| Discovering your pool has turned into a green | | | | you should test the pH balance and alkalinity of |
| swampy mass from the once beautiful and | | | | the water to ensure they fall within the correct |
| inviting pool it once was, is quite distressing. | | | | ranges. Chlorine levels must be maintained, |
| However, there are straightforward ways to clear | | | | because if they drop below 1 ppm, algae can |
| a green swimming pool that will return it to its | | | | easily take hold. |
| safe, clear and clean state. | | | | The next step to clear green swimming pool |
| Before we get started on how to clear green | | | | water is to add shock to the pool. This will kill any |
| swimming pool water, it's important to know how | | | | remaining bacteria in the water. You may have to |
| it got that way in the first place - understanding | | | | do more than one shock treatment to the pool, if |
| that can help you to prevent this unsightly, and | | | | the algae problem is quite severe. It is important |
| unsafe condition from happening again. Green | | | | that your pool's filter is continuously running as the |
| water in your pool is caused by green algae. This | | | | shock is added, and keeps running 24 hours a day |
| happens when a chemical imbalance has occurred | | | | until the problem has been solved. You must also |
| in the water. Making sure you test your water | | | | backwash the filter four times each day during |
| regularly is the first step to prevention. Algae can | | | | this process. |
| multiply extremely fast, and they harbor | | | | After that, the next step to clear green |
| unhealthy and unsafe organisms such as bacteria, | | | | swimming pool water is to give the pool a |
| so it needs to be dealt with immediately. Things | | | | thorough vacuuming and brush the sides, bottom |
| such as rain, long periods of hot weather, poor | | | | stairs and corners of your pool. That will get rid of |
| filtration, and inaccurate or ineffective chemical | | | | any elements clinging to those surfaces. |
| treatments can allow algae to take hold. | | | | The final step to clear green swimming pool water |
| The first thing you need to do to clear green | | | | is actually a repeat of the previous steps. It's not |
| swimming pool water, is to get rid of debris that | | | | always possible to get rid of algae on the first |
| is floating around in, or resting on the bottom of, | | | | try, so keep going through these steps until the |
| the pool. Debris can have algae attached to it so it | | | | water is completely clear. Then check your filter |
| needs to be removed before any other | | | | and add algaecide on a weekly basis. |
| treatments can be effective. Once you do this, | | | | |