need help with green pool

[robl45]

not sure if this is the right section or not, apologize if i'm in the wrong area.

my pool has gone green over the winter months here in florida, i had it nice and sparkling and it stayed that way while we were using it, but i get a little lax when no one is using the pool.

so now i need to get it clear again. the thing is, i don't know if its south florida or what,but liquid chlorine doesn't really seem to do the job and yes there is CYA in the water. the last time after dumping about 20 gallons of liquid chlorine in the pool without success, 3 tablets in the skimmer that miraculously dissolved overnight managed to clean it up. I know that isn't good for the plumbing to be sure.

so i was thinking of getting some tri chlor granules and using that to bring the FC up and clear it up, would that do the job?

 

[linen]

Chlorine is chlorine, whether it is from liquid chlorine or trichlor. Remember that in addition to chlorine, trichlor adds CYA and lowers ph. Post your test numbers and we can help: FC, pH, CC, TA, CH, CYA.

 

[robl45]

Chlorine is chlorine, whether it is from liquid chlorine or trichlor. Remember that in addition to chlorine, trichlor adds CYA and lowers ph. Post your test numbers and we can help: FC, pH, CC, TA, CH, CYA.

liquid isn't stabilized which seems to be the problem, but as you said, chlorine is chlorine so trichlor should do the job just as well as the liquid so maybe i'll give it a shot.

 

[duraleigh]

Rob,

Without posting test results, you and the rest of us are only guessing at what might be the best path. Test your water and post back what you get and the advice you get will be something other than guesswork.

I don't mean this in a smart-alec way, but you need to get back into pool school for some refresher work.

Chlorine kills algae...period. Thinking that liquid chlorine won't work but that tri-chlor might is leading you down a path of misunderstanding that will not help you clear your pool.

Post your results and we'll help you get started. Tri-chlor is not the answer.

 

[Bama Rambler]

Test results, test results, test results! We need test results. Without them you don't know what you need.

Liquid chlorine is almost always the preferred chlorinating method. It works better than anything else. I think you had already killed the algae with the bleach and the tri-chlor just finished it off.

 

[robl45]

well i can say liquid chlorine doesn't work for me very well, not to mention it is quite inconvenient to go back again and again to the pool store refilling the jugs.

a big jug of granules would be much more convenient if they will do the job similarly and also allow me to add some as I go which is much more difficult with liquid as I can only refill the liquid on the weekends.

 

[linen]

well i can say liquid chlorine doesn't work for me very well, not to mention it is quite inconvenient to go back again and again to the pool store refilling the jugs.

a big jug of granules would be much more convenient if they will do the job similarly and also allow me to add some as I go which is much more difficult with liquid as I can only refill the liquid on the weekends.

I think you are missing the point...when you use trichlor (or dichlor), you are also adding CYA, which can be a major problem if the concentration gets too high. It also lowers ph significantly.

Make sure your reread the article about the shocking process. Remember it is a process and must be done correctly or your liquid chlorine will not work. Key is to keep your pool above the minimum shock level until you are completely done with the process. This will require that you know your CYA level accurately. How are you currently getting your test numbers?

Just theorizing here...but my guess is that you are yo-yoing your FC level where it dips below the minimum shock level and therefore you are not being effective when you use the liquid chlorine, while the trichlor keeps your FC level above the minimum due to its slower release.

There are plenty of posters on here in South Florida that have used liquid chlorine successfully with the shocking process. There are also plenty of posters who have posted on here from South Florida with high CYA problems.

 

[ROB N]

I am not sure you are shocking properly. Follow these instructions in this link. pool-school/shocking_your_pool
But like others have said until you provide a complete set of test results it is difficult to help you solve your delimma. The advice given on this site is solid and has been proven to work. It is your choice to take it or do your own thing, no pool is maintenance free. A few minutes a day is all it takes, but the basis that makes the process work is to know what the water Is doing through testing. That is the only way to really know how to adjust yur chemicals properly. As has already been suggested you may want to do a little reading in pool school and refresh your self with the concepts of BBB.

 

[linen]

There are also plenty of posters who have posted on here from South Florida with high CYA problems.

Now thats an ugly sentence Sorry about that.

I meant to say this: "There are also plenty of posters on this board who are from South Florida and have algae problems due to high CYA levels caused by overuse of Trichlor/Dichlor." If you continue to use Trichlor to "fix" your algae problem, you most likely will continue to have algae problems due to high CYA. How do you chlorinate when you are not shocking or maybe I should ask what is "BETA SWG(built in a robotic pool cleaner)"?