Green pool? (how much, house, school)

[JEGWKA]

Can anyone help please......how long might it take a pool to go from a perfect maintained/serviced condition to going green once the pump is switched off, and then does it go black? Once the pool has deteriorated, does it need emptying, or can it be cleaned with chemicals etc? Appreciate any views/advice please. Many thanks.

[Gatorgrad2004]

It happened before when we decided to clean our own pool and went away for 2 months and saw it like a swamp in the backyard..only thing missing was a gator coming out lol. I forgot how much we paid for it but we had it drained and cleaned, it was about 1999 when this happened

[Tlaurino]

The pool will turn green very fast without your pump. This happened to me when we bought a house with a 40ft in ground and I thought I would save money and take care of myself had a lot to learn and I failed. I can tell you this much if your pump is broken you will save a lot of time and trouble to fix it now the longer you wait the more it will cost. If you are early you can fix water condition with chemicals no draining. I live in Mass. and the water did not last 3 days without pump I can imagine in FL. Hope this helps

[AONE]

Skim solid matter out

depending on the size of the pool. pour 2-4 jugs of CH in the pool, and a good algicide

Sweep the entire pool

Clean the filters and skimmer

run the pool 24/7

Have 3-4 CH tablets in the auto feeder

clean the filter at least once a day

After 2 days test CH level and repeat steps it should be better in 2-4 days.


You do not need to drain the pool

[JEGWKA]

Thanks so much for your advice - our first pool, and a steep learning curve for us.

[Alyzza]

Our rule of thumb is that for every 10 degrees it is outside that's how many hours you run the pump. If the average temp is around 80 then run the pump for 8 hours a day. Ours cuts on at 10am and off at 5pm.

If the water begins to discolor you may need to "shock" the pool with extra chlorine. See How to know when to SHOCK your swimming pool | eHow.com

Prolonged rain can upset the chemistry in the pool. This can encourage hard-to-treat algaes to gain a foothold, like mustard algae. These algaes need persistent treatment over a few days, as well as treating any items that are in the pool. And when the water gets too warm in the summer that can cause problems.

We have a pool service that comes out once a week, they clean the skimmer, vacuum and brush the pool. They make any adjustments to the filter and pump. They check and adjust the chemicals, and treatments are included. Chemicals and chlorine are included. They identify any potential algae problems and treat those. This runs $100 a month and we are happy with them. They will hold a "pool school" for people who want to do this themselves.