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Yes. We had a problem with algae one year. The chemical that kills the algae will eat up your chlorine until everything in the pool is dead. When you add the algaecide, you should add chlorine at the same time, imediately after. Your filter should be running 24 hours/day until the algae is clear. Everynight after the initial treatment, check your chlorine levels with an at-home test. They will likely be low. Add liquid chlorine if the levels are low. (You are not going to kill your liner since the levels are already low.) This aids in the algae killing process. You should only have to do this for a few nights. After the third or fourth night, if the algae seems to have cleared up, but the chlorine is still low, you may need to add stablizer, along with one more dose of liquid chlorine. It would be good to take a water sample to a pool chemical dealer after the algae appears cleared. The amount of liquid chlorine you add each night depends on the size of your pool and how low the chlorine levels.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoNormally, you have to wait a set amount of time before swimming, after shocking the water.
Read the instructions on the container. The average time tends to be between ten minutes, and an hour.
Answer:In my experience, getting in a pool within an hour after shocking will bleach your clothes, even a swimsuit, and burns the eyes; but it all depends on how much you put and at what time of day. If you put it in during the evening or at night, always wait until the next day, because the chlorine burns off slower without the sun. If you shock it during the heat of the day, relative to the size of the pool, if you put in 1lb. wait 2 hours, 2-4lbs. 4 hours, 5-8 lbs. 6 hours, 9-10 lbs. You should probably just go swim in a swamp, 'cause that's how green it would be to have to use that much shock.Wiki User
∙ 14y agoyes usually you can however read the instructions on the container and it wil let you know the safety procedure with the particular material you are using.
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∙ 13y agoDepends on the algaecide, follow instructions on the label. Most algaecides you add right along with chlorine though.
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∙ 11y agoYes, in fact, some pool shocks now have algecides added.
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∙ 15y agoYes one has no effect on the other
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When do you add clearifier after shocking pool?
Yes you can add shock solution to your swimming pool after or at the same time as a clarifyer. You should not swim in your pool for at 4 hours after shocking it.
Can you add chlorine granules and algecide together?
Yes, you can add chlorine granules and algecide.
Is algeacid good to use with pool shock?
Yes, some pool shocks are sold with algecide.
How do you get your green pool water clear?
A filter. Or you could take the leaves and stuff out. It might just be the reflection from the trees. If you think its really bad, you should drain the pool, wash the inside, then fill it with clean water. I say add algecide after scrubbing sides and bottom of pool while pump running after that get all levels of pool to normal if still green repeat algecide 48 hours later and vacuum.
How do you prevent hair from turning green from pool water?
Do not use blue (copper) algecide. If you have already added too much blue algecide in the past, the only way to remove it is to buy a metal remover at your pool supply or do a partial drain and refill of the pool water. Pool Masters
Do you leave filter pump on while shocking your pool or?
Yes, you should run the pump when you add chemicals to your water,
How do you get black alge out of pool?
go buy an algecide specificly meant for black algae from a pool/spa store.
Is it safe to swim in a swimming pool that has to much algecide in it?
It is not recommended to swim in water that is being treated with most algaecides.
How do you remove brown stains on pool vinyl liner?
Try algecide gel and a soft sponge. You might also try Vitamin C tablets in a sock.
Is shocking pool the same as adding chlorine?
Pretty much --Yes.
Will shocking the pool kill mosquitos?
The amount of chlorine normally used to shock a pool should kill and larvae and other living things in the pool.
how to get rid of a green pool we went to a specialist and did exactly what he told us to do twice. nothing happened?
shock it, usually the chlorine in low after lots of swimmers or a big rain, it either is low in ph or chlorine. Either way shock it helps. Go to your pool supply store and get an algecide that contains about 20% copper solution and 80% algecide. Add the required amount and chlorine shock the pool. It may take a day or two but it works for me every time. Ernie This usually involves checking the Ph levels or more likely algae. Chlorine levels may help but check with a pool cleaning company. Maybe muriatic acid would help, but it usually has to do with algae and proper flow and filtering.
