How to Clear Cloudy Pool Water
You want your swimming pool to look nice to swim in. Cloudy Pool Water is not fun, but is also very common in swimming pools. There are several reasons why your pool may be cloudy. Below is a list of common things you can check to help clear your cloudy pool water.
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Chemical levels. You want to be consistent with your pool chemical levels. Test often to ensure you have the proper amounts of chlorine and other chemical levels in your swimming pool. Use our Aqua Check 6-Way Test Strips to check for the following proper levels.
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Filter - Make sure that your pool filter is working properly and is clean or backwashed. Also ensure that your pool filter valves are properly installed and working. Make sure that the filter valve is also in the correct position.
- Cartridge Filters - Clean your cartridge and make sure it is still functioning properly. Depending on the use of your swimming pool Inyo recommends that you replace your pool filter cartridge once per season. Click here for all of our Pool Filter Cartridges.
- Sand Filters - You will need to make sure you are properly backwashing your sand filter completely .Also ensure that your filter has the right amount of sand in the filter and that you are using proper filter sand. Need more sand. Use Zeobest Sand Alternative.
- D.E. Filters - Properly backwash your D.E. filter and ensure your valves are in the proper positions. Make sure you have D.E. and the proper amount of D.E. in your filter. Need more D.E. Use our D.E.
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Pump - Below is a checklist for your pump to help clear your cloudy pool water.
- Are you running your pump long enough? The average amount of time a pump should be run per day is 8 hours. If you are getting cloudy pool water you may want to try running it for a longer period of time. Try running it for 24 hours and see if this clears it up.
- Is your pump to large for your Filter? - Make sure your swimming pool pump is properly fitted for your filter. If you have a high GPM rating on your pump and it is too much for your filter to handle this may lead to the pool filter not working properly.
- Pump Strainer basket is not clean
- Pump Impeller is worn or not working properly
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Too many people in the pool - If your pool is getting a lot of use with a lot of people this cause added stress to your pump and filter. Oils, urine, and other debris from people will need to be cleaned. If this is the case run your pump for a longer period of time and backwash your filter and add a clarifier AquaPill
Algae Growth - Whether it is dead or alive Algae will need to be removed from your swimming pool. Depending on the amount of algae in your pool there are a few steps. If your pool is very cloudy and turning green please follow the following steps. How to Clean a Green Swimming Pool. If it is not extremely cloudy you can try algaecide
Add Clarifier to your pool. - AquaPill
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