How to Fix a Green Pool: A Step-by-Step Guide
Turn a green pool clear again: test, brush, shock to the right level for your stabilizer, run the filter and vacuum. Doses, timelines and mistakes to avoid.
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Problems & Fixes
Step-by-step fixes for green, cloudy and problem pools.
Cloudy Pool Water: Causes and Fixes
Why pool water turns cloudy and how to clear it: low chlorine, high pH or alkalinity, poor filtration, high calcium, early algae and debris, with fixes.
How to Get Rid of Mustard Algae in a Pool
Yellow, dusty patches that brush away and come back? How to identify and kill mustard algae, clean everything it touches and stop it returning.
How to Get Rid of Black Algae
How to identify and kill black algae: hard brushing, spot treatment, shocking to the right level, filter cleaning and how to stop the spots coming back.
Is My Pool Leaking? The Bucket Test
How to tell a pool leak from evaporation with the bucket test, how to read the results, where leaks usually hide and when to call a leak detection pro.