Cloudy Pool Water? Let's Fix It Now!
Few things are as frustrating to pool owners as cloudy pool water. Unfortunately, your pool's water may become cloudy for a variety of reasons. Before you can fix the problem, you'll need to understand WHY your pool water became cloudy in the first place. It's the only way to know which cloudy pool water remedy to use.
Here are a few problems that may lead to cloudy water. **As a reminder, in some instances you may have more than one problem.
pH Problems
In the first place, most pool water contains tiny solids that dissolve into and bond with the water. However, if the pH of your water climbs too high, the solids will begin precipitating out of the solution. This means that solids will begin to accumulate in the pool.
The best way to change this is by adding pool acid to lower the pH of your pool water. This, combined with proper circulation, will often alleviate the problem.
Using your test strips regularly and always try to maintain your pool's pH between 7.4 and 7.8.
Believe it or not, test strips can expire. So don't forget to replace your test strips REGULARLY to make sure you're getting accurate results.
Poor Water Filtration
Secondly, things like wind, rain, tree leaves/limbs, and swimmers continually add debris to your swimming pool. Your filter tries to remove most of this material, but problems with any part of the filtration system can prevent this from happening properly. As a result, pool water is cloudy and you have debris-filled water.
Unfortunately, backwashing your filter or replacing the filter cartridge, as appropriate for your system, are the only ways you can address these problems on your own. If poor filtration becomes a chronic problem, your only option is to replace or upgrade the filtration system.
Poor Water Circulation
Additionally, no matter how well your filter operates, it cannot keep the water clean without proper circulation.
Circulation is what brings the impurities to the filter for removal.
In fact, proper circulation also ensures that your pool doesn't become stagnant and the chemistry of the pool water remains uniform.
Make sure to inspect all parts of your water circulation system to ensure adequate water movement.
Equally important, be sure that your filter is clean and nothing is blocking any of the pool's intakes or outflows.
Make sure that the jets and intakes are aimed so they'll create a circular water pattern. Not to mention being sure that all depths of pool are circulating, not just the surface layers.
Excess Sediment
By the same token, the filtration system cannot handle all the debris that fall into the water. Some of it falls to the bottom and becomes sediment. Of course, sediment will sit at the bottom of your pool forever unless you remove it by vacuuming the pool. Thorough, regular cleanings are the only way to remove the bulk of sediment. Automatic pool cleaners can help keep the overall sediment level relatively low, but you should still vacuum your pool manually once per week to avoid problems.
Enzymes Do The HEAVY WORK
A huge benefit to using Waters Choice ENZYMES is that YOU NO LONGER NEED TO SHOCK YOUR POOL!
Uniquely, Waters Choice Enzymes will also keep your tile lines scum free, allow you to backwash without worrying about killing your landscaping, and enjoy your pool without the chemical odor.
Furthermore, we don't recommend that you use clarifier if your pool is cloudy. You must figure our what is causing the water to become cloudy FIRST.
**As a reminder, always keep in mind that cloudy water may expose swimmers to a variety of pathogens so you must prohibit swimming and wading in the pool until you have corrected the problem.
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