Clearing Up a Green Above Ground Pool (Step-by-Step)

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[@heudriss]

I have to say this is HANDS DOWN the single best and most useful video I ever watched and it has helped me for Years! this one video has saved at least 3 summers at my house. He is so right, when the pool is green you have to Triple the amount of shock you would normally use AND you MUST get all the leaves and debris out of the pool BEFORE you put chemicals in, at least to the extent possible based on how much you. can see. Follow this video step by step, watch it over and over if you have to, it will Save your pool! I would just add one piece of advice. If your pool is still cloudy after running the filter for 24 hours AND you make sure your cartridge filter is clean, add Clear Aid. Read the instructions on the bottle, walk around the whole pool as you pour it in and run the filter for another 8 to 12 hours and that normally does the trick for me.

[@robertherman2821]

no doubt, this has been the most clear directions. i watched a thousand videos this guy is the best teacher by far and thank you for sharing and to all the pool stores that will only indulge so much information. this guy deserves all your money you sharks!

[@edLambshanks]

this is the clearest and most useful green pool video - and I've watched a ton on them recently - thanks a lot!

[@50kT]

Agreed

[@mariatober2205]

after 1 months of trying to clear my green pool and failing I came across this video and it finally cleared up ....after spending over $300 of chemicals ...this man knows his stuff

[@homesteaderfiftywmartha603]

My tiny pool was about $100 extra Pennies- I’m glad yours is doing better!

[@tb2187]

Just to share my experience. I have an above ground pool with plastic steps. I was struggling the whole summer so far with green algae continuing to grow no matter what I tried. I read somewhere online where someone mentioned they had continuing trouble and finally found a little bit of algae behind a light. It finally dawned on me that the problem might be my steps. I took them out and they were filled with algae. I took the stairs apart, power washed them and cleaned the heck out of them with bleach. Meanwhile my pool water started clearing up almost by the hour. I left the stairs out overnight to dry and put them back in the next day. Pool is clear now! TL/DR - Make sure EVERY surface in your pool is algae free if nothing is working for you.

[@scotthuggins7151]

THIS is huge. My stairs had algae all over them! I'm sure this was part of the reason the process was taking so long. I took the stairs out of the pool. And in the 105 degree Texas heat, the algae died up and started turning to green powder that I easily wiped off the stairs. While this was going on, the shock started to work much faster. The green to turned to cloudy in about 3 hours. I'm now cleaning the filter every couple hours (it NEEDS it - it gets gross quick). I'll report back after 1-2 days of this to see how it goes. (also, I am leaving the pump on for 24/7).

[@Quasi_Stellar5150]

Worked like a dream. Took about a week and a half to clear up, but it does. Backwashed twice a day and kept the chlorine high. Clear blue water is a reality!! Thanks for this 👍🏼

[@rontyars]

Thanks you so much!! This is one of the most comprehensive videos I have seen, on any subject! I really appreciate you taking the time to teach this. Great job!

[@nannybeth55]

Thank you Chad for all your video's . I have watched two videos so far. You are a great speaker and very informative

[@78aray]

Great video! I struggled to keep my pool clear last summer, and I just followed your instructions to clean my pool that was turning hazy and green again this year. Within 24 hours it looked much better! Thank you!

[@mereciamilliner3129]

Thank you for the video with the step by step instructions. Ended up with a green pool and thanks to your video and instructions we are now aware of what to look for. Had looked at other videos and woke up this morning and the pool was cloudy. Looking for what to do next and ran across your video and now know that is what it is suppose to look like and waiting for it to clear. Thanks again.

[@gigimalvassora9682]

I have decide to buy an above ground pool after having watched your videos. I have really appreciated your professionalism that make me learn how to maintain the pool all year long, "killing" all of my doubts. Thank you very much, Chad!!! From Italy with respect!!!!

[@miketully6528]

We had a party with teenagers (lost a lot of water), followed by a week of sunny hot weather with our cover off, and then we had a busy weekend and forgot to shock our pool! Not surprisingly, we woke up with a green pool! This is the best explanation! I appreciate your rationales as to WHY you do what you do. It makes sense and is easy to follow! We are in the process now, and I'm hopeful that it will work so we can have one more pool party next weekend! I will bookmark this and use it for years to come... appreciate the PDF too! Hopefully we will never have a green pool again! And we will use your other info for maintenance. You can tell when someone knows what they're doing and loves their job --clearly you do! Thanks!

[@bratzluvr1]

This is the BEST video on the web! I made the mistake of adding (as directed) on the package one packet of shock then another and another and another.......wish I would have watched this video first.........really the best..........Thank You!

[@lesliewalker1742]

Great information, I dont read instructions well, so I had to go from the cloudy stage, but I'm still working on getting it clear. I'm going to listen to your pool maintenance training series. Thank you

[@faerieworks7170]

All the other videos and all the pool forums - I did what they said and our pool was still green and getting worse as a matter of fact and it was going on 4-5 days. FRETTING over this I searched more and more - Watched your video, followed your instructions - it was about 9-10pm when I watched it and I decided to try it immediately - so it was about 11- 11:30 pm when I finally chlorinated - I figured too that the shock could do it's work with no sun (our pool is full sun most of the day) WOKE UP TO A BLUE POOL! Completely cloudy but BLUE! I was so happy! Thank you so much - only listening to you from now on - Thank you SO MUCH!

[@brendahuff5954]

So glad I found this video, I'm a new pool owner here in Ohio and everything has been so complicated. Thank you for this video had my pool get messy and this video had it cleared up asap!!!! Thank you thank you

[@andreaandrejco3706]

Thank you so much! This morning I had a green pool, watched your video, picked up the supplies, and now I have a blue, cloudy pool! I can't wait until it clears up! Very well-done video and great printable instructions!

[@andreaandrejco3706]

And I'll make sure to keep cleaning the filters to keep it flowing.

[@luzbarreto1981]

Thank you so much! At first, I added the shock as directed by the manufacturer. No changes to the water in 5 hrs pump running. After watching your video, I realized my shock treatment didn't have algae killer. Once I added the new shock as you directed, the pool change from dark to light green in less than an hour.

[@you.love.life.podcast1528]

Stellar. Thanks! Did what you said, it worked as you said. Got the cloudy pool today, looking forward to a clear pool in the next few days! Wow, what a difference! Thanks again!

[@EmilyLucille523]

I’m new to pools. I did exactly what you said. It went from green to cloudy yesterday and today it’s 99% clear and blue again!! Thank you!!! Going to use the pool vac to pick up the very small area that’s left.

[@nikibaardseth2170]

Thank you so much for your simple and clear, step by step instructions. You saved our last month of summer time pool fun!

[@RFD-cd3pr]

Your very informative and educational. Thank You for helping me understand what’s going on with the pool water when there’s a problem. Knowing and understanding this helps me take the right approach to fixing it.

[@daddydoom1270]

Your videos have been so helpful for me you explain everything, and I'm the type of person that needs to understand why to understand how

[@mikepereyra6419]

You are the King of pools my friend. thank you for the pool teaching

[@MermaidLala]

Great job explaining all of the steps in detail. I found it very helpful and informative for a newbie above ground pool owner.

[@alejandrocanosa6774]

Excellent presentation. Very professional and precise. I love those guys.

[@posyprincess223]

By far the Best video that got results. I like that it explains the “Why” . One thing that’s important to know is that you have to be diligent and patient. Very important that if you have a filter that uses diatomaceous earth, you will have to change it and backwash quite often. It took three days for my pool to turn crystal clear running the filter 24 /7 . I vacuumed after running the filter days and (all night) . I changed the earth about 6 times during the process . Every four or five hours during the daytime.(when you bump the filter and turn it back on, if it’s releasing green water into the pool that’s a sign you need to change the earth.) Other than that this absolutely worked perfectly.Thank you !

[@jacs8689]

Dude you're absolutely amazing. I love your videos they're always full of good information and you speak in a way that I understand. I've been following you for a while but I just now subscribed.

[@XanderPlays123]

Thank you for this. We are first time pool owners (came with our new home) and this is straight forward.

[@rhino2geaux]

I balanced my chems and waited until late evening to do this. I added the algaecide at 6pm. I added 8 lbs of shock ( i have a 20,000 gal pool) at 7pm. We checked on the pool 5 hours later - NO MORE ALGAE. I never thought I'd be so happy to see a cloudy pool! I backwashed it this morning and will do it again this after noon.twice a day until it's clear. THANK YOU!!

[@corazonpartido4946]

Rhino2geaux excuse me what you meant do it again? Do you meant shock the pool again?

[@masterofstyles9362]

I’m sure they mean to backwash again, as the instructions are to backwash twice per day until clear.

[@nayjah]

I could write a long story, but I followed your advice and my pool, which was dark green and opaque turned to clear after 3 and a half days. Thank you so much!

[@India3443]

nayjah exactly! Lol

[@corazonpartido4946]

Wooow great!! do you left the pump working 24/7 for the 3 days?

[@nayjah]

@@corazonpartido4946 Yes.

[@tinataylor9486]

Simple steps that cleaned my VERY green pool in only a few hours! Thanks!

[@julihebert2903]

ALOT OF HELP!! THANK YOU!!! 😊 You were the most help we've had!!

[@normastrickland7047]

Thank you im going to get my chemical s together and hopefully I will have a clear pool very soon great video I wasn't doing it right only putting a pound of shock in at a time and it just was getting greener

[@lailamarali8928]

Thank you for your support my pool is very clean since I watched your video

[@jayaustex]

Best explanation I’ve seen so far! Thanks! Jay

[@MH-xq2bt]

Finally! Someone who knows what he's talking about. Nicely done.

[@EllinooraAlexandraCamilla]

This video is so informative and helpful! I was getting desperate with my pool but after following your advice my pool water is finally cloudy blue after being deep green no matter what I did. I made the mistake not adding enough shock. Now I’m running the pump 24/7 and doing backwash twice a day until it’s clear.

[@EllinooraAlexandraCamilla]

The water is crystal clear after following your advice to a T. I can’t thank you enough 😘 It only took a few days when I thought there was nothing to do.

[@Dashriprock4]

There are a bazillion pool care videos on KZbin. Yours are absolutely some of the best. Excellent presentation and info. Thanks for the effort you put into this. Great work gentlemen.

[@timriskus6261]

The video was a blessing... wish I would have watched it prior to wasting an enormous amount of shock and algaecide! Thanks

[@blaynepaige2898]

Best and clearest instructions. Thank you so much.

[@danamoyer5379]

Thank you so much for your videos! You are much more knowledgeable than my pool store employees. I wish I would have followed your instructions first. Instead, I have spent hours of worrying and over $500 on chemicals that didn't even work. After dumping 6 gallons of liquid chlorine into the pool, the green is gone, now it's just cloudy. My pool is now on the road to recovery. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[@alinef34]

Did u shock ur pool first or did u just add chlorine??

[@athenasmith3010]

Your video is the best video on youtube and you clearly are the most knowledgeable! Last week I ended up with a green pool and thanks to your video and instructions within 24 hours it is blue again! Thank you! I made the mistake of adding 2 pounds of shock the first day and 1 pound the second day and it was still green. I watched your video yesterday morning (after watching several others) we added the algaecide and then 4 pounds of shock and within hours the green was gone! Thanks again!

[@abovegroundpros]

Awesome!

[@brian-rachelparsons4619]

Agreed!!!

[@panita23]

Which products did you use? I’m having the same issues.

[@zulinaema]

Thank you so much for this video I had been having trouble with my above ground pool for about a month now and once I saw your video yesterday literally yesterday Friday August 7th to now August 8th my pool is blue

[@tracygleason6915]

This is a fantastic video. Worked like a charm. Thank you much

[@MrMineralogic]

hey bro, just wanna say great job on educating people

[@monzily]

Thank you so much!! I have zero knowledge on how to clean my new pool. Thank you for helping a single mom that wants her baby to swim

[@maryz2681]

Best explanation I have ever heard. I've been so frustrated by algae! This is amazing. Wish I would have seen it a long time ago! I've wasted so much money doing it the wrong way. Thank you!

[@jamesmartell8787]

It worked for my pool did exactly what you said worked perfectly. Thank you

[@leahenry8044]

Ok we cleaned the filter, put 3 x the amount of of shock we normally use plus the algae solution. Run the pump 4 hours and its cloudy now and we see no green. This is s awesome. Thank you.

[@lisaheeter3810]

Our winter cover failed so we knew our initial cleaning was going to be a chore but wow it was bad. We dished out 4 - 30 gal trashcans of debris. Water was black green. Following instructions from our local pool shop was just not cutting it. They had us adding 1# of shock daily. After a week of no results I found your video!! It was the answer! It took 8# of shock at once to keep a chlorine reading. After 48h we went from black to green to cloudy. Chlorine is staying steady and we are just waiting for it to completely clear. We are brushing about twice a day just to help keep ot stirred up, hoping to help it go through the filter. And I am adding filter cleaner now at every other backwash. Its been cloudy for 3 days but it no longer looks or smells like a swamp. I know if we had not found your video we would still be clueless with no hope in sight. Thank you!

[@abovegroundpros]

You're welcome. Just be patient cuz when it's that yucky it takes a little bit to clear up.

[@tracyjackson2711]

These are the best pool videos ever thank you 😊

[@hoptions66]

Thank you so much! You are a blessing! Easy to understand.

[@lataniaparkes8371]

As a nurse this makes so much sense it’s like when we give a patient a loading dose . I did this earlier today and this evening my pool is starting to look blue . I shook the heck out of it .

[@DogsLuvUNoMatterWhat]

Thank you! You are a pool blessing🏊

[@vailmtl7773]

The clearest video on the subject! You sure know your stuff

[@ad1juster]

Thank You , I did your Recommendations they worked out tremendously. You are the man.

[@corazonpartido4946]

ad1juster how many days do you have to wait until the water is clear?

[@luispreciado8682]

thank you very much for such a helpful video along with descriptions and information about turning a green pool into a clear pool thanks again

[@ellymason4278]

Thank you Chuck, love your videos. So, once the pool is clear it’s ok to use.

[@stevemichael9786]

I’ve been working on pools for 18 years what this video covers is on point from constant circulation initial ph aggressive shock treatment I would add maintain chlorine tabs in the pool skimmer or chlorinator to maintain a constant level and a product I like to use is called swamp treat even the worst pool shouldn’t take more than 3-4 days before your ready to clarify the water key is when you start be aggressive don’t let up until the algae is dead

[@MsLatrice0284]

Very informative. Keep up the good work!

[@penknee4yrthoughts]

This was one of the most helpful clear ( no pun intended) videos I ever saw regarding this topic. Taking care of pools can be stressful financially as well as irritating if you dont know what to do next.

[@India3443]

Perfect explanation and very plain. Nice!

[@CrazitOStudiO]

Thanks a lot this video really helped me out, also thanks for the idea of sharing a PDF, i will always keep this with me. Thank you once again !!!!

[@samanthaflaherty9383]

We have an above ground 24000 gallon pool with a salt system. We have been trying for almost 2 months to get this thing clear! It goes from green to cloudy and back to green. We've been to our dealer 5 times getting the water checked and added things here and there. I almost feel there may be something wrong with our system. My display reads the salt level is now down to 1400 which is extreme. When she tests it with her machine it's reading within the normal range at 3100.... I really don't know what to do and I'm so stressed about it. Your video was very insightful and we will be trying this. We don't normally shock our pool so I'm not sure how much we should be using.

[@dianavernidis6865]

Your instructions were amazing and easy to follow! Today I no longer have Green water!! 😊😊

[@dannydan3941]

Did it stay cleared even after use?

[@dianavernidis6865]

Danny Dan yes!!!!

[@dannydan3941]

After doing instruction, what maintenance did you continue doing? My pool went back green after we used it

[@Notme6949]

Great info!!! Gonna get started on these steps right now

[@rabbit22o]

The best and very detailed information I have watched. Pretty sad I was getting all pumped up and my kids made fun of me. Seriously liked how he encourage and made it feel like you are in a training class

[@rabbit22o]

What happens if mosquitoes decided to make a home in my green water?

[@abovegroundpros]

+Katt shock the mess out of it

[@rabbit22o]

Would it kill the larve it looks like little mosquito

[@abovegroundpros]

+Katt yes

[@virginiachi4852]

Absolutely the best information, and your technique in explaining, is so clear and easy to follow! I ended up with a swamp for the first time in my life, I was not sure what to do. I followed your advice on triple shocking, and my pool never looked clearer. The one thing I wanted to ask was about clarifiers. On the 3rd day, I added some clarifier, was that ok to do? I ask because there seems to be mixed feelings about it.

[@abovegroundpros]

There's no adverse effects of you adding the clarifier so don't worry about it however for your situation a clarifier isn't going to do much so I won't worry about using anymore until you get your pool cleared up.

[@renamccracken4616]

I have a newly filled pool that started turning green while filling you can see the bottom. I shocked it with 3 lbs of shock it's still a light green color. I used hth 6 way test everything was right on but the chlorine level was orange instead of yellow. Water still has a light green tint.

[@mattboerner1616]

I have been fighting my green pool for weeks!!! so glad I found this video... the instructions on the shock treatment do not give this valuable information. I have been blowing a ton of money on chemicals and supplies... Maybe that's what the shock treatment manufacturers want tho? Thank you for the very informative video!!

[@marcihill4662]

Were you able to get your chemicals balanced or did you just shock it w a lot of shock?

[@surelyhescomingquickly3490]

Thanks for the video brother! My pool is GREEN!! Lol. Thanks for the help. My 4 year old daughter wants to swim soooo bad!! Lol.

[@Girlshushyourmouthtv]

Reading the comments before video made me like first and subscribe. After watching I see why everyone left great comments.😊

[@kayburkhart3008]

THANK YOU soooo much for this video.

[@whatdfukk]

Thank you for this! Awesome presentation!

[@madilynparker3448]

thanks for all the information helped a ton

[@Pete-gx4fz]

Accidently let my 20,000 gal pool go green. I hit it with 3 lb of shock powder, set the filter to recirculate overnight and came out to see a cloudy pool. Added flocculant, recirculated for 12 hours, shut the pump down overnight and in the morning the pool had a white film at the bottom. Vacuumed to waste, refilled the pool and let the filter do its job with the rest. Had to change the DE powder four times over two days because of pressure. Main thing I would recommend, check your pressure hourly if you are filtering....do this until your water is pristine again or you could damage your system.

[@BeckyIntheKitchen]

Nice detailed information..thank you!

[@maggierosales9298]

This has helped a lot. Thank you, but ours hasn’t changed much yet, are we supposed to add 3x of shock for 3 days or just once?

[@carlrathburn8722]

I'm definitely gonna give this a try on my above ground pool. I'm just now opening my pool up this year. Are the procedures any different for that under the same kinda green water? My pool is roughly 12 thousand gallons.

[@leahenry8044]

Trying this today, we have done almost everything except for shocking the pool 3x instead of using shocking once daily. Also, is having a heater in the pool and having trees around a factor in having a green pool? We had this problem most of the summer. Thank you!

[@Straingelove]

Omg my pool went from green to light blue in 10 mins !!!!! I can’t take you enough. That part about 1x shock instead of everyday a little chlorine was a game changer !!!

[@dannydan3941]

Can you explain to me your last sentence? I follow all instruction and my water went from green to clear but after using it it’s starting to go back again

[@bowdred]

Awesome explanation! The best

[@unkommondad3228]

This will work if u follow the steps.. Thank u so much.

[@runjumpplayk9sportstrainin834]

Hello, we found this video and it worked fantastic!! Thanks so much for making it! Just one outstanding question: I am on day 3 of cloudy blue, do I need to do anything additional to fully clear it up? Pumps are running 24hrs/day, chlorine is high, PH is 7.2, backwashing filters 2x per day...thx

[@damarisrodriguez734]

This worked perfect!!! Thank you so much!!!!

[@uptone12111]

NICE JOB! THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION

[@sherri3459]

Can you swim in it after shocking it? Or how long to wait can we swim if was green now cloudy or do we need to wait till clear?

[@abovegroundpros]

You need to wait eight hours after you shock the pool before you swim but you can swim if you want to if the pool is green or cloudy. That's up to you

[@janwheeler87]

Thank you for your videos. We're seniors, bought a 12x24 pool to relax and get our 40 year old daughter with lower body parapharesis to exercise her limbs since she has so much muscle waste. I tried to hire a pool cleaner to come weekly to keep it clear and within good chemical balance, well I can't find ANYONE to come out! Nobody does above ground pools in our area. Then tried to hire someone to build a deck around it with a ramp to push her wheelchair up to get her in the pool. Nobody is interested in building it, or even for a 3'x5' platform and ramp the only guy who was interested wanted $10k to build it! For that amount I could have put in a small in ground pool. Ugh maybe a usable pool just isn't in our future.

[@jacquimooney2058]

Love your videos, thanks for your expertise! Question - after shocking your pool do you wait 24hrs for the chlorine to work BEFORE the twice daily filter cleaning?

[@abovegroundpros]

Correct

[@eman3208]

Thanks Man,, great video..

[@jessedalmeida9017]

Thank you, very helpful. You speak very clearly and precise, excellent, and the PDF is a plus.

[@Dannychioiwn]

Also check sand in filter, just found out that my sand is what kept my water from clearing up. Thanks Above Ground for your help!! Can't wait to jump in my pool LOL

[@specialneedsfortexans9033]

What chemicals do i use

[@teresaa3127]

Really great info, thanks so much!

[@jaydee6460]

I'm a new pool owner and have no idea what I'm doing. I'm putting it at our ranch which we go to on weekends only. Can I keep the pool maintenance up while I'm there there from Friday to Sunday only? And can u please explain step by step what I should do as I'm filling it up. Please and thank you for your amazing videos.

[@janinesmith369]

I have found hydrogen peroxide gets algae out of the pool too, along with the steps you'd mentioned.

[@paugarciadiniro]

Thank you very much! We are at a cloudy stage...

[@BrianBoruish]

You are the man! Thanks

[@BAILEYWOODWORKS]

I am doing this tomorrow!! Thanks Chad! Tired of the green pool!

[@maryferguson2458]

I just need to go manually vacuum my pool with your attitude n it'll be allright

[@ItsWhiteout]

So will I have to vacuum dead algae out of my pool afterwards? I have thick patch all over the bottom of my pool. I see several videos of turning pools green to blue, but it never shows any dead algae left behind.