Help! First time with a green pool!

Jun 13, 2015
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Clinton, Utah
I left my pool in the hands of the caretaker who watched our animals while we were gone on vacation, and I came back to a green pool![emoji24]
These are my numbers:
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My guess is that she isn’t telling me the truth about putting chlorine in my pool daily like she was instructed, but she says she did...what else could cause it if it was getting enough chlorine everyday?

*Also- I’m not 100% sure if my CYA reading is still at 60. I’m out of CYA Reagent. Can I pick this up somewhere locally or do I need to order it?

I’ve never performed a SLAM before....the app says to get the chlorine levels to 24. Should I add the other things that needed to be added as well, like the acid to bring down the PH or should I wait?


5000 gallon Coleman 16’x48”
Intex Sand pump
Manually chlorinated with household bleach
 
Okay! I just found an article on TFP, so I just added acid and swept the pool. Should I vacuum before I SLAM or does it matter if I do it during?

Am I right in thinking she wasn’t adding bleach? What else causes algae besides lack of sanitizer?


5000 gallon Coleman 16’x48”
Intex Sand pump
Manually chlorinated with household bleach
 
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