Episode 26

How to Fix 3 Types of Green Pools

Pools can turn green for three main reasons (and some extra rare circumstances too). Water could be green from an imbalance of alkalinity and calcium hardness (too much alk relative to calcium), copper oxidation, or algae. In this episode, Jarred and Eric cover all three, and how to diagnose with the "white bucket test".

Rule Your Pool · Eric Knight, Jarred Morgan

June 9, 202135m 3s

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Show Notes

00:00 - Intro

01:31 - Green water from calcium/alkalinity imbalance. Add calcium.

03:08 - Copper. Figure out where the copper is coming from (and stop it), then remove copper.

04:51 - SC-1000 is not a stain or metal remover. It is a chelating agent that needs to be used in conjunction with a citric/ascorbic acid and a metal filter/remover.

07:17 - Algae. Chlorine (HOCl) is the best algaecide. Orenda does NOT make any algaecides.

14:20 - Remove debris from a green pool, because piles underwater can protect algae from chlorine.

18:45 - Liquid chlorine is the preferred chlorine method for green pool cleanups.

19:46 - Reminder: never mix different types of chlorine!

23:25 - Green pool cleanup process (in order): remove debris. Netting, brushing, vacuuming. Super-chlorinate, add PR-10,000, then CV-600 or CV-700 enzymes.

26:21 - When do we add enzymes? Some add them same day, some add the next day. Both seem to work.

31:00 - Recap: first, figure out why your pool is green. It may not be algae.

33:23 - Thank you for listening!

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