Green Pool Water to Blue - Get rid of algae with the HTH Green to Blue Shock System

[@araceliavila7323]

First and foremost THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO!. I Hired a pool company and expected them to be professionals and, had nothing but problems a bunch of excuses why my pool water was turning Green. I finally had it thanks to your video my pool is Blue Literally within 24 hours. I'll just keep doing it my self. Thanks again God Bless you!

[@amorembalming]

somehow I've found myself on a pool cleaning video marathon. I live in London in a tiny flat. On the 12th floor.

[@joelr2008ify]

amorembalming lmaoo!!

[@sophiachin1262]

amorembalming... Lol. Hahaha. 'Tis Good ole chap!

[@sherrylorraine3315]

Lol,its okay at least you know what to do if you ever move and get a pool

[@goyourownway5566]

Lmao

[@amorembalming]

@@ernestoalfaro1882 afraid not chief. I have moved, but still in London and still no swimming pool.

[@Justcanadianjanjan]

I opened our pool yesterday to a massive swamp. Ours is closed all winter and we are surrounded by tall maple trees so this happens every year. I find once you shock the pool enough to be able to see the leaves on the bottom, getting those leaves out is the key to getting clear water again. I know it’s going to take a lot of vacuuming to waste and more and more chlorine but I may try this product. GREAT VID BUD! Cheers from 🇨🇦✌🏼

[@Lovetolivetruely]

Love this product. Prefer it over products at the pool store. I've had mixed results in when it would clear my pool depending on the condition, plus I have a pretty nice size pool 18x36. Been using for the 5 years I had a pool. My first year my pump failed and I had to replace it myself and that took almost two weeks. In the meantime my pool turned very dark almost black. Anyway because the pool store was trying to break my pockets I looked for alternative means of cleaning my water. I can't remember how I found out about this but it was on the shelf at Walmart for $20. I gave it a shot and boy was I happy and have used it ever since. The hth products are very effective and easy on the pockets.

[@lilmecy1980]

I did this to my pool and it worked ok n 24 hours. What I did different was instead of adding part 2 to the skimmer I pour it around the pool like part 1.

[@kasandrakendrex5397]

lilmecy1980 I was scared but I did the same don't have a skimmer or pool vac yet so far it's all falling to bottom of pool

[@JackieThomaz]

So it definitely still worked even though you added it to the pool directly? Thinking about doing the same thing, and wanted to be sure it still worked. 🙂

[@MarkBoese]

If you've got a pool...you've got a skimmer.

[@2460speedy]

When you vacuum the pool, make sure you set it to waste as it will block your filter. The second ingredient is called floculent.

[@UGotHookah]

Can't set it to waste I have a cartridge filter so how does that work

[@kimwitte6014]

I do it the night before and can vacuum the next morning, less than 24 hours. I like to keep an extra box on hand during summer, it amazing!

[@johntorpey8682]

This Product Really Works! I saw results in only 4 hours but I will wait for the full 24 hours before I begin to vacuum all the dead algae at the bottom of my 15'X30' Above Ground Pool to waste. Ooh Rah! (I purchased mine through Walmart and had it shipped to my home for FREE since my total order was over $35.00 even though this item is $20.

[@DoItYourselfDad]

+John Torpey nice!

[@rovaccarella9141]

John Torpey h

[@zenvision09]

That's what I used in my in ground pool. I used all 7 of the bags. Cleaned it within 24 hours.

[@darladunn875]

Mine is also in ground and so I'm going to use all the bags also.

[@amber_Forever16]

*ANYBODY ELSE binge watching green to clear pool videos and don’t even have a pool* 😂

[@UGotHookah]

No but if it turns you on that's cool I mean some videos are cool just cuz but this looks like it'll work but I don't know yet we'll find out

[@erinmacneil-fisher8191]

This system DOES work. We have a 27 foot round above ground pool and use this every year to open it now. After spending hundreds of dollars at the pool store for horrible results and upset kids. We now recommend it to all of our friends and even strangers when we see them looking at the box!! The key is.. you MUST have the right amount. We open ours with 4-5 boxes depending on how much debris is in the pool. It’s better to hit it hard and watch the results. Crystal clear over night. It’s drops to the bottom and looks a yucky brown, carefully vacuum to waste and you’re finished!! Just make sure you have enough for the amount of water in your pool. We have also called the company too our first time using it. They are great to talk to.

[@hal-nq4jr]

What did you set pump to when you added the bags?

[@hannaharrison1649]

Do you use 4-5 boxes as in whole kits or just bags of the shock that come in the kit?

[@MarkBoese]

You're supposed to add the flocc (part 2) while the valve on the filter is set to recirculate.

[@leduecb87]

If the vacuum doesn't seem to have much suction, can I close the bottom drain off to increase it so I can use the vacuum better? Edit: this is connecting the vacuum hose into the skimmer box also, what do i set the filter to when vacuuming? Should i be discharging the water that gets vacuumed ?

[@suzanmartincunningham5549]

When you vacuum - you might loose water, but don't hook up hose to skimmer. It just gets everything dirty if you have a regular filter system and not a backwash system. I vacuumed my pool by hanging hose over a chair and clamping it down, it drained in to my french drain system instead back in to my filters. :) Water cleared faster.

[@shereenjunejardine7080]

I have small worms in the pool do I kill it we had a lot of rain my pool turned green in 2 day and it is still raining. What do I do. I have a intex above ground pool

[@DoItYourselfDad]

Small worms sound more like bug larva. Mosquito larva will look like small worms. You were definitely wanna bump the chlorine in there and kill those off.

[@earthy1013]

I have a sand filter, do I add the second bag to the skimmer basket attached to the sand filter, or the skimmer on the pool, it’s a regular wall intex skimmer?

[@shelainiamcclaine2435]

Hanan Hassan if you’re going to add it in your skimmer then I’d recommend that your filter be on recirculate. You don’t want it to go though your actually filter. I prefer to add both around the whole pool.

[@amandar.2491]

Will this work with leaf stained water?

[@adnan5499]

After the do you do back Back Wash

[@DoItYourselfDad]

Depending upon how bad it is, yes

[@Ray-cr4xj]

I was wondering if there is one product you can use instead of chlorine, ph and all these other separate products?

[@DoItYourselfDad]

Sadly no, there isn't. At a minimum, you need to maintain your chlorine level and Ph. If you keep up on those your pool shouldn't even go green.

[@MarkBoese]

ph isn't a product...it is the level of acidity in the water. You use chemicals to control the ph levels.

[@leinah1448]

thank u my pool has algie and i needed to see if it would work

[@DoItYourselfDad]

Hope your swimming in crystal clear blue water!

[@tapassahoo7724]

I need to same product for my hotel pool and How to purchase the chamical .and if we have to putting same chamical .have we run circulation pump or no ?

[@DoItYourselfDad]

You should be able to get these at your local pool or hardware store, I have a link in the video description as well. Yes, you will have to be running the pumps, be sure to follow the directions on the bottle.

[@xskas]

I’m thinking of getting it but the pool doesn’t come with a filter. Will it still work without a filter and how would I get the algae in the bottom since I don’t have a vacuum?

[@matchmyfeels]

I used the second one first and then the first one, would that effect anything?

[@DoItYourselfDad]

Yes, the first one kills the algae, the second gets the dead algae to club together so it was be filtered out.

[@slavatko]

When pool is circulating. Does it mean it is in filter position or in recirculate position?

[@DoItYourselfDad]

It would depend on how the pool is plumbed, in my situation it’s always run into the filter

[@MarkBoese]

For step 2, the valve has to be set to "recirculate" not filter before you add the chemical.

[@M3LI9400]

how do we get the orange stuff out of my pool my vaccum sucks it and the filter throws it back out

[@DoItYourselfDad]

Sounds like your filter media is shot.

[@Standingfirmly1]

What if I don’t have a skimmer

[@jencrochetandmore6813]

Omg I’ve been fighting this for two weeks and it cleared in less than24 I put in 3 bags of the shock then brushed then let it run for 3 hours then put in 1 bag step 2 to the skimmer let recirculate for a hour then turned it off over night

[@corazonpartido4946]

Jen crochet and more what size is your pool?

[@jencrochetandmore6813]

Sarai Zapata it’s a 24 ft round above pool

[@jencrochetandmore6813]

But it came back and that orange goop is so hard to get rid of .. so fast forward a week or two and it was bad again even keeping everything up .. so I put 3 big things of bleach and it cleaned up and stayed good

[@corazonpartido4946]

Jen crochet and more thanks for answer

[@amber_Forever16]

Jen crochet and more household bleach?

[@cesarcastro4498]

I need to watch this video so my brother and law need to clean up the pool

[@debrathompson2139]

What if you dont have a skimmer on pool

[@DoItYourselfDad]

Do you have any filter intake you can use?

[@debrathompson2139]

If i do have a filter intake i can use whete would it be

[@ShafikKassam]

What if you don’t have a pool skimmer?

[@DoItYourselfDad]

If you shut off all your pumps, it will all settle to the bottom. Then if you have a way to vacuum it out get it out that way.

[@ShafikKassam]

@@DoItYourselfDad so run the pump when you put in the first bag, don’t run the pump when you put in the second bag? Also, when you distribute the second bag, should you just do it around the edges or does it need to be all over?

[@DoItYourselfDad]

The more evenly you can distribute at the better. Another thing you could try it’s just shocking the pool and running the pumps nonstop. Not using this method with the second step.

[@goaley45]

No crying that it didn't work in 24 hours. Every pool is different and the fact that it worked without you having to do a bunch of work is noteworthy. You pool is clear and you should be happy.

[@DoItYourselfDad]

I'd be a pretty terrible reviewer if I didn't mention it took double the time stated on the packaging...

[@carolinadelarosa5361]

hi please helppp!!!! i did this and all the algae did drop to the bottom of pool and i have a robotic pool cleaner and i put it in put all the waste came back up to the pool what did i do wrong!!!??? i don’t have a waste option on sand filter only drain is that the same thing? and what does it mean sweep to waste???

[@DoItYourselfDad]

Sounds like your filter isn't working properly. If you don't have a filter to waste option (down the drain) your filter should filter out the crud, then you'd have to clean your filter.

[@carolinadelarosa5361]

so should i do the drain option while i insert my sharkvac inside the pool?

[@jarvisbell1007]

Thank you

[@Foundinthewild227]

What if I use Green to Blue II like the first part of the video instead of putting it in the skimmer?

[@DoItYourselfDad]

Not sure.... ?

[@jessiemyers5978]

Then it will end up orange on the bottom of the pool. That's what mine did Taking days to clean it

[@BabyBunch]

Why did u put it in the skimmer

[@aliciamarylee3]

My pool doesn’t have a skimmer. Would I still be able to use this product and if so where would I add the second product?

[@amber_Forever16]

alicia osorio You would just pour it in like in step 1! It actually works better

[@isaacocaranza4447]

What kind of pool vacuum do you use because my vacuum doesn’t pick it up?

[@DoItYourselfDad]

You need a vacuum, not a sweep. If you are using a pool sweep it will not work. Im using a Hayward.

[@isaacocaranza4447]

Ok thank you

[@isaacocaranza4447]

Because the vacuum that I have has a net so all of the brown stuff goes straight through it

[@DoItYourselfDad]

@@isaacocaranza4447 ones with nets are pool sweeps, you need a vacuum that pulls it into the pools filter.

[@isaacocaranza4447]

DoItYourselfDad ok got it

[@jaimesalazar8888]

I just filled my pool up. Do I need to shock it?

[@frenzi5374]

Yes baby wanna have some 👶ssss

[@marcr4566]

ALWAYS vacuum algae to waste, not back into your filter.

[@DoItYourselfDad]

+Marc R this is true, though not all pools are designed with that option,

[@anthonypuzzo8984]

Marc R when you say vacuum to waste do you mean backwash? cause on my filter i just have a valve for backwash not waste..im new at this first yr with a pool

[@boostedbadboyzx12r31]

DoItYourselfDad then you need to purchase a better filter that is adequate to do the whole job. Not doing so is putting it right back into the system and perpetuating the cycle.

[@MarkBoese]

@@anthonypuzzo8984 No...there should be a "waste" setting on your filter valve.

[@ubaidillahzamzam5239]

very nice treatmen in pool

[@crystalDM96]

Rio's olympic pools could do with this xD

[@DoItYourselfDad]

They should fly me on down there, I'll get their pool fixed right up!

[@jacksonvang3429]

Is this chemical good for you

[@DoItYourselfDad]

No different than the chlorine your already putting in your pool

[@dumpsterdivingqponqueen9499]

So should I vacumn on waste instead of filter

[@DoItYourselfDad]

If you can vacuum to waste that would be best. Mine can’t so I had to filter instead.

[@jengomez7226]

Hello. How often are we supposed to use that?

[@DoItYourselfDad]

There are varying opinions on shocking a pool, I don't shock mine unless there is an actual need for it (green water or lots of algae on the sides of the pool)

[@DoItYourselfDad]

There are varying opinions on shocking a pool, I don't shock mine unless there is an actual need for it (green water or lots of algae on the sides of the pool)

[@jengomez7226]

DoItYourselfDad THANK YOU VEEEEEERY VEEEEEERY MUCH FOR REPLYING:) GOD BLESS YOU

[@amit3469]

My pool size is 25X45

[@alejandroespinoza212]

do u have to use the entire bag??

[@DoItYourselfDad]

It all depends on your pool size, refer to the directions on the packaging for the correct dosing.

[@alejandroespinoza212]

DoItYourselfDad thanks 👍

[@lizmy606]

I did use this process a lot of time but I think all the algae when so fine that came thru the sand filter

[@MarkBoese]

That is the purpose of using Part 2 (called flocculent) it bonds to the algae causing it to be heavy enough that it sinks to the bottom, which is then vaccuumed out with the filter set to "waste". If it goes through the filter, it won't do any good.

[@samweise8345]

We put it in our pool and now there is brown stuff floating all over the pool

[@psfgtech]

How about an unground pool?

[@DoItYourselfDad]

Works the same

[@bdunnell33]

@@DoItYourselfDad please help me I've tried it as well as 3 bottles of chlorine 6 shock bags and it's still green . My son poured the 2 bags that was supposed to go in skimmer in the pool. What an idiot he didn't read the instructions. So do u know how I can fix it

[@KimCehand]

what if i don't have a skimmer?

[@DoItYourselfDad]

Some of the intel type temporary pools don’t. Kim, are you referring to a surface skimmer or a vacuum?

[@richardpiccolella4322]

I've always found baking soda as a fresh additive.

[@Blocanbentlyyahu]

Richard Piccolella does it work

[@richardpiccolella4322]

@@Blocanbentlyyahu it keeps it fresh yes.

[@DoItYourselfDad]

All baking soda does is raise the pools ph .

[@riddlerkixazz]

Products is still floating after 20 hours. What am I doing wrong?

[@LozBlessed2300]

carla crown first pack to kill all algae. Add 2nd pack a few hours later around the pool, not skimmer and after 1 hr stop the pump. Within 24 hours everything filthy will drop to the bottom. Vacuum to waste or you will have to buy new filters.

[@oldschoole2620]

Pretty sure my system does not have waste option.

[@upendrakumaryadav3734]

Nice

[@Cybo-Man]

All you need to do is shock your pool. And not just one bag. Go crazy. Add twice the amount. The idea is to chemically 'shock' and kill everything in the water. When that happens the dead algae falls to the bottom to be vacuumed. The chlorine will naturally evaporate over a few days to an acceptable level. Using liquid chlorine or bleach works just as well for smaller pools like this one. Four bottles of liquid chlorine would've done fine for this pool. Adding one more after the algae is dead wouldn't hurt.

[@evadelahoya5268]

Ultimo D do i have to drop my ph level in order for your information to work? My ph is at 8.2 right now

[@marywinfield3213]

I used this in my pool it didn't turn it crystal blue it just turned it to a lighter green, before I tried it my pool was spinach green.. Any other suggestions on making my water blue? FYI. We purchased our home with the pool and apparently the previous owner never really took care if it and it was disgusting. I called a pool company who was actually vacuuming with the filter running not on waste

[@DoItYourselfDad]

Sounds like you didn’t manage to kill all the algae. Try shocking the pool again. Then test the water and make sure it’s balanced.

[@brendagurganus6745]

What do u do if someone puts the one with the brown power in the pool.

[@brendagurganus6745]

It got added to the pool n sted of the skimmer.

[@ganeshdas4739]

Hi bro

[@DoItYourselfDad]

Hi!

[@tipjr2011]

Do you ever think of being on tv

[@DoItYourselfDad]

If someone wants to pay me to be on TV I definitely wont turn them down!

[@peterjohnson8469]

In other words add 3 or 4 bags of shock.

[@sandrayallup8672]

We did this and ended up with everything on the surface. Looks like fat floating in water while cooking. Lol ughhh such a mess

[@jonblake9163]

I bought the 4 in 1 shock treatment and my water turned brown...wth

[@DoItYourselfDad]

I've had this problem before, if your wanter turns brown after tossing in shock you have high iron in your water. The shock oxidized the iron making it brown (rust). Here's what I did to get the rust out of my water: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qILXpGuLfNiZmNk

[@Oldmanflyfishing]

I have used this twice and still have green water.

[@bdunnell33]

Me too I'm dealing with it right now I bought this 3 days ago and used it ,but it didn't work as well as shock n chlorine it's still green any suggestions??

[@anthonygreene8916]

don't work

[@lildudes7095]

Alright guys here we go 24 hrs has passed but then you look closely its's not night time lol

[@Toocoolforschool573]

Just shock the shit outta it

[@DoItYourselfDad]

Works great for concrete pools, but can bleach out the liner for lined or above ground pools.

[@Toocoolforschool573]

Mike Fu facts people don’t manage it

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[@mya0818]

Did not work at all 😩

[@keithlarsen4363]

Hth is half strength junk .

[@amber_Forever16]

Keith Larsen then what do You recommend?

[@MWoods-rs4wp]

Hellllllllp!!!!

[@DoItYourselfDad]

What cha need help with?

[@shaunsimms8839]

This product is garbage! Wasted my money, it did nothing. Then when you call the number on the container to speak to someone, you get left on hold. Save your money people

[@axa213]

You did it wrong

[@DoItYourselfDad]

No

[@adnan143s]

Nice