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Green pool water

by Kenric » Tue 10 Jul, 2007 09:55

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20,000 gallon pool in Phoenix, AZ. 100% Exposed to sun during the day. It's been 110+ for 2 weeks.

Here are my tests from Leslie's pool.

FC 5+...

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Did another partial drain and refill, added more liquid Chlorine. Pool looks bluish now but still cloudy (can see about 5 ft down). CYA is down and...

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Fri 13 Jul, 2007 10:18
Sand lost from filter with hose disconnect

by Guest » Thu 12 Jul, 2007 23:27

We have some weird electrical wiring around the house and the outlet running the pump has tripped a few times. I think what's happening is when the...

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Thu 12 Jul, 2007 23:27
hose looses vacumn

by mspainhour » Wed 11 Jul, 2007 19:29

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My vacumn hose looses it vacumn after a few minutes. I have checked to see if there is an obstruction but hose water flows through freely. What else...

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How many skimmers are there? If there is two and the drain is also intaking, the flow is using the path of least resistance. Plug up the other...

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Last post by South TX Poolguy
Wed 11 Jul, 2007 23:15
Chloramines - conflicting advice - please help
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by Ziora » Mon 25 Jun, 2007 23:18

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I hope someone can help. On the 15, the water started to get cloudy. On the 17th, we couldn't see the bottom, and the water was green. It's been...

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Thanks for the advice. It's still looking good despite a huge storm with lots of rain, high winds, and no power.

I'm getting nervous at this...
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Wed 11 Jul, 2007 22:47
Pool still green
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by Frustrated » Wed 03 May, 2006 12:31

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I have a 24 foot round pool that has been sitting for 18 months before I bought the house. It was completely green. I have since shocked it and added...

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For all of these posts, none of you tested or posted your pool's Cyanuric Acid (CYA) level. The level of chlorine you need to kill green algae...
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Last post by chem geek
Wed 11 Jul, 2007 22:02
Quick ? regarding Copper and Mustard Algae

by ncroncrew » Wed 11 Jul, 2007 14:54

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I have a 30,000 vinyl liner, in-ground pool and have been fighting algae for quite some time. After a couple of reoccurrance bouts, I found out that...

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:( I HAVE A MUSTARD ALGAE FOR A LONG TIME . THE PEOPLE AT THE POOL PLACE A KILLING ME . MONEY,MONEY,MONEY. HAVE TRYED ALL THINGS. ACID ,FILTER...

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Last post by TROY WIMSAN
Wed 11 Jul, 2007 17:56
light green pool water

by cloudy h2o » Wed 11 Jul, 2007 09:07

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Hi there. Having pool water problems. I have a small pole pool, 800 gallons, with small filter system. The water was fine for about a month. we...

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You need to lower your ph...that is very high...shoot for 7.2-7.4. Also you need to find out what your CYA level is so you can properly dose with...

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Last post by Backglass
Wed 11 Jul, 2007 12:41
Slippery Bottom

by gkygrl » Tue 10 Jul, 2007 10:26

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Hi, I have an inground pool in Upstate NY and the weather has been crazy with a lot of rain. The pool is a 14 x 28' and around 14000 gallons.

I...

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the pool has a vinyl liner.

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Tue 10 Jul, 2007 10:31
Light Green Pool

by Hobo1 » Fri 06 Jul, 2007 10:56

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Our pool is a 3 year old, 9,600 gal GUNITE (with attached Spa), located south of Tucson, AZ . . . approximately 5 - 10 miles from a large, active...

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Backglass: We ran "the 2/3 water new pool" overnight . . . took a sample into our pool store . . . test results were: Total Chlorine 2.3;...

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Tue 10 Jul, 2007 08:55
Mustard Algae Killer

by ncroncrew » Tue 10 Jul, 2007 08:20

I have a 30,000 vinyl liner, in-ground pool and have been fighting algae for quite some time. After a couple of reoccurrance bouts, I found out that...

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Tue 10 Jul, 2007 08:20
white algae

by Lisasalgae » Sat 10 Jun, 2006 07:18

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I have clumps of white, grayish stuff on bottom of my above-ground pool. It is "fluffy" and disperses when brushed and re-settles. It is...

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I have clumps of white, grayish stuff on bottom of my above-ground pool. It is "fluffy" and disperses when brushed and re-settles. It is...

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Last post by Guest
Mon 09 Jul, 2007 12:36
wall algae

by mike g » Sun 08 Jul, 2007 19:34

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In ground guinite pool, water clear but walls have green that I CANT scrub off or pressure hose off. Chlorine is used EXTREMELY fast and not sure...

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In ground guinite pool, water clear but walls have green that I CANT scrub off or pressure hose off. Chlorine is used EXTREMELY fast and not sure...

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Last post by Backglass
Sun 08 Jul, 2007 20:38
Persistent algae

by wdwfan » Sat 07 Jul, 2007 15:14

I have been having alot of trouble with algae this year. One week ago I finally had the pool all blue with no signs of algae & all the levels...

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Sat 07 Jul, 2007 15:14
Light Green Pool water after adding pH

by miduffy » Fri 29 Jun, 2007 19:03

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We bought an 18' round Easy Set Pool. We then filled it with water from our well. All was fine until I shocked it. It turned green. The local pool...

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Green can indicate Iron hence pool shops advice to add metal remover. The other way to remove iron is to keep filtering and keep chlorinating.

Try...

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Last post by dynamictiger
Wed 04 Jul, 2007 17:20
mustard algae

by Guest » Sun 01 Jul, 2007 21:32

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i have mustard algae in my pool and i'm having a heck of a time getting rid of it.this is my first pool and i've done a pretty good job of keeping...

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Actually, BioGuard Back Up is mostly "Alkyl dimethylbenzylammonium chloride" as seen in this MSDS link so is a standard linear quat (not as...

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Last post by chem geek
Wed 04 Jul, 2007 12:03
FLOC ISN'T WORKING
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by Bunny123 » Mon 25 Jun, 2007 05:24

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Okay I am at my wits end. I have been working with my pool stores to try and get the algae out of my water. I added conditioner/stabilizer. I shocked...

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These are some of the readings:
Free Chlorine 0.3 (Low)
Total Chlorine 1.6 (ok)
ph 7.8 (high)
Cyanuric Acid 10 (Low)
Copper 0 (ok)

if the...
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Last post by pk4217
Mon 02 Jul, 2007 08:39
Is grren always algae?
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by vjpool » Sat 30 Jun, 2007 11:35

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I'm very new to this and my pool water is still light green. Yesterday, I vaccuumed, backwashed, rinsed and shocked. Results-light green, slightly...

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You really should get your own Taylor K-2006 test kit since I'm not sure whom you can really trust. The "5" chlorine level is suspicious...
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Mon 02 Jul, 2007 00:46
mustard algae

by Woods » Fri 29 Jun, 2007 18:53

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I just found out that the fine grainy stuff that has been in our salt pool for several weeks is mustard algae. This is the first summer we have used...

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I took some of the substance to the pool store that tests my water. They told me it was mustard algae. We have been having our water tested on a...

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Last post by Woods
Fri 29 Jun, 2007 21:17
chlorine levels high and water is still cloudy

by summerpoolmom » Thu 28 Jun, 2007 16:54

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We have had our above ground pool up about 3 week and I have constantly struggled to keep the free chlorine levels up. I add chlorine every night and...

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Hi!

Welcome to the joys of pool ownership. :lol:

Do you have a test kit? Thats the first thing you should buy if not. If you have one, please...

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Last post by Backglass
Thu 28 Jun, 2007 17:27
Green pool

by dkohio » Wed 27 Jun, 2007 20:14

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I have 30000 gal inground pool. In the past three weeks I have dumped 24 gal of hypo 15lbs of granular shock changed the sand in the filter but still...

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I have a vinyl liner, ph 6.8 Ta 164, total cl2 10.6 fc 8.2 cya 50

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Wed 27 Jun, 2007 21:21

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