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Having spent time and money installing and maintaining your pool, it can be a huge disappointment to find that sometimes it's too cloudy to use and no-one wants to go in. Often it can be very difficult and time consuming to get it clear. To prevent cloudy water, follow our 10 point plan. 1. Use an Algaecide as per the manufacturers directions. Apply either a weekly dose with standard algaecide or a six month one using a more expensive, but easier to use, long life Algaecide. Use of these chemicals will help inhibit the algae growth, but not remove it. 2. Inefficient filtration. It is possible that your filter and or pump are too small for your size pool. Follow a professionals advice regarding the size of your filtration equipment and adjust if necessary. 3. Frequent backwashing of the filter. To a certain extent a filter requires some dirt to remain in the filter. If the sand is too loose, debris can possibly be sent straight through the filter and back in to the water. 4. Unusually busy. Sometimes the pool will be much busier than normal, so the usual dose of chemicals will be insufficient. After the pool has been subject to a very heavy load, shock dose the water. 5. Water too warm. The algae is more encouraged to grow in warm water, which also uses up the chemicals at a faster rate. 6. Be careful to avoid cross contamination of some garden chemicals. 7. Ensure that pH levels are correct.As high pH levels can cause cloudiness, it should be between 7.2 and 7.6 (ideally 7.4). 8. High Calcium Hardness. Ideally calcium levels should be no more than 250ppm, otherwise scale and cloudiness can appear. 9. Dirty toys & floats will put a strain on the sanitizer.Make sure that anything brought in to the pool is regularly cleaned. 10. Make sure that your regular cleaning routine is kept up. Make sure that all surfaces are vacuumed and brushed at least once a week. If the worst happens and you find your wateris still cloudy, then the use of a flocculant may well help. Flocculants work by coagulating together all the very small particles that are in your water. Once bound together these then become heavy and sink to the floor, forming a thin layer that can be vacuumed away. Best practice is to apply the clarifier in the late afternoon, run the pump long enough to turn over the water, then turn off the circulation allowing the debris to settle. Overnight the floor will become covered in the debris which is now easily removed by vacuuming.
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