Green to Blue Pool in 24 hours: How to Clean a Green Pool: Pool Cleaning: Cleaning a Swimming Pool

[@andreahawkins5890]

Your video saved our pool. Thank you so much!! We saved about $700.00.🎉 it was green this morning and after 4 hours the green is gone. We still need a few more steps. Super happy.

[@aaroncornelison5477]

I'm not hating. I just want to know how much you spent out of pocket for all the chemicals and did you subtract that from the 700 that a professional would have charged? Just asking because I'm considering doing my pool myself.

[@Mothana808]

This guy is professional and honest work, my respect

[@TheLetsboogiedown]

THE best pool opening video! Finally it's been explained clearly without unnecessary information. I needed that video "beyond pool opening" and this was perfect

[@TheJeans777]

Thanks!

[@Poolelementary]

Thank you The jeans 777. Glad our video was helpful.

[@DetroitVSEvry1]

I’ve been struggling so bad this year my pool keeps getting swamp green. I’ve taken samples in 3 times followed all instructions and it got worse then before I added anything after I removed my cover. You’re a life savor !

[@mernebaxa9701]

This looks incredible!!! I really appreciate all of your nuggets.

[@livingempathy]

Thanks the tip about not putting tablets in the skimmer but what about those floating devices that house the tablets in the pool?

[@SaltMinerOU812]

Yes that's fine because it's not going through your pool's plumbing causing premature aging

[@abcchannel7120]

Excellent lessons. I have learned a lot of knowledge about pool cleaning. Thank you so much for your lessons.

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks for watching

[@jacobkilgannon6059]

Great video thank you bro

[@kThompson-sw6om]

Clayton Lambert pool? Where are you located? Used to build CL pools back in the 90's.

[@Poolelementary]

Missoula MT

[@djfunkycraig]

I loved the video and it was super helpful, I don’t mind how long it took you and you definitely helped me put, thanks for your time making the vid

[@Soylarimar]

This is great refresher info. Thanks for sharing!

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks for watching Soylarimar!

[@mysticflower4321]

Very informative video! My only question is why didnt you add the cyanuric acid before the shock? Wouldn't you need less shock if the cyanuric acid is there to keep it in the water?

[@Poolelementary]

Good question, the cyanuric acid level on this Pool was already 40 parts per million which is almost perfect there for we didn't need to add any. Also we used calcium hypochloride to shock the pool which doesn't have cyanuric acid in it either so we were not creating a high cya level which causes us to have to use even more shock.

[@danielarrieta9960]

I like your pool cleaning videos

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks Daniel

[@1fishjunky]

Do you leave the pump off when you put the shock in there or do you have it on recirculate?

[@Poolelementary]

I Always have the pump running and I had it on filter to start cleaning the Pool up. I just try to avoid dumping my shock directly in front of a skimmer to prevent it from going through my pool equipment at full stregnth.

[@haydenfranklin8303]

I have a question about vacuuming to waste. My pool sand filter has a 7 way multi port valve that doesn’t include a waste option. The options are filter, backwash, rinse, winterize, whirlpool, drain and test. Would I be able to vacuum to waste?

[@Poolelementary]

Hi Hayden I believe drain would be the same as waste so I would try drain.

[@haydenfranklin8303]

@@Poolelementary thank you. And also with no recirculate option, what should I do when I put in floculant?

[@Poolelementary]

Whirlpool setting should be your recirculate

[@haydenfranklin8303]

@@Poolelementary awesome. Thank you!

[@reemnoori8087]

Hi! I have a cartridge filter and each time I vacuum my pool the dust and debris come back from the filter to the pool again once the system is off. Do you why? Thank you

[@gladenacole1524]

WHATS A QUICK FIX FOR A HAIRLINE CRACK ON Diverter Valves

[@Poolelementary]

Plumbers putty or some two part epoxy. Nothing really holds to well though always ends up leaking until cracked line is replaced.

[@mycraftathome1]

Thanks for the video I have a green pool. Sucked out a bunch of leaves going to the store to get shock now!

[@views2relax2]

Nice job! Thanks!

[@chesi_7_0_79]

This is why alot of people let their pools rot, it's expensive depending of the size of the pool.

[@craychayofficial]

Thank you for your information!! Hoping to get a position soon and need refreshment training 😂

[@aaronsg71]

Hey, we just got a cartridge filter replaced our sand filter, I’m fighting the algae, and also just got leaves and sticks and debris out, now we have tons of particles and it’s just so cloudy. Is it recommended to use floc for cartridge filters? Did you get a horrible cloudy pool along with the algae? Thx, oh and we have an old pool like yours, with the square skimmer/basket, is there anything to use like the round adapter for the round skimmer?

[@Poolknot]

Don't not floc the pool unless you have a way to vacuum to waste. Also we remove cartridge while circulating floc.

[@aaronsg71]

@@Poolknot so I’d definitely need to plumb in another pipe with a valve to go out to waste. I did get the pool up and running though, my son had a small water pump and we used a garden hose to vacuum up the deep end. Found a video somewhere for that. Balanced it out and good to go. Had to take apart the filter to remove and spray down the cartridges a few times but it all worked out. Thx

[@Poolknot]

@@aaronsg71 whenever time allows for you put that waste line in. In the long run it will save you time and $

[@aaronsg71]

@@Poolknot looking into it! Thx man!

[@evgeniusEmelin]

Great video really! Can I ask if you are allowed to waste the water directly on the streets? Haven’t noticed any drain there, was there any?

[@richarderrington9478]

Would a flocculant speed the clearing of the water as well?

[@Poolelementary]

I have never tried a flocculant as a clarifier only as a settling agent. normally the filter collects all the flocculant before it can do any good.

[@SaltMinerOU812]

​@@Poolelementaryyou have great answers.. Can tell you're knowledged

[@davekas2393]

The sparkle up says to mix with D.E. powder. Can you use you it directly into the sand filter without D.E. powder?

[@Poolelementary]

Yes I use it successfully all the time

[@eric_seguin]

Just watched this for kicks. You should have been in New Orleans after Katrina. It was horrible. Did 1-3 pools a day. Drained and cleaned. Got over 300 Koi out of 1 pool. The owner put them in to eat mosquito larvae. Great video.

[@joshuanyhaug3674]

I added cal hypo and a. Stabilizer, does anything else need to be applied?

[@Irvfam]

Great information! Thank you!

[@traceyhawkins9791]

I know nothing about maintaining a pool. My water has quite a build-up of pollen and probably algae, but I don't have a vacuum like yours. How do I get the sediment out?

[@chevieosephen198]

Good vid! Where can that blue scope be purchased?

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks and Amazon or your local pool store.

[@rjsusej01]

Thank you so much

[@Art-jo8qu]

This video is the best thank you 🫡

[@CarbonTaxLOL]

Better than an office job.

[@drivera69]

Hello. When you add the shock into the pool, do you set it filter or circulate the water?

[@Poolelementary]

Either setting will work. Shouldn't matter.

[@evgeniusEmelin]

how much is that work and how long does it take thanks

[@09ironman1]

Nice video

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks

[@USMC-Sniper-0137]

And that community pool is surrounded by pines............ POLLEN will be hard to hide from in that case......

[@stevemaro1753]

how do you add water during vicum and the water changes color

[@MiguelRodriguez-pz8wi]

Hello, I got an above ground pool, holds about 18,000 gallons, I starter the 24hr prosses, My pump system is a salt water system it produce his own chlorine. it got up to 12hr of chlorination, how many hours should I set up the chlorine setting while doing this processes ? Thank you for your time

[@njgrplr2007]

If those pine trees were mine, I would cut them down in a heartbeat. They are way too close to the pool!

[@Jadrian-gs6jh]

My neighborhood has pine treed everywhere even if I cut mine it's 4 more that aren't mine 😢 it's such a drain the areas without pine trees with pools I know don't have this drama

[@ForgottenLlamas]

Very informative video! Do you ask your clients to purchase the chemicals first or do you include the chemicals in your final price? I just started servicing residential pools and feel like I’m losing so much money just on chemicals alone. I would honestly charge 300$ for a pool like this but by the looks of it you are using at least 100$ of chemicals. Maybe I may be under charging.

[@Poolelementary]

Hello, I always let the customers know there options with chemical pricing and labor and it really comes down to how fast they want there pool to be cleared up in this situation. This particular pool took about 4 hours labor or about 500 dollars and then another 130 dollars in chemicals to clear up but this Pool is also a commercial pool through a hoa and cost wasn't a factor they just wanted it cleared and opened for there community as fast as possible. If this was a private owner with limited money to spend I would of used a flocculant to settle things out and did a hour vacuum to waste on it to save chlorine cost but pricing is different in other areas. I can't really tell you what to charge but if your losing money it should be more.

[@joelconnor1293]

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[@livingempathy]

This is completely different than using floc it seems right? Maybe this takes more time? I've had such a hard time with vacuuming the dead algae.

[@Poolelementary]

Yes this way does take longer because your using the filter to clean the pool water rather than settling it out to the bottom with floc.

[@livingempathy]

@@Poolelementary and of course now my next question is, I just used floc, I'm guessing I need to just vacuum it up now instead of using this method you showed? Thanks

[@Poolelementary]

I would let it settle out real good before vacuuming this is going to remove quite a bit of your problem debris

[@livingempathy]

I gotta say this method is the most efficient. I'm on a well so using floc and then vacuuming requires filling with water. Even with backwashing and cleaning the filter this method is still more efficient. I don't even have to vacuum! Thanks again!@@Poolelementary

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks for the great feedback and watching our channel joeynumbers996!

[@AllAspects.]

Hi Some pool technicians say it’s better to drain because there’s a high chance it’s coming back. Is that true? And is it cheaper to just drain? One thing I’d like to comment on, I think its better not to use waste mode when vacuuming. It throws away the chlorine. That’s why I guess the chlorine level dropped here

[@michalknapek5697]

it's not true. While you keeping chloride and ph on designated level there is no way that it comes back. How? it rise only when you don't keep chemicals as they should.

[@ninaaglieco970]

Hey there - great video. I am trying to follow your step by step process. After initial water testing my pH is high (7.8), CYA is low (less than 30ppm) and alkalinity is low (40ppm). Any recommendations on first steps before shocking? I have a cartridge filter and 32,000 gallon pool. Planning on shocking with calcium hypochlorite and adding algicide. Any recommendations are appreciated! Thank you.

[@Falling_Down_D-FENS]

The cloudiness "haziness" is from the calcium in the cheap junk shock. The higher quality shocks do not contain that bs for a reason. Use tablets and liquid. Do not fights your CYA lol in fact keep it as high as possible to lock in your chlorine. The pool industry is all snake oil. I single handedly run a weekly service of over 300 pools before the economy went to shit now we have less.

[@timdavis5516]

Day 2 and my pool hasn’t dropped out yet? What steps to take if it doesn’t?

[@NikosCGGICarried]

the PH why needs to go to 7.5 from 7.2? isnt 7.2 good ?

[@Poolelementary]

As long as it doesn't go any lower than 7.2 your good.

[@NikosCGGICarried]

@@Poolelementary if we lower ph more than 7.2 doesnt shock become more powerful? Isnt that more efficient?

[@b4thislife]

did you add muriatic acid before..ty

[@Luqman899]

So wait, you dont need to add flocculant to get rid of the tiny particles? and then vaccuum also you dont mention what setting the control valve is on for the 24h, is it on filter?

[@Poolelementary]

Yes no flocculant just used clarifier and sand filter on filter position and set to waste when vacuuming.

[@LizAlexy]

Is the pool running while you shock the pool or just add and brush first? Thank you

[@Poolelementary]

The pool is running to help mix the pool products I'm adding.

[@jethro9341]

Its imperative that you turn the pump off before changing the pump positions.

[@aicrag11]

How much does it cost to get this done in a private pool?

[@kellychancey8209]

Mine turned dark brown over the winter. Before i shock it do i put ph in it?

[@Poolelementary]

You should definitely check ph. Your shock will have better results if your ph is between 7.2-7.5

[@kellychancey8209]

So if its high do i put soda ash in it?

[@Poolelementary]

If it's high you want to bring it down with some kind of acid product. In pools we use muriatic acid or a granular pool ph down.

[@Poolelementary]

Soda ash brings the ph up.

[@TheRich4187]

This never works for me. Poolmis green and I clean and balance and triple or quad shock it and stil teal. I end up double shocking again and then maybe itll go blue cloudy and then it's like that for a week or more with the filter running 24/7. I hate openimg my pool! I either suck at it or it's my well water which what I think is the issue. 😢😢

[@Falling_Down_D-FENS]

Well water for sure, I've had many accounts and well water is always a headache.. it's not treated like city water is

[@KimMala-xk4ll]

I'm gonna sneak and do this tonight. My boyfriend insists that shock and chlorine are 2 totally different things, we have chlorine but no "shock". Shock is just basically over chlorination, right? He also topped the water off a good 2ft while pool is swampy green...I have a feeling that was wrong too. It's gonna be a miracle if it can be fixed without draining.

[@togo6327]

Did it work??

[@franciscoaragon4303]

Yes shocking is basically raising a pool chlorine level to shock level, your shock level depends on your cya level. You can find a chart online that shows shock level for different cya levels

[@KimMala-xk4ll]

@@togo6327 sure did!

[@AlbertoCastilleja-h8z]

You need to mention how long the pump has been running

[@shermonzpounds4634]

How much something like this cost

[@kraigbutcher4864]

How do I vacuume the stuff that settles without it all going back into the jacuzzi and making water all murky agai. 😊

[@Poolelementary]

If your talking about a hot tub I would drain it and shop vacuum out the bottom before refilling. If your talking a pool your filter should pick up most of the small particulate and if you do have a sand filter I would vacuum in the waste setting just to get it out of the pool through the backwash line.

[@kraigbutcher4864]

@@Poolelementary so it's in the main pool. Make it to where the spa valve drains the spa then vaccume it. ?

[@Poolelementary]

I would just Manually Vacuum it out using the skimmer on the actual spa. If it doesn't have a skimmer then yes I would just drain it and brush everything down towards the drain as it's draing

[@kraigbutcher4864]

@Poolelementary so that's what I did yesterday I hooked my vaccume hose into the skimmer and after about 5 mins all the stuff came back into thru the jacuzzi and made it all murky again. And then cleaned the filters yesterday let it run for a bit. Today it's clear but has the brown stuff on the bottom. So if I go the skimmer can I just turn it to full fountain mode so nothing comes out the jacuzzi

[@Poolelementary]

I'm not familiar with your pool and spa setup but that sounds like it should work but you might be sending that gunk that gets through your filter into the pool though.

[@426superbee4]

Not going to keep it clean with all those hedges around it

[@Greg-wn2pp]

Place copper pipe pieces in the skimmer basket. Copper kills algae.

[@Poolelementary]

I have heard of this working but my question is why do we get algae still when most pools have copper heat exchanges on the pool heater? Most are 5 to 10 pounds of copper pipes.

[@Greg-wn2pp]

@@Poolelementary My best guess is that the cut ends of the copper pieces interact with the chelation process... The heat exchanger fittings are all closed with solder joints. Maybe? Just a guess but it really seems to work.

[@dadwichert]

can you use in above ground pool ?

[@Poolelementary]

Yes but different pools have different equipment and filters so use and clean accordingly.

[@michellesavage8730]

What happens when you can't see the bottom to know you got all the leaves?

[@Poolelementary]

All you can do is get the majority of the leaves out when you can't see the bottom. The more you get out the better to save on chlorine cost.

[@WyMustIGo]

So the title says 24 hours, but it took 4 days.

[@Poolelementary]

Blue in 24 hours not clear. To have it clear in 24 hours we would of used a flocculant which is in another one of our how to videos. Sorry

[@jamiedistefano5299]

Hey brother, NEW SUBSCRIBER HERE, I Want To Thank You for your videos, I am trying to learn here. Current Status of pool is HORRIFIC. I "need to" learn to manage my own pool because I am disabled with no income so putting out needless funds on a service is not really ideal for me. I was doing it but kept getting screwed over in one way or another, so now I am going to figure this out if it kills me. LOL

[@MrWouzke]

Why vacuüm to waste if you can vac to filter, backwash, and save à lot of water? Serious question

[@TTV_Infliction]

Two reasons. dead algae has a lower micron count than the filters capacity. Dead algae will pass through everything but a cyclone filter. You also wouldn’t want to put all the crap that you just cleaned up back into the filter. Waste bypasses the filter so all the crap goes to the yard instead of your sand or grids/cartridges.

[@scupking]

My pool looks like a swamp. Its a 18x48 and i can't get it clear. I put PH lower in it, waited 30 minutes, put algaecide in then 2 bags of shock..Its been 24 hours and no change in the color. Added another bag of shock.. Im at a loss...

[@Poolelementary]

On a pool that green and swampy you should atleast double or triple the recommended dose of chlorine to sufficiently kill the algae. Once this is done you will add chlorine daily to keep the free chlorine levels atleast 3 parts per million. If you don't want to spend the money on chlorine you can always use a flocculant to settle it to the bottom of the pool and manually vacuum it out to waste if you have a sand filter. If you want to see this process check out my how to clean a green pool fast video.

[@scupking]

@@Poolelementary Just got my water tested. Free chlorine is 12.92 ppm, total chlorine is 13.59, pH 8.3, total alkalinity 81 ppm, calcium hardness 231 ppm, cyanuric acid 44 ppm, iron 0, copper 0.7 ppm, phosphates 611 ppm and TDS 500 ppm.

[@Poolelementary]

With water test results like that you shouldn't have any algae left in your water that's alive besides the ph being a little high it looks good and should clear up for you soon if you keep on top of the water chemistry.

[@scupking]

@@Poolelementary That's what I don't get. Everytime I get the water tested they say it looks pretty good. Yet you can't see past a foot in the pool... It's going to rain tomorrow. After that I will test the water again. Should I add more algicide and lower my phosphate once my chlorine level gets down to around 4ppm?

[@Poolelementary]

I would add the phosphate remover but with chlorine levels of 2 ppm or more you shouldn't have to even use an algicide. I'm starting to wonder if your just experiencing water discoloration instead of Algae. Sometimes with the right cloudiness of the pool water and the color of the pool it makes the water look green. I see this with mostly blue vinyl liner pool and white plaster pools.

[@210MichiganRails]

I’m surprised that if you use backwash, rinse and waste. That’s pretty interesting that kind of backwash line instead setting up a flexible hose!

[@robertbartlett151]

Leslies Pool Clear Aid will clear a pool in 24 hours.

[@CodGaming1999]

If u use sodium hypochlorite you won't have the hazy pool that cal hypo will do

[@jimjimjimjimjim]

Be careful using cal hypo and tri chlor tablets in the same system. You don't want the two coming into direct contact.

[@ajentsong6151]

lol i thought u threw the bucket in and was like "wth, i guess he did that cuz theres chorline in bucket??!!" 😅

[@ForTheAverageAmerican]

*** PLEASE HELP*** I purchased a home that has a pool that wasn’t opened yet. Very dirty water, looked like lake water, green and brown. I shocked the pool with liquid shock, and it looked much better, but still cloudy. A “pool guy”, and I laugh as I say it, told me to add a flocculant, and proceeded to give me a bag of a powdered formula. As per directions I added it to the pool, ran pump on recirculating for 3 hrs, and turned it off. I was told overnight it would bind to all particles and sink to bottom, and to vacuum to waste afterwards. Next day, my entire pool has the flocc as a thin film all over the entire surface. This was after 10 hours post application. Should this film settle? Have I ruined the water? I can’t think how I could get this film off and out of the pool, and I know I can’t get the flocc in my sand filter. Hoping and praying that the flocc on the surface will sink. Can you please give me a good prognosis regarding my situation? PLEASE HELP!!!!

[@Poolelementary]

Hopefully your skimmer will pull most of that in and your filter will take the floc out of the water just watch the pressure on it because it will dirty your filter faster than normal. The only reason we bypass the filter and just circulate the water for 3 hours is so our filter doesn't take the floc out after applying it.

[@eugenegeorge1857]

Your video along with others I’ve watch does not address algae accumulation on the walls. I’m talking about green algae that I can’t remove with a nylon brush, stainless brush or a high pressure water gun. I have triple shocked it, ran the pump wall night. I live in Las Vegas where our daytime temps average about 100-105 everyday.

[@Poolelementary]

If your dealing with a gunite or plaster pool that has a rough finish on the walls for the algae to get in your probably in need of an acid wash to get it off of the walls. If your pool is vinyl of fiberglass I'm not sure what to do at the moment.

[@wastedbread8036]

tyler1 can't do this

[@Jmoney-cf4vx]

My pool will not go blue…I don’t understand

[@BigTravisBon]

I knew the girl at the pool and spa wasn’t listening my pool is 5000 and she said just a half LB of shock and is green as a witches brew

[@Poolelementary]

That is the normal recommended dose of chlorine when the pool is in good shape just needs a boost of chlorine. Yes if it's green I would use 1 lb shock to 1.5 lbs of shock as a starting dose.

[@426superbee4]

Have to be a engineer to operate it 🤣🤣

[@thereelavery6801]

10lbs…so you used 10 bags of shock?

[@Poolelementary]

If your using the 1 lb bags of shock yes 10 bags.

[@thecrazy8888]

Oh, yes chlorine bad... dude this ain't lab grade stuff, the only thing you need to worry about is your clothes, eyes and not ingesting it.

[@jtowensbyiii6018]

If you handle it multiple times a day for years you're way more exposed than someone just cleaning their own pool, stop downplaying safety asshole

[@LouisGOODLEAF]

THE BODHI12345

[@manuelpolidori4782]

😝 12:06

[@joanceasar9800]

I have a dirty pool

[@scottowen7401]

cheaper to just drain the pool , clean and refill

[@ElsaJenkins-i4f]

I like your pool cleaning videos

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks for watching

[@c.j.7226]

Fantastic information, thank you.