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With over 5.0 Chlorine and shock done 24 hrs ago why is pool green?
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Will over shock of pool cause it to turn green?
Not likely
We've had an inground pool for 26 yrs with no problems. We purchased a new pump this year Since then water has turned green every time I add chlorine it gets worse We've spent over 300 chemicals?
If it's a concrete pool, etching of the surface over time and less than perfect water balance can create a surface which will encourage algae growth.Or, if the water itself turns a green colour after shock treatment of chlorine what colour exactly? A blue/green colour can indicate excess copper level.
Can you put too much shock in your pool?
Shocking should be done in order to kill the chloramines. It depends on your chlorine level. For residential pools it should be 1.5-2.5ppm. For commercial, chlorine should be 3.5-4.5ppm. If you have just shocked, don't go in the water. The chlorine is probably 10-12ppm and will cause itching and burning. Wait until the level drops to a safe level, as stated above.
What should be done if your Pool Service treats your salt water pool as a Chlorinated pool and adds chlorine shock to your salt water pool by mistake?
Get over it. He made a mistake. You may point it out to him nicely of course. BTW it does not hurt or he may have felt that the pool needed it. BTW there is a mode in the salt system to shock the pool thru the system. precipitation
What is the purpose of shock therapy?
The purpose of shock therapy generally is to help those individual suffering from severe depression and resistant to traditional medicine and therapy. It is done in the hospital with a doctor preforming the procedure usually done over 8-10 sessions.
What element is a poisonous pale green gas in the periodic table?
There is no such element.However you may be thinking of a highly toxic emerald-green crystalline powder called "Paris green" that has been used as a rodenticide and insecticide, also as a pigment in paints and inks despite its toxicity, and also as a blue colorant for fireworks burning mixtures. "Paris green" is an inorganic compoundmade by a reaction between copper, acetic acid, and arsenic, with the chemical formula Cu(C2H3O2)2·3Cu(AsO2)2.
How reduce insanity by shock treatment?
I have never heard of someone getting shock treatment to induce insanity but to reduce depression. one flew over the coco's nest with jack Nicholson & Louise fletcher was just a bit inaccurate in the things that shock treatment were done for.
How do you lower chlorine level in the pool?
Use the pool. Throw the kids and the dog into the pool, that'll use up plenty of chlorine. If the chlorine level is too high (over 10ppm or so) there is a chemical you can buy at yoiur local pool store to reduce it (I forget the name of it) but if you can, just wait, use the pool as much as you can, let the sun and natural process work and the level will come down. Here are couple practical solutions: 1. Wait for a couple of days and let the chlorine level return to normal on its own. Be sure to take your solar blanket off as sunlight will help break down the chlorine (especially if you used non-stabilized shock). 2. Use a chlorine reducing agent. They are usually called "After Shock" or something similar. These chemicals are available at your local pool supply store and are usually based on some formulation of sodium thiosulfate. The use of Sodium Thiosulphate can turn your pool water a pale green for a long time after adding it. A very small amount goes a long way. Better not to use and do the wait game. The green tint is not algae.
How much chlorine in a easy up 10 ft pool?
The pool probably came with a shock-treatment type powder...this is usually all you need. When I first set mine up, it became VERY green after just one day, because I didn't add anything right away. I talked to a local pool guy, and he said to ignore the chlorine warnings on the bottle and test strips (something like 1.5-2 ppm), and get it up to about 10 ppm with the filter running non-stop. At that rate, I was cleaning the filter TWICE a day, but the green was definitely coming out. In just over a week (adding the shock treatment about every other day), I had crystal clear water, then just let it settle down to normal levels over the course of the next few days. Leaving the cover off helps, since the sunlight helps burn off excess chlorine.
What is over all charge on a chlorine atom?
The chlorine atom is neutral.
How do you shock your pool water?
I assume you are using chlorine for your sanitizer: First, your swimming pool water must "BE IN BALANCE"! ALWAYS! You add chlorine to the pool on a regular basis either manually applying it or through an automatic chlorinator. The chlorine in the pool will begin to sanitize the water by attaching itself (we're talking molecules here) to the bacteria, algae spores, swimmer wastes, etc. Once it does, it still remains in the pool as chlorine according to your test kit, however it has become combined to the pollutant etc. and can do no more sanitizing. It still will show as a chlorine reading on your test kit but.....There are 2 kinds of chlorine you will have. One is combined chlorine (which cannot sanitize any longer( and (free chlorine. Free chlorine is the chlorine that hasn't killed anything yet and is still "free" and available to kill/sanitize. Now, when you have more combined chlorine in your pool than you have free chlorine, you have to separate the combined chlorine from the bacteria, etc that it is attached to. The only way you can do this is to ADD MORE CHLORINE. Or as some dealers say "SHOCK" your pool. A SHOCK DOSAGE IS 2 POUNDS per 10,000 GALLONS, for calcium hypochlorite (powdered shock) or 3 gallons per 10,000 gallons for sodium hypochlorite. THIS MUST BE DONE ON A BI-WEEKLY BASIS WHEN SWIMMERS HAVE BEEN IN THE POOL. IN ORDER FOR THE "SHOCK" TO BE EFFECTIVE YOU MUST HAVE THE pH AT 7.4 TO 7.6. If pH is too low, chlorine literally becomes so active it will do it's job and "gas of into the atmosphere" If pH is over 7.6 chlorine will not work. The key to a pool chemical maintenance is: BALANCE THE WATER. TOTAL ALKALINITY is the MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR. It controls pH.
Why would algae form on the boulders of the waterfall if your salt water pool is in chemical balance?
The most important factor to inhibiting algae growth is the amount of free chlorine, not so much the other water balance factors (except temperature and pH). You could have alage on the boulders for the following reasons: 1) The amount of free chlorine in your pool is enough to inhibit growth of alage in your pool, but not in the different conditions on the boulder (see below). 2) The boulder and water flowing over it may be at a higher temperature, especially towards the bottom boulders, if they are exposed to the sun. Higher temperatures promote more algae growth that could outstrip the available free chlorine. 3) If the boulders are exposed to the sun, then this may be reducing the amount of available chlorine, especially if you do not use any conditioner (Cyanuric Acid). 4) The bubbling and aerating of water may convert much of the chlorine to gas via HOCl + Cl- --> Cl2(g) + OH- which is more likely in a salt pool due to the extra chloride ions from the salt to begin with. Do you notice a chlorine smell near the top boulders? 5) Areas near the edge of the water flow do not get enough continuous exposure to the pool water for the chlorine to kill the algae, but get enough water for algae to form. Also, if the water pools so that chlorine is released to the air faster than the pool is refilled with new water, this could promote algae growth. This is similar to poor circulation in a pool. As for what to do, the easiest thing is to treat your boulders with an extra "shock" of 5-10 ppm chlorine (which could be done when you shock your pool with liquid chlorine). Do NOT shock your pool with just the chlorine generator as this will not build up enough chlorine fast enough to kill some more aggressive algaes. Use liquid chlorine to shock your pool, or at least your boulders.
