the sand filter gets a scum on top of the sand. it dosen't back wash or rinse off. the top has to come off of the filter and the scum physically removed. after you do...

FC : 5
TC : 5
pH : 7.6
TA : 140
CH : 220
CYA : 50
salt level : 4000

My pool : 20 K gal vinyl
Pool chemicals : shock, calcium hardness, algaecide, salt, ph up,...

cloudy water daily after swimmers swim?

Help! We are at wits end. we have had a pool for 25 years and never had this problem. When we opened the pool 4 weeks ago it was dark green water with algae on the...

Problem : Cloudy pool water. Bottom drain is visible. I dispersed liquid flocculant, and vacuumed to waste 3 times. The water cleared pretty well. Today I added 2lbs...

So my mother has wasted thousands of dollars on chemicals over the years always to have a cloudy pool. This is what I can tell you:

She always has a problem of...

About 10 days ago we added chlorine, shocked the pool and added soda ash. Now there are these funny looking little grey clouds floating in the bottom of the water. Can...

I just got an above ground pool. I filled it on Saturday and we put chemicals in it on Sunday. We forgot to run the pump on Sunday night and when i went out yesterday...

I live in an apartment block in spain that has a rectangular swimming pool shared between all residents. I know absolutley nothing about swimming pool maintenance but i...

I have taken over a swimming pool and am in the learning stages. The pool ph was low 7.0, and someone added sodium bicarb instead of soda ash, now the pool is greenish...

Hi,

I'm not a total novice when it comes to looking after my pool and actually pride myself on keeping my water chemistry pretty much spot on.

Currently I'm at:
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Here are my pool specs
16' x 48" Intex Ultra Metal Frame AGP with 4000gph filter and SWG in-line. Holds about ~5000 gallons.

When I opened the pool after leaving...

My issue is that the pool kicks on and sucks through the skimmers/bottom as it should. After about 2 hours the suction drops way down and the pressure on the filter goes...

Problem: Help me please. My pool looks like watered down milk. I've tried clarifiers, shocking, stabilizers and algicides, still milky. If I turn the pump off for about...

Hello, im having some problems with my pool water and was hoping for some advice! We have had our pool for about two months now, the water has been clear for the most...

Hi, we have owned our pool for 5 years and this is the first year we have had any problems. We have a inground liner pool 33ft by 17 by 25ft, (its a lagoon style) it was...

Our pool water went the color of strong tea overnight after adding pool bright which was supposed to take the cloudiness out of the water. I tested the water with the...

i have a small 8x15 peanut pool 2500 gal. my water was fine till my pump broke 2 days later i got a new one, but water was cloudy, then milky..but water test was...

Hello everyone, I have a cloudy green pool and can't get it cleared up, help please.

We have had the 24 foot round pool up here at the house for several years, and...