Thanks again for the support alexandraathay7809! I know this video could have been better being it was made in my rookie year of you tubing but yes alot of time went into making this video and I think the pros out way the cons for sure!

@@Poolelementaryno way! This is the 3rd green to clean video I’ve watched today just to get another perspective but you had some amazing tips here that blew me away! I think it’s a great video. Something about phosphate lol, I have to RE watch it, and when I get started I love the tip about the ladder, simple yet effective. And I’m going to have rewatch to get that stuff you talked about to scrub the liner, awesome stuff!

Thanks alot I will clean my pool

because it is fair. draining and refilling is faster and simpler

I do this for a hobby and have about 175,000 views and only 1750 subscribers. That's some depressing math until I look at other youtubers in my field with millions of views, less likes per video than I get, have 70 to 80 thousand followers but have between 1500 and 4000 videos. I don't know how many pool videos you can do but you either get a video that pops off or you grind them out. There's no other way. Content content content. So do it for fun or not at all because the odds are against you. Gotta just have fun! Cheers!

Glad to hear it worked for you and thanks for watching pool elementary! 😀

Thanks for watching!

Deadly Dozens thanks for the comment and I'm definitely routing for you just make sure you follow the flocs instructions to a T and get your PH in the area they recommend it's an important step for the floc to work properly. Good luck!

@@Poolelementary Brother, not even 12 hours later and my pool is clear as a crystal! !!! 500 dollars of chemicals trying to figure this crap out but I have the perfect combination (thanks to you!!) So a 25k gallon pool (TEN times the recommended dosage for the size to super chlorinate / achieve breakpoint) with PH at 7.7, CYA stable (HTC six tests test kit from walmart) and not worrying about Alkalinity (because that's going to go wild no matter what you do) this is what I should have done and will do in the future. This is also for anyone needing 'the quick fix' that at least worked for me in a 24 hour period. I Brushed it. Then as you instructed. Brush it. When you're done brushing it. Brush it. Thoroughly brushing was my problem. I was repopulating algae faster than my bleach could kill it rendering it inert and causing 'chlorine lock' which I don't think is chemically possible but I see why people use that terminology. 12 One Gallon Liquid Chlorine bottles, 3/4th of a bottle of the HTC floc stuff (98 dollars including tax with Biden prices) Six at night before bed, add the floc and then six in the morning, evenly distributed (EYE and LEG protection ON, that crap BURNS like fire lol) ensuring CYA (Chlorine protection) is nominal. Wait 12-16 hours after that ensuring shock levels remain above 20ppm (longer the better, 24 if possible) and then that's it. Vacuum, as you instructed, very methodically. Turn your filter back on and let it run for 24 hours. Test the water, balance the chems and you're golden. So even without pool clarifier, my water is crystal clear. It's an acid bath right now lol but that'll go down with time, UV and filtering. I can't thank you enough man. That Flocculant was the key ingredient to it all.

Thanks for watching!

Make sure you clean filt or backwash

Yeah, make sure to take the filter apart and rinse it.

Congratulations! Thanks for watching poolelementary

Make sure to follow instructions on yellow out bottle. If you put to much of it won't work. Or it'll be harder to activate it when to shock at least

Thanks Danielle 😊 have a great pool year!

It's definitely gonna be fun! Lol and yes let us know how it goes.Thanks for watching and keep us posted!

Soo…. Wheres the update ?

My pool is 55k gallons and so what I did was upgraded my pump and took the old one and made had it wired to a reg 110v plug and I only use it to vacuum my pool. Waste water never touches my regular pump or sand filter. It has been a huge help for me. Just run the discharge hose straight to the field from the pump

I was close to where you are with having to drain it without a pump or drain. A syphoning hose (water hose) and getting the hose down hill while draining will get most of the water out. From there, it's work; You'll have to 'snow' shovel the funk out then wash the walls etc and then clean the 2-6 inches of water in the deepest part. Once you're all clean, fill it back up checking levels. If this video's trick doesn't do it, this will be what I do tomorrow. Needless to say, I'm really hoping this works.

Thanks for watching Laura B!

@@Poolelementary excellent video! We are closing on our first home in 6 days… we have a pretty good size inground pool so I’m taking in all the education I can get. Thanks for making these videos!

we've had a pool for over 25 years and we still can't get it right. Learning a lot from these youtube videos.

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Thanks Rhonda

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Thanks Rachel!

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Thanks again! Take care brother

Thanks for watching Al-rm6iz !

Is it Scrubbing Bubbles like the bathroom tub/sink cleaner, (if so, that makes sense), or is it some other product?

It coagulates, pools all the scum and filth together, and sinks it to the bottom of the pool so it helps with the vacuuming

I would vacuum what you can out of the pool first. The less the chlorine has to fight the better and then the choice is yours to floc again or just use a clarifier and let the filter do the work of clearing up the water. If you can see the bottom of the pool your filter should do the job in a couple of days as long as the pool is balanced and free chlorine levels are atleast 1-3 parts per million

Thanks Tammy, We do like to hear success stories and appreciate you for watching pool elementary! Enjoy your happy pool

Can you write all the chemical in here because I can not spell all the chemical you are talking .

Thanks Josh, glad to hear from you and hope they get that pool cleared up soon for the kids!

HOA might have taken the low bid. Chemicals cut into their profits. Also as the water gets warmer the chemicals work better

I like how your pool is clean no because there's no Leaves in the pool so I love it

Buy a bilge pump brother. Fill your tank up with water and keep it running, get the bilge pump head as low as you can and start flowing it into a bucket (or five lol) and every five minutes or so move the sand around. Takes about 30 minutes to get the sand out but you won't bust a knuckle or bang your knees up. Also, don't use an electric pump as they suck and will tear up quick. Just a good ole' fashioned ship bilge will do the trick.

Just pick it up turn it over and dump it out in a wheel barrel. That's what I did

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Thanks

After recirculating the floc to mix it up you leave the pool pump off until everything settles to the bottom of the pool. Nobody said this was gonna happen in 8 hours. Normally it takes 12 to 24 hours to settle out and some pools up to 3 days. When everything settled out then you set your pool filter to waste and Vacuum immediately upon turning on your pool pump.

Thanks for watching and good luck with your pool project. Let us know how it goes!

@@Poolelementary cheers, will do 👍

Yes you can run the filter when you add the chemicals but if your using a flocculant you want you filter on recirculate so your filter doesn't filter it out. You also can add Algaecide and chlorine together no problem.

And tool add to my comment, is it ok if I start my pump only with the skimmer and add the products to clear it out? My problem is that I probably have lots of leaves at the bottom, but I cannot remove it because I cannot see it, I need to clear the water out but I don’t want to open that line because I don’t want the leaves to go into the suction at the bottom of the pool

I always add the chlorine and stuff with the pumps on to help mix and distribute the products in the water.

Yes you can draw off the skimmer alone no problem.

First time watching your channel great job my pool does has dirt stains after the hurricane Ida is anything I can use to remove it.

Blanca it totally depends on what your pool surface is if you can not just brush it or vacuum the spots clean.

Thanks for watching!

Hi Harold, yes super chlorinating your pool should take care of the yellow or mustard Algae to.

Use a dpd test kit

If your adding the floc you use recirculate. If your just chlorinating and using Algaecide you want it on filter

@@Poolelementary thank you I added the shock and the algaecide on filtration but for some reason the pool jets lose power and filter pressure goes from to 8 to 18. I did the backwash but I does not last more than 20 min and again the same problem. Do I leave it like that?

Definitely turn off the other skimmer and drain. If you don't have a valve for each skimmer use a plug in one

@@Poolelementary thank you sir

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for sharing Steve. 👍

Thanks for the great tips Timothy and thanks for watching!

Pouring in to the skimmers is a mistake. That is concentrated chlorine going straight to your pump and filter. Chlorine is very hard on metals. You are shortening the life span of your metal pump and filter parts by putting the chlorine in the skimmer basket. Just pour it in the pool as you walk around it, wont hurt anything.

@@Nebul0us well, you could dilute in a 5 gallon bucket then. My point is it gives better distribution of the chemicals. I only worked in commercial pools and all our filters were sand, so not sure we were doing any damage to that part, but I could see DE or paper possibly being a problem. Plus we had lots of skimmers, so by the time that water all got to the pump not sure it was that concentrated. Most of the time we would have issues on hot days when the pool was packed, people would be wearing tons of suntan lotion(or just sweat) and then we would get a late rain storm. A lot of times if we didn't "dump" some chlorine we would come back to a not so perfect pool. Most of our shocks were done from total chlorine getting high. We didn't always test total, but if you smelled that chlorine smell, you knew you were in trouble. 😄 BTW - just talking about pouring in skimmers for the shock, we had chlorinators to maintain the normal chorine levels.

I only shut off the main drain while actually vacuuming to give full suction to the skimmer

How long do you backwash for?

Normally until the water is running clear out the backwash line but a minute or two usually does the trick

Draining and refilling the pool is a quick alternative to chemicals just make sure if it's an inground pool that your water table in the ground is lower than the deep end of your pool. Ground water has been known to damage or even pop the whole pool up and out of the ground.

Hi Becky I believe the flocculants work better when your ph is between 7.5-7.8 so if your ph is higher than 8 they might not be as effective or work. Also if your Ph is high your chlorine isn't as effective meaning you have to use more. Long story short if you don't have your Ph right you could be waisting a bottle of floc and spending more money on chlorine.

@@Poolelementary thanks. I think we might have finally gotten the PH close to 7.8. We're getting really close to getting that PH where it needs to be. We'll add liquid chlorine next. What do you use? I tried the link you have but it's not a working link. I am wondering if it is calcium hypochlorite or sodium hypochlorite. Thanks.

The liquid chlorine is sodium hypochlorite and I use the brand Hasa. Sorry about the link

Thanks Robert and Montana is where I call home.

@@Poolelementary What is the primarily main pool equipment used in Montana Pentair, Hayward , Jandy

Hey Robert, on our newer pools and the ones we build we use mostly pentair. Now the older pools like in most of my videos the pool equipment is all mixed up. Hayward pumps, pentair sand filters and jandy heaters. I get a taste of all the flavors here in western Montana.

@@Poolelementary Justin thank you for the info that's a big help

Yes to help mix them up in the pool