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[lightmaster]

Step 1 of 10 – Removing Large Debris

Check your pool floor for large debris and remove it with a leaf net. We’re sure you are thinking to use your skimmer, but don’t do it! You will end up stirring up the dirty water making it look even worse than it already was. Remove the large debris as carefully as possible without stirring up the water.
Important – If you can’t see the bottom of your pool, DON’T vacuum it! You risk damaging or clogging your filter, underground plumbing pipes and pool skimmer.

Step 2 of 10 – Adjusting Pool Chemical Levels

Adjust the alkalinity and pH levels in your pool water by using, pH minus, Alkalinity Plus and pH. The pool chemical levels have to be within the specified ranges or the pool water will never fully become clear.

Additional Resources for Adjusting Pool Chemical Levels:
Pool Water Balancing
Pool Chemical Levels For Dummies

Step 3 of 10 – Shocking The Pool Water

Shocking your swimming pool is simply over-chlorinating your pool water. Basically, you are drastically increasing the chlorine levels by adding in 3-5 times the normal amount. This helps kill the bacteria and algae that is causing your pool to become green. Pool owners should become familiar with the shocking process as it is needed for regular pool maintenance. Not sure how to shock your swimming pool properly? Visit wikiHow’s article, “How To Shock Your Swimming Pool” for step-by-step instructions or follow this simplified pool shocking guide below.

Time of day
The best time of the day to shock your pool is after the sun has gone down. Shocking your pool in the sun affect the chemical levels negatively and could cause additional problems that could cost you additional money. Shock it right the first time! Next, we will be choosing the shock type.

Choose a type of shock
You can either choose powdered shock or liquid shock. If you do choose powder shock, you will have to add in additional water. For example, for every pound of shock you should add in 5 gallons of water. Stir up the shock and water mix until no granules are left. These granules will sink to the bottom of the pool and damage your pool floor if not dissolved properly. Liquid chlorine is the easiest to use. You just pour the liquid chlorine right in the pool water. Make sure and spread it around though, don’t just throw it all in one spot. Continue this process for the first couple days until your notice your pool water change colors from green to cloudy white. Also, add liquid chlorine into your filtration system so it can clean out the filter as well. You will notice the water being returned into the pool once turning the filter back on, which also helps spread it around a bit.

Important – Never swim in a pool that has just been shocked. Wait until the pool is completely clear before even touching the water. The water reader should be a 3ppm or less to be safe for swimming.

Add Algaecide
Add algaecide to the water to get rid of the rest of the green contaminants

Step 4 of 10 – Let The Sand Filter run

A Combination of sand filtering and backwashing is needed to get rid of the green water and contaminants that made it that way. Don’t just let the filter run without backwashing! Green water can quickly clog a pool filter. Backwashing your sand filter is very normal and is the exact same steps a professional would take when cleaning your green pool. There’s no such thing as backwashing too much! The more you filter then backwash, the faster your green pool will become clear.

Step 5 of 10 – Pool Still Not Clearing Up After 5 Days?

If you’ve followed all of these instructions to a “t” and your pool still isn’t clear within four or five days, you may have pool filter or pool pump problems. Call a pool repair company in your area immediately to avoid further damage.
Although, check out the Trouble Free Pool Forum for common question likes this one: User Shpigford asked the question, “Have been shocking for 10 days now…Green Pool won’t clear up? 10 days ago our pool was a nice thick green. Now, it’s no longer green, it’s just cloudy. I can see about 3-4 feet down. What do I do?”. User maxepr1 answered, Your almost there! Keep brushing and shocking! You need to be able to hold FC(free chlorine) overnight, or lose very little(.5-1)! It was green so there is lots to eat away. Keep cleaning the dead stuff up!”.
If you’ve tried this and your pool still looks green or cloudy, it’s time to call the pros. You’ve spent way too much money at this point and have to leave it to a professional. The pool specialist will pat you on the back for trying your little heart out and then clean up your pool the way it should be! There is a reason why we call them professional, they have years of experience cleaning dirty/green pools.

SOURCE:http://aquapoolcoserviceandrepair.com/blog/how-to-turn-a-green-pool-clear-fast-2016/

Don't turn on filter.... avoid stirring up water.... add liquid or granular shock... Ignore the pool during the daytime cuz it'll negatively effect your pool.... Continue this process for several days with no filtration or circulation until your pool is magically clear, then turn your filter on.... If this doesn't work, call us.

Sadly they even reference TFP, as if this is the same as our SLAM, even though they leave out the important part of constant circulation.

Oh, and they even through in the bit about its good and "safe" to let your FC fall back down to the point where its too low to fight algae, if it does manage to clear up in the first place.

 

[Arizonarob]

I think that’s the cheat sheet glued to the counter at Leslie’s.

 

[PoolGate]

The original article name was "How to maximize profits".

 

[lightmaster]

The original article name was "How to maximize profits".

+1 to this.

"Give the customer just enough legit advice to sound reasonable, while leaving out key parts with a half-*** reason. All the while, the legit advice requires them buying stuff from us, and then they still have to come to us for help when they inevitably fail."

"Icing on the cake is we demoralize them from the start by telling them usually 'professional' help is required regardless."

 

[PoolguyinCT]

The original article name was "How to maximize profits".

Quite the contrary, the working draft title was “how to go out of business”

 

[BMK]

You would think....but I'm always amazed at the number of people that blindly and willingly trust their entire pool investment to a stranger, whose only qualification is wearing a polo shirt with the pool store's name on it.