Water Humor – MyWaterEarth&Sky

Being a Pool owner has its ups and downs, especially an Inground older Pool that is as big as mine. There is almost a Captain's feeling you get when you have a boatload of kids and grownups who come over to dip their feet in, after all, you take pride in how good your Pool looks and even give advice to the newbies who just started with their own backyard Pool. Then all of a sudden your pool water turns emerald green overnight. Why Did My Pool Turn Green overnight? Don't Panic Check Alkalinity Adjust 80-120 ppm Adjust pH-7.4 Super chlorinate The pool will turn a whitish-green/Aqua colored Use a Clarifier/Water Polisher to settle H2O out to a Blue Color Wait-Then Vacuum Backwash Filter 24hrs. Depending on how far you let it go-will be how fast you gain control again Every once in a while even a Pro Pool Guy like yourself, Doesn't shoot par, it happens to the best of us, you just need to know what to do-Fast! Why Did My Pool Turn Green The temperatures came up over the weekend into the '90s and kids just couldn't stay out of the pool. It was the kind of weekend that you wanted to lay around and listened to the ball game or some tunes. Even the dog was jumping in and out to stay cool. You did the normal jobs when it was time to go in and call it a day. Added your chemicals Backwash your Filter Added some Shock Chlorine because of the extra usage and warmer temperatures. The timer was set to run all night Shut the lights down and went in. The next morning when you woke up you looked out at the pool and couldn't believe what you saw your pool was green. Emerald Green from an Algae Bloom. This doesn't happen very much. You take pretty good care and regular testing of your pool. Everyone that owns any kind of Pool. Whether it's inground or above ground experiences the pain when your neighbors yell from the next yard and say "Hey Bud your Pool's green" You know how to take care of your pool because you have been doing right for years. Longer than any of your neighbors have. It must have been a rainstorm that rolled in and out last night that poured Acid rain or chemicals. Maybe it was the neighbor's kid who carried something in his pocket when he jumped in the water and sabotaged my pool. Most likely not! Light Green Pool Water Your pool water is somewhere in between aqua and light green like it's on its way to Emerald Green but something is holding it back but you know in your Pool Captain's heart that it won't get better. This thing is only going to get worse. You check the Chlorine residual and see that there is plenty of Chlorine in the pool. Even though the pool water is turning green there is a good amount of yellow residual from the test kit staring at you in the face. So what else do you see? What else do you smell? What do you hear? Never mind that the guy from next door yelling across the yard telling you "your Pool's green" The Pool water looks green but clear. The green color is involved with the Pool water. It, not patches that can come from algae growing in the concrete in sunspots on the Pool floor or walls. Sometimes green spots can grow in patches that were exposed to the sun the day before. Algae hide to protect themselves. Underneath dead Algae or in cracks and crevises that Cement or Concrete can provide. The pool water is fine and needs to be scrubbed down and filtered longer or most likely it's just the Pool's Chemistry. It slipped and wasn't strong enough to hold the Alkalinity-then pH-then the Chlorine Residual. How to Clean a Green Pool Fast The fast way to move in for the kill is first to get the Pool water sanitized and give it a swift kick of Chlorine Residual. You could drop a ton of Shock Chlorine and it won't work. You are just putting the horse before the cart. There is an Algae bloom in your swimming pool and there is no time to waste. The sun will straight up in the sky right over the pool and the temperature will heat it up make a soup full of microbes turning your light green colored Pool into greener than Ireland, laddy! First: Don't Panic-Get On It Fast Check Alkalinity its's most likely too low or high - this happened the last week or so and you didn't notice! Adjust it 80-120 ppm this will take a few hours Adjust pH-7.4 is perfect Shock the #**##** out of the pool-This is called Superchlorination-Go ahead Don't be afraid Use a Clarifier or Water Polisher to settle out the green colored Algae-The Pool will turn a lighter green or an Aqua colored-then Blue Wait Then Vacuum Backwash Filter Depending on how far you let it go will be the faster you will gain control again Yea there could have been a mechanical problem like you were backwashing and left the Multi-port's handle un-seated and it pumped yucky stuff back in your pool Yup! that could have happened or the Jolly Green Giant cut through your yard and took a pee in your swimming Pool but 90% of the time your pool water goes greenish overnight for no reason it has to with pH slipping because the Alkalinity buffer was not strong enough. Remember it's easy! The Alkalinity Bone is connected to the pH Bone & the pH Bone is connected to the Chlorine Residual Bone. The Chlorine Residual Bone keeps your Pool blue and your neighbor from yelling across the yard reminding you why you want to move away so much! JimGalloway