
well my pool is green and i tried everything to make my swimming pool nice a clear, but its still a little green to the point where i cant see the bottom of the pool. i searched up some way to get it clean and clear but i cant seem to find a solution.
check your levels.. make sure your pH is below 7.2.. add a liquid chlorine.. once the green is gone it will be cloudy.. add a clarifier.. adjust your levels and enjoy!
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...Why Is My Pool Water Green?
Pool water consists of five basic chemicals. The five basic pool water chemicals are Alk, PH, Chlorine, Stabilizer and water hardness. Your pool water can become green if you do not have your chemicals within the proper range or your pool filter system could not be running / working the way that it should.
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