What can you do if you add shock to the pool so it is clear enough to vacuum but the vacuum stirs up the algae and it turns green again?

Answer 1

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AnswerYou have this problem because you are trying to vacuum microscopic particles that are small enough to slip through the pool filter. What you want is a product that clarifies by causing the particles to clump together and sink. These larger clumps won't stir up so badly, and will be caught by the filter as well. Answeranother thing you can do is vacume your pool on the waste setting which will pump all small particles you pick up that are too small for your filter out of your pool forevcr. It takes longer though because you have to make sure you keep your water level up above the skimmer line if it is an in ground pool.

Answer 2

First, take a sample of the water to your local pool dealer. It could be that your algaecide isn't a high enough strength. You may have to add it and run you filter for 12 hrs X 3 days. Change your sand in your sand filter.

Answer 3

You didn't say how much chlorine you used, what kind of chlorine, if you used an algaecide, was the chlorine fresh or stale? Did you use liquid or granular chlorine?

You need to bring your chlorine level up to 10ppm, at minimum, for emerald greenish water and maybe even 25ppm for a solid green "walk across it" look. You must literally "fry" the algae.

How often did your brush, filter, and back-wash? Did it turn a grayish-white after you shocked? Did you scoop out as much debris from the pool as you could? What kind of filters do you have? if you have a DE filter, did you re-coat the grids with DE after each back-wash?

Best thing is to go to the links provided for exact directions.

Answer 4

Shock the pool with regular shock treatment that can be found in a lot of retail stores such as Walmart. It's safe to use 2 to 4 times more than the package recommends as long as no one goes swimming right then,, Use of algaeside can help out too.. run the filter and pump continuously until pool clears up making sure to check pressures and backwash as needed. brush pool walls and floor a few times a day until it clears up ,, This will help loosen dead algae and help keep it suspended in the water so the filter can remove it. If you find that the filter is getting stopped up too often sometimes vacuuming with the filter valve set to waste can help get rid of a lot of the dead algae quick. lastly ,, sometimes if a pool is really bad it may just be more practical to drain it and start over..

Answer 5

Check it for phosphates most likely a phosphate problem.