Pool green with Chlorine! Why?

In this video we talk about the conditions in which algae can thrive even though there’s “plenty” of Chlorine in the water and learn how to get control

[@RomysRetro]

Even though I don't completely understand everything you said, so much of it also makes sense!! Thank you for these informational videos! And thank you for your expertise to fix my pool and help me in exactly this same situation!! The pool looks so amazing right now and I couldn't have done it without you. We aren't all as smart about pool care as you are. The education is invaluable and the services are so incredibly necessary. Thanks you! Thank you!

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

Thanks Romy, your pool was quite the challenge but I’m confident now that we have you set up with Dave Straus from Ostrich Pools, it should stay dialed in and sparkling year around. We appreciate your business and thanks for the kind words!

[@JuliusToltesi]

Awesome info. This is the first year my opening kit doesn’t make my water clear. Still green and I’m stumped. Last summer is the first time I used a stabilizer. Glad I watched this.

[@walkwithusuk7311]

What stabiliser did you use please?

[@JuliusToltesi]

@@walkwithusuk7311 I use BioGuard SaltScapes SunShield Stabilizer for my saltwater pool.

[@walkwithusuk7311]

Thank you I’m still trying to work everything out but loved the way you explained it so clear ! 🙏🌸💝

[@alexsaucedavaldez7316]

Love your channel as a pool guy myself it’s great stuff do you have a video on how to measure chemicals when adding them to the water?

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

Great idea!

[@fergferguson7370]

Yep I had to do this...went from 300+CYA down to 45 after a drain and fill..no phosphates just CYA from chlorine tabs.. Good advice ..would be better with pool as back drop and you doing some testing...visuals..you know we like the visual jimmy

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

It’s coming!

[@jacobkilgannon6059]

Thank you bro

[@mayorb3366]

LOL! First pool school I've see filmed while driving down an interstate!

[@danie_gerber]

Shot bru for the effort of making this video, now I know what is causing the alge in my pool.

[@jcraigshelton]

Excluding mechanical issues, 99 out of 100 pools that have algae in the presence of chlorine are over-stabilized. If you really want to take control of your pool, you need to learn just a little basic pool chemistry and you need a service level test kit. The kits cost a little more up front but will save you tons of money down the road. Understand your water. Know your CYA. Know when to change out water and when to go to unstabilized chlorine sources. Also, in Arizona you can take advantage of mobile RO companies. They can pull your CYA down if needed, along with that horribly high calcium levels that you all have there. Subscribed.

[@ThinkerOnTheBus]

You must be out of the Phoenix area. Strange, this should be the first video of yours that I watch because I used to work as a pool tech in Tucson . . . although you said you were heading down to Tucson, you were actually going to pass it by and continue onward to Sierra Vista.

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

Right on! Yeah, you caught me. Sierra Vista was my final destination that day.

[@charlies.5777]

I recently heard on" House Hunters" - a guilty pleasure- that 80% of homes in Arizona have Pools!! Does that sound right?! If so, that's amazing to me - and good job security for you!! 😀

[@jayvila1337]

Sir, thanks for video. Have a quick question. My pool was crystal blue, I just added soda ash, then I waited for like a couple of hours, then I added some shock,y pool turned green,..something must have happened with them chemicals combined. What's the process or chemical to get my pool back to blue asap?? Thank you sir

[@omgbygollywow]

My pool's total chlorine is 10 PPM but my pool is dark green! The pool store wants me to shock the pool (put MORE chlorine)! I don't get it.

[@charlies.5777]

As always, a GOOD video. I'm happy I subbed. My water chemistry is GOOD, but I'm STILL having green algae issues, so I think that I'll try some phosphate remover. I've NEVER tried it as I thought it was just another BS product that the Pool store was trying to sell me, BUT If you say it's legit, I'll give it a try!!😀

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

Yeah.....if you frequent the forums at Trouble Free Pool, you’ve heard how phosphates are a conspiracy theory thought up by the pool stores and chem manufactures to make your money leave your pocket. I can tell you that they play a huge part in helping super charge algae growth.

[@charlies.5777]

@@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS Thanks for the info. I definitely like this channel. I think I'm going to FLOC my pool, vac To waste and then put in some phosphate remover.

[@citic101]

HI ......... I have a low chlorine level and green pool ....... I have 160 cubic metres of water , ............ I went to the pool shop and told tem and they sold me "pool tac" and hydroge prexide " will this work

[@phil_8367]

Green pool for the last three weeks and nothing that I or our pool tech does changes anything!!! This is crazy

[@lillytaggert178]

Why would eyes burn at 7.2 or 7.0? Isn’t that about the pH of an eye?

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

About a 7.4 for the eye

[@matt22blaster]

Help! Two of my customers (they live within 3 miles of each other and they're both on well water) have high cya if I put in more than 1 tablet a week. I'm able to keep the pools clear and balanced but it's really odd considering we're in Southeast Texas. It's basically a blistering swampland from April through November. I might have used 50 tabs total on both pools in the last year. Its nice for me because I'm saving on chemicals but Id really like to understand what's going on. I hate not having answers when customers ask. Both customers contacted me initially to remove the yellow/brownish stains, which I'm assuming are caused by extremely high chlorine/cya levels. Ascobic acid knocks the stains out, but if I add more than one tablet they're back the next week. I've asked local pool guys, brought samples to multiple pool stores asked about it on forums and Reddit and can't really get a straight answer. Tests aren't showing any metals. Any idea what might cause this? Edit: in the heat of summer I do get them to purchase shock and have them add a pound every 3-4 days. It's a hassle, and It wouldnt stay clear in the summer without that.

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

It seems to me that we could be having water balance issues with the well water. Have we checked the metal levels in the water? Brown/yellow staining tends to be from high iron content. What type of filters are on these pools? What do you consider high CYA? Text book levels range from 30-50 ppm ideally But here in AZ, we have some pools that see 150 tabs a year and therefore the CYA levels can reach triple digits pretty easily. You can try supplementing with Bleach (sodium Hypochlorite) as it doesn’t contain stabilizer...Just a smidge of Sodium. That’s what we use to boost chlorine levels without raising CYA or adding calcium to our already hard water. Getting back to the metals that may exist in the water, there’s a product called CULater (Get it here: amzn.to/2DKY35q ) that will sequester the metals out of the water. Test the water first though to make sure you’re headed in the right direction.

[@matt22blaster]

@@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS thanks for the reply! both pools have been tested for metals multiple times and no metals are showing up, but that was exactly my first thought. I'm still not convinced it's not metal. I've had the customers adding calcium hypochlorite once or twice between my visits and that seems to do the trick. The cya levels get to 250+ if i add more than 3 tabs per week. It's probably a waste of money at this point, but I throw a CU later pack in the pots every 6 months. I know it has to be related to the water source. I've tested it and theres nothing abnormal. It's really not a huge issue because I'm able to keep both balanced, but I just hate not understanding.

[@jfiedler2386]

Why would you keep adding tablets if your stablizer was above 100. Just add liquid chlorine and you won't have to drain 1/4 your pool. I'm sure the homeowners don't love that

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

True for a homeowner who’s there every day and can monitor things on the daily. For weekly pool service in the AZ summer this doesn’t work in most cases and we’re still stuck with tabs. In the winter we do this a lot though

[@jfiedler2386]

@@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS that's wild, I live in south Florida and its summer here 8-9 months of the year. Unless they're having pool parties stabilizer around 50 to 60 and liquid chlorine its usually fine for a week