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1. Vacuum the pool (to waste if you can) 2. Scrub the sides down with a pool brush (using a pool pole, don't get in the water) 2. Clean the filter. 3. Add algaecide. 4. An hour later, add shock. 5. Filter continuously (24 hrs/day) for 3 days while making sure that chlorine level remains > 3 ppm. 6. Repeat steps 1-5 until water is clear.

Depending on how bad the algae is, it may take up to two weeks to clear up.

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There are myriad reasons for a cloudy pool, so unless you know the specific cause of the dreck floating around, it's hard to give a remedy. Having said that, consider the following. Are you running the filter long enough? The most important factor in keeping a pool clear is filtration. Period. You must run the filter long enough to turn over the water twice a day, so you have to know the approximate water-handling rate of your pump and filter. Double the volume of your pool and divide by the flow rate of the filter, which is usually spec'd in gallons per minute. Take that number and divide by 60. That will tell you how many hours per day to run the filter. Second, what is the alkalinity? You have to adjust that number properly before adjusting pH and chlorine. For vinyl-liner pools, the alkalinity must be around 100 ppm. That value will likely bring the pH into an ideal bracket. I use Arm & Hammer baking soda (i.e., bicarb) to raise alkalinity. How much to add depends on the size of the pool and the existing alkalinity value. Third, make sure the pH is right and there's enough free chlorine in the pool. Fourth, use a flocculant. That's the thick blue stuff. It causes fine particles to flocculate, or stick together, making larger particles that get trapped more easily in filters, especially sand filters, which don't trap small particles as well as DE filters do. Fifth, use an algaecide or algastat. There are copper-based and silver-based products on the market. Sixth, shock twice a month, more often if it's ridiculously hot or if it rains a lot.

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Keep the chlorine level consistently above 2 PPM and maintain the PH at 7.2. Keep your filter on constantly and back wash it as necessary until the water is clear.

After that always make sure that the chlorine is at least 1 PPM and always check the pH to make sure it is around 7.2. You can run the filter for around 2-3 hours every 8 hours and that should keep your pool clean. Hatawa

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It depends on what is causing the water to cloud. You can take a water sample in to your local pool dealer and have them test it and tell you what chemicals you need to add to clear it up.

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put clorine in. let algae sit then sweep it out with a pool vacuum

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A general answer for a very general question: shock, brush, vacuum, and algaecide.

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Lots of filtration and chlorine

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shock it

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