| Pool owners tend to overreact when their pool | | | | that could accumulate debris causing this |
| starts to go green. There are only two reasons | | | | restriction too. |
| why your pool will go green. | | | | If your filter media hasn't been changed for a |
| | | | while or needs backwashing, this would also cause |
| 1. Lack of, or poor circulation | | | | a restriction in water flow. |
| 2. Lack of chlorine | | | | Leaks in your suction or return lines are the most |
| There are a wealth of reasons why your pool | | | | common form of poor circulation so if you are |
| may not be circulating properly and one needs to | | | | suffering from any of these, it may be a good |
| familiarize ones-self with how your equipment | | | | starting point to familiarize yourself with how your |
| should operate. | | | | pool operates. |
| The pump draws water from the pool via your | | | | Algae thrives on warmer weather and if you don't |
| skimmer, and forces the water through the filter. | | | | maintain a good level of chlorine in your pool it will |
| Once this has been done, the water is returned | | | | surely go green in no time. |
| to the pool usually through one or more jets. In | | | | If your pool is too far out of balance, your |
| the warmer months, pumps need to run at least | | | | chlorine wont be as effective in doing its job. |
| 8 hours per day to maintain good circulation | | | | There are other chemicals that can assist the |
| If your skimmer baskets were clogged with | | | | chlorine in keeping algae under control but this can |
| debris, this would restrict the pump in circulating | | | | be very expensive if it gets out of hand. |
| the water. Your pump basket is another place | | | | |