mates pool is green.

janner


Joined: 12/05/2010
Posts: 80

Message Posted:
03/09/2010 16:43

chlorine is okay and ph level is fine. Water is clear, but the green algae loo is attached to the walls. We have tried scrubbing with a brush, but it appears to be attached to scale or some sort. Now how do we get rid....??? Answers on a postcard please or phone a friend..

snakes



Joined: 28/10/2008
Posts: 1512

Message Posted:
03/09/2010 19:05

sound like the Pool needs a "shock" either chuck a load of concentrated chlorine in and put pump on for 24 hours or put about 3 to 4 kilo of Potassium monosulphate in (expensive but good) and leave pump on ! backwash regularly and if do any of above dont swim in until clear !! regards Barry or get Dave Zerochlor in to av a look as we did !!!!

tarry67


Joined: 16/05/2008
Posts: 1053

Message Posted:
03/09/2010 19:07

Put some algicide liquid in and leave the pool on for a few hours. Maybe going green because the pump is not on long enough. It will be ok soon when the temp drops.

Soupseed


Joined: 30/11/2009
Posts: 101

Message Posted:
04/09/2010 00:17

As well as the above, you may also want to bring your PH balance down temporarily to about 6.8 to help soften it & any limescale its clinging to.



Keep scrubbing at it, though dont expect any quick cure.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
04/09/2010 00:20

All good advice ours is a nightmare at the moment

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
04/09/2010 08:26

lilli. you know my number!



Janner. give us a call if you feel like a change to the normal chlorine pool that you have.



05338305302





Happy chlorine free swimming folks

gooligan


Joined: 30/01/2007
Posts: 1591

Message Posted:
04/09/2010 08:39

Why waste money on expensive chemicals,go see if any local famers grow barley,look here



http://www.btny.purdue.edu/pubs/apm/apm-1-w.pdf

catalkoykid


Joined: 15/02/2009
Posts: 1190

Message Posted:
04/09/2010 08:56

thanks again dave for sorting our pool out yesterday,nice to have someone on hand that knows his stuff, kevin & dee

cyprusman3



Joined: 09/06/2009
Posts: 297

Message Posted:
04/09/2010 09:52

Thats amazing Gooligan !!!!

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
04/09/2010 10:39

dave zero chlor pools are not escaping green algae this year so extra chemicals seem to be needed

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
04/09/2010 11:02

gooligan,

I was advised of this method of lowering PH and controlling algae about 15 years ago, when I had a fish pond - and it does work.

However the thought of treating a pool by dumping a bale of Barley in the deep end makes me shudder! - think of all the bits that you'd have floating about

Thanks, but No thanks, - I'll give this one a miss...

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
04/09/2010 13:06

message 10



cyprusairsoft.



WRONG



All the pools i look after are perfect.no need for extra chemicals,who looks after your pool?



its people who do not know what they are doing who get green pools.THATS A FACT.



We have not used any extra chemicals this year on any pools.







People try to skrimp and scrape on chemicals and then try to blame the product,whether it be chlorine or zerochlor or other.

To many ex pats come here and have a pool in there garden and in 2 months they are swimming pool experts,whereas most know nothing about there pool.



If the correct amounts of chemicals and all levels kept correct,no pool will go green,that is why no pool that is under maintainance by zerochlor ever goes green,because we DO know what were doing!



Cheers kevin & Dee