Green Swimming Pool Water Maintenance Tips

Green swimming pool water. Water appears Green or turbid due to suspended matter, Algae. Green, water or dark green or black spots on pool walls. Algae is not only unsightly, but it makes surfaces slippery. Algae can clog pumps and filters, and may harbour bacteria.

Causes:

Insufficient free-chlorine residual
Not following routine pool maintenance, including testing and sanitising.

Remedies:

Super-chlorinate
Check pH and adjust, if necessary, to comfort zone: pH 7.2 - 7.8
Brush spots with pool brush to remove clinging algae
Maintain a minimum chlorine residual of 1.0 to 1.5 PPM

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