Emergency GREEN POOL WATER Plan [Step-By-Step Guide] | Swim University

How long after I use copper 7 until I can use pool rx? Or do I need to get metal remover

completely agree that you HAVE to use Cal hypo. 25k gallon pool here. Neglected completely from May until AugustI. Dark green algae. I couldn’t find any Cal hypo and put 12 pounds of regular dichloro shock and it did literally nothing. It wasn’t until 2 weeks later I finally found cal hypo at Walmart. Day one I did 12 pounds at 10pm, next day the pool was cloudy teal. So day 2 I put an additional 10 pounds of cal hypo and that finally did the trick. Cloudy blue! Skipped the clarifier, I just let the pump do it’s thing and it cleared after a few days.

Will this work with mustard algae? wich I believe my pool has. the water is clear but the walls are yellowish I can't scrub off algae off walls

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We have two green stains in our above the ground pool looks like it algae stains. How do we remove them?

Can I use this same system for a hot tub adjusting the amounts?

Assess not access but wonderful video, thanks.

I love how my pool store told me to purchase $200 of algicide and various other products and all it took was a few bags of shock and some PH down. Good video, thanks!

Sooo... the HTH brand of shock, very widely used here in the States, has a 56.44% amount of calcium hypochlorite. But that doesn't mean it won't work for this mega-shocking exercise, right? It might just be, say, 4% less effective... since not at your 60% threshold. Yes / No?

Thanks!! Worked 100% first time.. I'm a beginner in pool management & it's definitely been easier since I found your videos so thanks for information ☺️

If my pool is darkgreen,is my sandfiltercakedwithalgE inside? If so,what should I do?

Acid and chlorine eat denim jeans and cotton t-shirts like candy. Athletic microfiber polyester tanks it like a pro.

Great info but you spelt assess wrong. You spelt it as access

Does this information apply the same to both standard chlorine pools and salt generator pools?

Can I use Sodium Hypochlorite 13% instead of Calcium Hypochlorite 60% to shock and clean a green pool and turn it back to clear blue as sodium hypochlorite is much cheaper ? Will that do the same job ?

We have a 27 ft above ground pool and it had turned very green. I followed your directions as instructed. Added 6 bags of shock the first night and pool turned teal or lighter the next day. I added 6 more bags the second night and achieved the cloudy blue. Just need to add clarifier and I can close pool. Thanks you for this video.

The problem I have is there are so many places that I don’t trust, they know we are dumb so they sell us stuff we don’t need

Super educational thank you so much ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

How about if your water is clear but algea spots are on the wall

I'm am so frustrated my pool guys keep saying I have to drain my pool to get rid of the alge they service it every week. My water is not green but now there is yellow spots in the pool. This pool is only 2 years old. I don't know what to do

One gripe. Calcium Hypochlorite raises pH... Therefore it's better to be closer to low end of pH

"assess" the water color (not "access") ...

Going to do this for first time this week, really hope I can get my pool looking clean

Shock then do all the scrubbing and vacuuming? Or the other way?

Your awesome!

Why do you not have the send the gift button.

25k gal Pool was dark green. Took 36 yes 36 pounds of cal hypo shock over 3-4 days to clear up. The lesson was: You don’t save money by neglecting your pool because “we don’t use it” whatever $ you didn’t spend on maintenance chemicals you will spend 2-3x when it comes time to clearing it back up.

Thx for the video man, helped me a lot.

How about adding sodium hydroxide

Thank you so much for this clear, detailed description of how to get rid of algae. Before watching this video, I bought a bottle of Silver Algaedyn on the recommendation of an inground pool store owner. My pool is above ground. Should I use this in my pool? She said it has iodine in it. Will it turn my brand new pool liner colors?

followed the instructions, 48 hrs later blue pool, just need to vacuum now, thanks a bunch!!

Hey ? What if we can not get pool shock, what do we use?

i have these tiny swimmers in it ,millions of them what are they.

Thank you Very Much! So helpful!

What if the water is normal looking color but there is algae siting on the bottom of the pool?

excuse me, why do you need SHOCK? how about bleach?

What if I don’t have a manual vacuum and only a robot vacuum? Will those not work??

My pool has turned a bright green and a double shock last night didn’t touch it. But the free chlorine levels are very high (off the scale according to the liquid test kit. Is it still safe to do a triple shock tonight? Ph a tad high according to the liquid test and on low side according to the strips. Argh!!!!

I have a question. My pool water tested really high cyanuric acid. Which I learned comes from stabilized chlorine, or shock. Would I do better with liquid chlorine in this case to treat algae?

Thanks!!!!!!!

Thank you for your expertise. I'm a new pool owner, and your university is very helpful.

is liquid chlorine better than shock for salt water pools

How do you Vacuum to wast with a Cartrdige filter? I have always had a sand filter until now so I'm alllllll confused

My little above ground pool is 3500 gallons, would I still use the “up to 10K gallons” amount?

Double shock at night, keep filter running non stop, add clarifier, backwash to waste. You're welcome...

Hey! Been dealing with a mild algae problem and been following your emergency plan video. Doubled shocked my pool last night and woke up to super high total chlorine levels, low alkalinity, and high pH.
Is this something that'll wear off over the course of a hot sunny day? Or should I be dumping backing soda in to balance it out? Was planning on using clarifier but the steps say to balance things first.

I have been taking care of a pool for 35 years. Every year there is a new challenge, but this year is the worst. First had so much algae on opening. Literally took six weeks to clear up. Algae made a literal skin on the pool liner that flaked off for weeks. Swept, skimmed, and backflushed over and over and still had cloudy water. After finally getting clear water, after a couple weeks it started turning green again and almost overnight had dark green water. We even changed the sand because thought that might be the problem. We live in the middle of a lot of corn (field) which has been sprayed by spray planes a lot. Starting to wonder if the chemicals from that spray could be affecting my swimming pool. Thought about emptying the pool but you cannot do that with a vinyl liner inground pool. Still dumping in shock five pounds at a time every night. Never been this frustrated with my pool. Also have used way more acid that normal to bring the ph level down.

I need help with understanding what is a skimmer abd why is the hose leaking from the pool A area?

I went through all these steps, worked - cloudy ness went away after clarifier but now I have very light tan streaks on bottom of pool- brushed it up and shocked again - is that dead algae? I need to vacuum that to waste?

Why do you recommend CalHypo (calcium hypochlorite) shock instead of "liquid chlorine" shock (sodium hypochlorite AKA bleach)?