We just had replace our Pentair pump and our pool turned green. My husband over shocked the pool because it turned really green. Once he put the shock in our pool turned white and cloudy. It's been about 12 hours and it's still the same. How can we fix this? We can't seem to regulate our water to be able to swim. We are houston so it's a million degrees here so that doesn't help.
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InyoRob
posted this
21 July 2017
Hello Gina - Killing the algae caused the pool to turn white and cloudy. This is a normal reaction. You can use a water clarifier to help clear it up quicker.
Gina0413
posted this
21 July 2017
Great. Thank you! We've done this before and it's never done that. Made me a little nervous. I appreciate your help.
InyoRob
posted this
21 July 2017
You're welcome. Good luck!
Gina0413
posted this
21 July 2017
Ok I just left Leslie's with the clarifier. They said the clarifier will do no good if I have to much shock. My free chlorine is high so she said it would cancel it out. Do I need to wait until the chlorine is down before I put this in? The person said I've probably damaged my pool since it's an above ground and my husband put 8 bags of shock in. 😳 They sold me clear aid clearify
InyoRob
posted this
21 July 2017
The shock only brings the chlorine up high for about 24 hours. After that, you can add the clarifier.
Gina0413
posted this
23 July 2017
Ok we have put in the clarifier and its been 24 hours. Our pool is very cloudy but now green. We just cant seem to get it right.
InyoRob
posted this
24 July 2017
Check out our video titled "How to Clean a Green Pool".
Gina0413
posted this
31 July 2017
Ok weve done all of this and its still cloudy. Weve taken apart the filter as well and all is good.
InyoRob
posted this
31 July 2017
What kind of filter do you have? Sand, cartridge or DE?
Gina0413
posted this
31 July 2017
Sand Its a Pentair
InyoRob
posted this
31 July 2017
We recommend using a product called Floc & Vac to clear the pool. This product drops all of those cloudy particles to the bottom of the pool. You can then set the filter to the waste position and vacuum the bottom of the pool.
