So I have an above-ground pool. I have a new sand pump hooked to it. I got a box of shock at Walmart and have been shocking it weekly and have had a beautiful pool. On the night of July 4 after everyone was finished swimming, I dumped a bag of shock and went to bed. I would up to green all over the bottom of my pool! As I was reading trying to find out what I did wrong, I found out I had used Advanced 2 shock (flock?) and I now have flocculant on the bottom of the pool. I read vacuum. I have vacuumed and it just stirs up and makes green water and then settled to the bottom overnight. What do I do?? I am at a loss.
Help! So much floc!
- Thread starter ShannonTatum
- Start date
- Jun 22, 2014
- 52,045
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
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Do you have a sand filter with a multiport valve? That's the only way to vacuum to waste. You don't want the floc getting to the filter media.
Do you have a sand filter with a multiport valve? That's the only way to vacuum to waste. You don't want the floc getting to the filter media.No, but I was told I can do it through backwash. But every time I vacuum it it just rises up and turns the water green. It doesn’t vacuum out.Welcome to TFP!
- Jun 22, 2014
- 52,045
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Not true. If you only have a plunger/slide backwash valve, then the floc is getting to the sand on each backwash cycle and essentially gumming it up. It will be ruined and need to be replaced at some point once all the floc has been removed.