You should find nothing conflicting or confusing about TFP Methods. It becomes confusing when you try and mix methods between TFP, pool stores, and other places you may read. You need to pick which you trust and follow their method.
The Pool Store methods don't work. Magic potions you dump in your pool don't work.
Yellow Out converts your pool to a bromine pool. We never recommend that as it has consequences for your water chemistry way after the algae is gone.
Clear Aid, Phosfree, just say no.
Please read our Pool School and decide if you want to follow TFP methods. The proper amounts of chlorine is the ONLY thing that eradicates algae and gives you an algae free pool.
Have you follows our SLAM Process step by step with no shortcuts using a proper test kit?
We’ve all had to deal with a green pool. Clear algae from your pool with a SLAM! Read here to use shock level and maintain to clear your pool.
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