I have no frickin' idea how I ended up watching this video. I don't have a pool. But I watched the whole damn video and that was awesome.
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS5 жыл бұрын
We love you too Eva!
@bherstrom5 жыл бұрын
me too
@APOTwixx5 жыл бұрын
Eva Redondo Same here. It popped up on my list, and I just kept watching.
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS5 жыл бұрын
Andrew Grabon while we do our best to keep the focus around pools, the idea is to have content that anyone can enjoy
@emrsdca5 жыл бұрын
And that's how you get non-pool owners watching vids like this!
@ACMEMowing5 жыл бұрын
Randomly hit your channel. I do have a pool....but I stayed because of your integrity on making things right with your customer after you forgot them. Much respect friend!
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jessecastro84534 жыл бұрын
Good job man, as a retired poolman I have come across this many times. I mainly did commercial pools but also residential, I can't tell you how many times I was flagged down by a desperate home owner who said her poolman stopped servicing the pool, it is green and they are having a pool party in 2 days. Everything this guy did was spot on with the only one exception. I would return the next day to do a complete filter clean cuz if you have algae in the pool shell you also have it in the filter tank and you have to get rid of it. The best part was picking up the check and having the homeowner praise you and thank you.
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS4 жыл бұрын
On a DE or Cartridge, it would be a given for me to tear down and clean the filter. For this one I ran some sodium-hypo through the filter and did a big (actually several) backwash
@killerjunior310 Жыл бұрын
You must of not know what you was doing
@enmodo Жыл бұрын
Jesse if you add that much chlorine how would it be swimmable in two days? I know it burns off but does neutralizing all the algae also use enough of the free chlorine to making it safe to swim again?
@jessecastro8453 Жыл бұрын
@Simon Waddington yes Simon. It takes a lot of chlorine to turn a algae green pool around. With algaecide eats up a lot of the chlorine. After filter clean, let pump run 24hrs. Check chlorine level next day, vacuum up the dead algae to waste if you can. Then adjust ph and chlorine level. Should be good to go in 2 days at least. If chlorine level still high. Knock it down with some Thiotrine.
@randymotter513 жыл бұрын
Glad you mentioned circulation as a major factor in the results, I once worked at an apartment complex that let its pool pumps get into disrepair and they barely circulated the water in the pools, so getting them clean and stopping the growth of algae was a constant battle and ultimately a losing one given that they barely had enough people to do all the work. No matter how good you are at cleaning these, the owner still has to be on top of maintaining all the important equipment.
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS3 жыл бұрын
As you know they go hand in hand. It takes like 3-4x the Chems to know out algae on a pool with a bad pump.
@yeeturmcbeetur81974 жыл бұрын
Me, who doesn’t own a pool: ahhh *interesting*
@dudeimgeorge4 жыл бұрын
hahaha
@ttt17794 жыл бұрын
👍🏽😂
@brucelarrow78973 жыл бұрын
Same lol
@dr.burtgummerfan4393 жыл бұрын
Me, who had our pool filled in two years ago: so glad I don't have to deal with this crap anymore.
@Hershewed3 жыл бұрын
How does go about filling in a pool
@MrBmxbrawler3 жыл бұрын
Thankyou. Im opening 6 pools a day and Water chemistry is my weak point. You help me understand it a lot instead of just dumping a jug of chlorine and an algae60 in every pool
@BackyardBeeKeepingNuevo3 жыл бұрын
It was nice to see that you admitted your mistake. Not many people will do that. Let alone on KZfaq. 👍
@anubisoftllc5 жыл бұрын
I came into the pool biz last year and your channel is a gold mine! Clearly (ha), this reality based scientific approach to maintaining pools will make my life easier.
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Where are you located?
@anubisoftllc5 жыл бұрын
LV
@chrispippin19115 жыл бұрын
@@anubisoftllc where's LV at?
@iscriptonleague5 жыл бұрын
Don't have a pool and don't know why this video was recommended to me but i watched it.
@imw4635 жыл бұрын
Satisfying videos led me here. This by far is one of the most strangely satisfying videos I’ve seen mainly because I don’t have a pool and because I could not stop watching. Great job on what you do...you are clearly a pro. 💥
@BackyardBeeKeepingNuevo3 жыл бұрын
I subscribed because of your integrity. Three houses ago I had a pool. It was fun to watch you clear it up.
@Eddysstrangesituationplayers5 жыл бұрын
I've been taking care of pools for 15 years, 5 on my own now. I do like your method and may try it soon. Using liquid bleach didn't cloud the water like 12 lbs of shock would. Good job!
@Cavediver864 жыл бұрын
He didn't even clear the pool. All he did was shock it. Of course it will turn blue but this pool will take days to get back to clear and sanitary.
@bobamus19874 жыл бұрын
Use a pool vac with cal hypo in it. Power vac with no more than 1-2 lbs at a time, and you’re good. Minimal clouding too. Max dispersion as well.
@Eagle15384 жыл бұрын
Shock or any algasides aren't needed in my opinion. I've been doing pools 13 years in SW FL. Regular chems will take care of any bloom no problem. Cool it changed color so fast. But its gotta filter out still and he spent alot of $$ on that stop! 2 jugs and some acid would have knocked that out overnight..
@andrewharrison57404 жыл бұрын
@@Eagle1538 completely agree. I never use algaecide myself. Just liquid chlorine and time to filter it out with a few backwashes/cleanings in between to help it along. Lowering the pH does help too. People really overestimate what chemicals are necessary for a clean pool. In my own pool I just use liquid chlorine, and muriatic acid when necessary to lower pH. That's it. My pool is so clear, you could throw a quarter into the deep end and still read the date, lol.
@kathryncrowleybryan58444 жыл бұрын
Well he does have a customer he has to impress
@knutritter4613 жыл бұрын
Grew up with an indoor pool and made my M.Sc. in chemistry! Well done... 😉
@magical.melody6743 жыл бұрын
Wow! I have never seen a pool Go from green to blue in one day! That was amazing!
@drdrew32 жыл бұрын
It only cleared up that fast because all the water was new from a fresh fill and only 2 weeks of missed chemical service. It doesn’t take very much algae to give that bright green color. A few more weeks and it will turn dark green and then black - that takes several days to fix
@ezimm813 жыл бұрын
I loved how you had to address adding chems to the skimmer. Been a service tech for 20+ yrs and always added chems to skimmer u less it was liquid based chlorine. And still have had heaters on pools for many many years. Not as bad as everyone thinks
@ddtuss25853 жыл бұрын
Adding a liquid isn’t as bad as the people who put the Chlorine tablets in the skimmers. The bleach gets circulated out quickly rather than constantly being in there.
@drdrew32 жыл бұрын
Some chemicals are specifically designed to go into the skimmer but most are best diluted into the main pool - important to know the difference. You don’t see equipment failure immediately but a pool inspector can find early evidence of damage in just a few months of chemical corrosion
@rockraiser30304 жыл бұрын
Im 100 % impressed you admitted goofing up. As a 38 year pool service vetran.... 99.9% of is would hide the mistake . Lol Great job man Good video. Like that you brushed in that much acid. Keep up the great work!!!
@firefalcon1004 жыл бұрын
not sure how i got here, but, the back yard swimming pool = the common chemistry set.
@Elfnetdesigns3 жыл бұрын
I used to have a pool but I had it filled in. We just stopped using it and the money spent on having it serviced / cleaned to maintain a clear pool was reallocated to other things for the home. Besides by filling it in my homeowners insurance rate decreased as well and it makes a nice garden area now.
@daryldettmer91603 жыл бұрын
cool vid, reminds me of my days of treating pools back in San Antonio TX. we didnt use an algaecide back then , we used chlorine gas and with fresh water we add a stabilizer . i remember i went out to treat a green one and by the time i was done adding chlorine it had turned blue .. pretty cool stuff ... we would also plug the skimmer and run it from the main drain to clear it up after brushing ...
@dawnlee11555 жыл бұрын
Love watching your videos!! Really helps me out with my pool I’m a single mom with a huge pool and it’s a lot of work so just wanted to say thanks
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS5 жыл бұрын
Very cool Dawn. I’m sure your hard work to keep the jewel of your back yard sparkling has lead to many good memories!
@StephenMortimer5 жыл бұрын
Lady ya got a choice it seems to me... the POOL or the KIDS ... no one can afford BOTH !!
@kosmos19575 жыл бұрын
@@StephenMortimer That's a ridiculous remark. We also have both a pool and kids.
@StephenMortimer5 жыл бұрын
@@kosmos1957 If you gave up the pool you could AFFORD to EDUCATE them
@jleote4 жыл бұрын
Looks like that whole damn property needs a clean up.
@ETOOHUGO3 жыл бұрын
He said they just brought it
@loupalladino95785 жыл бұрын
OMG the skimmer basket... so much ick loaded in there!
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS5 жыл бұрын
Palm tree gunk!!!!
@loupalladino95785 жыл бұрын
@@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS Is that what that was??
@pallemaniac5 жыл бұрын
🤮
@drdrew34 жыл бұрын
Outdoor pool with no overhead screen and no maintenance for several weeks. You expected baskets to be empty?
@isaacqualls96494 жыл бұрын
I’ve been servicing pools in south GA. I was bout to flipped when you added that PoolTech into the skimmer. Lol! Great video.
@Theluckyonesss3 жыл бұрын
Just hearing you talk about how you are going to treat it. You can tell you know your shit. I did the construction side of the pools and when we got slow helped with the maintenance of the pools good times. Great job you definatly love your career.
@rickvaughan89933 жыл бұрын
My opinion he used way more chlorine than was needed to clear that pool!
@joelthompson48015 жыл бұрын
Knocking out that green pool with just one hand! Beast!!
@joshd.godfroy47614 жыл бұрын
I have an L shaped pool that goes from 3ft-9 feet with a driving board. I enjoy it. I really enjoyed watching this video. Appreciate what you do man. You can do my pool anytime. This was helpful. Thank you.
@mikepedersen95204 жыл бұрын
What kinda car goes off the driving board
@joshd.godfroy47614 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣👍 Good catch!
@eliayala5232 Жыл бұрын
My pool just went green and it has been like that for about two weeks, I am going to try your method; will let you know how it turns out. But, first I am goinf to test the PH levels. thank you for sharing. Eli
@DennisCaffey3 жыл бұрын
As Darth Vadar would say: Most Impressive! Thanks for the informative vid!
@bobbaran73505 жыл бұрын
Coastal FL pool guy here. Yes that was satisfying. Go Go CPO
@davidandrews19775 жыл бұрын
Also well done. neat trick. I've been a pool guy for 20 years and I learned something interesting today.
@TESFox3 жыл бұрын
Interesting choice on the poly algicide. My go-to was always silver, though I've been out of the game for a while. Been there done that though, algicide + chlorine + clarifier means murky green to crystal clear in a couple hours. Give it some time to burn off the excess chlorine and good to go :D
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS3 жыл бұрын
That’s it man. Yeah, the polymer stuff has been working really well for us.
@poolknot3842 Жыл бұрын
We used to use Nuclos Silvercide. They discontinued it. We have been using Poly 60s and they were decent but not like Silvercide
@McCallumClips4 жыл бұрын
Really helpful. I learned a lot. Video also very well done. To the point without the BS. Thanks so much.
@zoobrizz3 жыл бұрын
Forgot to put on the route list. I’ve done that more than once. Fine job 👍
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS3 жыл бұрын
Where are you located Dave?
@americobastidas9142 жыл бұрын
great awesome.nice to have another honest pool guy like you,GOD BLESS YOU
@kledmass3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been clearing pools for a decade and this guy KNOWS his stuff!
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kled. As you know, there’s all kinds of myths and misinformation out there and the whole point of these videos is to dispel all that.
@14sgs4 жыл бұрын
Good swimming pool science. I'm the only one in my neighborhood that takes care of my own pool. SATISFACTION.
@MrDboydeluxe4 жыл бұрын
As a pool service guy I don't like you! good job though, save that $$$
@Hershewed3 жыл бұрын
About pool brushes, if you get a round brush (with the bristles all the way around it) it’s a life saver, soo much easier to use than just one sided brushes
@springbreak55785 жыл бұрын
I live in Northern Ireland!! The only pools we have in our gardens is puddles from all the lashing rain! But I found this video fascinating!
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS5 жыл бұрын
Very cool! It’s really neat to hear where everyone is from.
@thorstambaugh15204 жыл бұрын
I think in Ireland a pool is called the Atlantic
@springbreak55784 жыл бұрын
Thor Stambaugh you got it!
@TheMegalodonGaming3 жыл бұрын
This video reminds me when the Rio event organizers for the Olympics said "Chemistry isn't an exact science" when referring to the green pools for the summer games
@KnowArt4 жыл бұрын
How come that the bleach is not a problem for swimming later on? Is it just the sheer dilution or...?
@bioberserkrgaming3 жыл бұрын
Judging by the video speed settings this likely took about 3 minutes real time. This is based off of him starting to pour at 9:20 and it being completely blue (visually) at about 10:30 and the speed being somewhere between 0.50 and 0.25.
@imtrue21323 жыл бұрын
I don't have a pool but do have a few barrels for watering plants. A few drops in the barrel keeps it from turning green and doesn't no harm to plants.
@braddistler56975 жыл бұрын
Dang I double tapped fwd right as he was saying “this is about the end of your attention span.” Lol
@all5stars3 жыл бұрын
I've worked in the food industry on sanitation and let me tell you chlorine became my favorite chemicals. We would open food processing machines and it would be a mess no way to clean overnight by scrubbing but with a chlorine bath it would just dissolve anything and would require only a good rinse after.
@mayorb33664 жыл бұрын
I think it would be fair to note that this type situation was an algae "flare up" that occurred over a short period of time. They can be knocked out quickly and pool safely back in service within a day or two. Pools that have not been chemically treated or serviced for longer periods of time will require a more extensive process.
@94SexyStang4 жыл бұрын
yes, this is a LAZY owner or LACK of "know-how"........some people just have no idea.
@mayorb33664 жыл бұрын
@@94SexyStang Yes, often that is the case. But in this case it can also be the result of equipment failures such as a clogged in-line chlorinator, pump failure, unusually excessive chlorine demand for some reason, etc.... Every pool tech out there has run into that situation where we are met by a green pool when showing up for weekly service. When a pool has been neglected for a long period of time, the owner already knows why the pool is green.
@thetoking_61285 жыл бұрын
we use pool rx blue algaecide and that stuff works as a charm. havent seem algae since the beginning of spring when we were first adding them to our pools.
@lourias4 жыл бұрын
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, no matter what day of the week it is.
@jimb1733 жыл бұрын
I also dont know how this came up. I do have a small pool but I take good care of it and have no issues. Nice video
@aronkovacs13862 жыл бұрын
I could tell you’re a pro when you treated pH before chlorinating. I used to use Cal Hypo and twice the amount of acid. I used The same algaecide when I couldn’t find silvertrine.
@snootygoose71392 жыл бұрын
had a dark green swampy pool. followed this process to see if we could avoid the $2000 drain and clean service. it was AMAZING! it changed from very dark to light green within the hour. let the pool filter run for the first 12 hours. now the pool is a cloudy light blue. to be expected with the level of green we had. adding flocculant and vacuum, vacuum, vacuum. cannot believe that we could have such a huge turnaround in less than 24 hours.
@Hubjeep4 жыл бұрын
Mine went from swamp-green to CLOUDY WHITE. Been running cartridge filter for two weeks, at first I couldn't see the second step, but now can see the floor of the shallow end. Slowly getting there!
@wilzv43824 жыл бұрын
You should try using a flocculant. It'll sink all those small particles and then you can just vacuum to waste.
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that might be the ticket. Try floccing it but make sure to follow the instructions to the letter!
@Hubjeep4 жыл бұрын
@@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS I can finally see the floor of the deep end and the few "pie slices" of algae I missed while blind vacuuming. One thing, I keep forgetting to add more chlorine tabs to the feeder since the filter is running all day/night. Once the level gets up I'm going to turn it down, but it's been 90+ here in NY!
@thetoking_61285 жыл бұрын
finally someone who uses the same test kit
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS5 жыл бұрын
Taylor for the win!
@kittiecandy7473 жыл бұрын
who else got this in their reccomended cause they started watching pool cleaning videos
@chubbysumo22304 жыл бұрын
the boarded up house tells me that the owner is the bank, and they are trying to get it sale ready for an auction.
@darkscrap33474 жыл бұрын
or they're remodeling?
@Ranstone3 жыл бұрын
Close. He said in the beginning they just bought it, probably from a bank auction.
@alanaziebe97245 жыл бұрын
“Guys calm down” Man you must’ve been reading my mind cause I damn near had a heart attack... I always tell my staff and customers don’t add ANYTHING down the skimmer ha
@andytwentyman95734 жыл бұрын
Why not down the skimmer?
@chengkhang28044 жыл бұрын
@@andytwentyman9573 thats how you kill your pump
@secretsquirrel80104 жыл бұрын
Never killed my pump and I routinely pour into the skimmer. How do you propose it hurts the pump?
@Stewbular4 жыл бұрын
I always put my chlorine tabs in my skimmers Been doing it for 40 yrs
@Lorkanthal3 жыл бұрын
@@secretsquirrel8010 I can only surmise that certain chemicals in high enough concentrations could do damage to pumps and is easier to just say never do this instead of never put X in the skimmer with Y pump.
@GunBase3 жыл бұрын
if youre here its because you can appreciate a job well done, look at all the weird recommendations its a skill set thing im slowly figuring out what youtube is thinking XD
@Arieljudah2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video you help me turn my green pool to sea blue..
@Tanneritefilledfido5 жыл бұрын
Id love to see the swamp pool at an somewhat abandoned mansion i was installing an ac in be turned into a clear pool
@jpar66074 жыл бұрын
What was the first bottle you added? (Acid? Muriatic?)
@Stormf0rce9995 жыл бұрын
How long what you have to wait before using the pool again? As I guess you would probably dissolve jumping straight in LOL.
@xraysteve5 жыл бұрын
JakeGamer123 As a general rule, it is best to wait until the water is: crystal clear, free chlorine level of approx 3ppm, and pH as close to neutral as possible. In this case I’d guess 2-4 days.
@firefighter78945 жыл бұрын
JakeGamer123 4 hours
@teaganbraun12915 жыл бұрын
1 minute
@initialhunter75 жыл бұрын
That de escalated quickly
@yurtttttt965 жыл бұрын
@JakeGamer123 be in the pool while pouring it in.
@davidplenderleith41763 жыл бұрын
Green to blue in hours more like
@trevorbingham17054 жыл бұрын
It’s the long white tube socks with black shoes for me
@montay87ify5 жыл бұрын
I haul sodium hypochlorite to a bunch of places pool places nuclear power plants water treatment plants
@emtravelrn1 Жыл бұрын
About how long from the start of adding the chemicals to finish, did this take? I used Algatec last year after watching this for a mild algae issue, and it worked well. This year my parents (who live 70 miles away) let their pool get cloudy without telling me. Now it's green and the wost it's ever looked. I currently have the chemistry balanced.
@drugstoremarc24 жыл бұрын
KZfaq recommendations are just getting crazier and crazier
@dbsimms63 Жыл бұрын
I have a cartridge forwarding system. Should I pull my filters while running the chemicals for maximum flow?
@wwigginssells4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been taking care of my pool for years and just use acid, liquid shock, baking soda, and that’s about it. Ten gal. Of shock at one time, how did you not bleach your liner?
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS4 жыл бұрын
No liner in this pool. It’s white plaster!! We do go over precautions with vinyl liners in our Chlorine video.
@keithsharp7856 Жыл бұрын
Very cool, BUT what's your end-of-day chlorine level? When will it be safe to swim?
@jonathanpotts35915 жыл бұрын
I'd have done 4 lbs of trichlor powder for a couple of reasons 1. Ph of trichlor is around 3 so no need to add extra acid 2. Much cheaper than 10 gallons of bleach not to mention the space it saves in your truck. 3. You may not have had to use an algecide trichlor is strong enough and lasts long enough in the water to most likely kill all the algae on its own. 4. For every pound of trichlor you get 2-5 ppm cyanuric acid so you almost don't have to add cyanuric acid to start the pool. Good jobs regardless but it's still a business gotta be the most efficient you can to make money
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS5 жыл бұрын
We use Dichlor on startups as it’s 9 ppm of CYA for every 10 ppm of chlorine. Here in Phx we struggle with high CYA and water hardness so that’s why I’m such a fan os sodium-hypo
@jonathanpotts35915 жыл бұрын
Fair enough I'm in the phx area too and ya high cya is a problem from all the evaporation but you still have to have a base for startup and the only reason I'm not huge on the dichlor is its not typically as strong it only has somewhere in the 70% range of available chlorine so basically 3lbs of dichlor is equal to 2 lbs of triChlor as far as chlorine concentration
@iceroad4164 жыл бұрын
I dont have a pool but if i did i would hire a guy like this
@mikekendall58354 жыл бұрын
My pool man is getting fired today because my pool on my rental property looks like this... I am going to follow your instructions and do the same to my pool tomorrow... How fast after I do this is it safe to swim.... Should I do another backwash or complete DE filter cleaning a couple days after this bombing? Thanks a lot.. Your info is very precise and easy to follow...
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS4 жыл бұрын
Test your water daily as you’re going through this process....you want the water to hold chlorine. If you come back and check the water and the chlorine is low or 0, be ready with chlorine to add to jump it back up. Once the water is holding chlorine and clear, let it naturally drop down to that 2-4 ppm range. Definitely pull the filter apart and do a good cleaning once you’re back to blue and almost clear.
@94SexyStang4 жыл бұрын
It's YOUR responsibility to check the Water every day........Pool guys usually just Shock it and Clean it, but that ONLY lasts a short time.......the owner is responsible for daily maintenance and water tests.
@calveryc12 жыл бұрын
When performing this should I shoot for a certain ppm of chlorine or just add 10 gallons? 10,000 gallon pool.
@phizicks5 жыл бұрын
it may be slightly blue, but it's foggy and needs the algae removed from the bottom once yet more chemicals are added to stick to the algae and it falls to the bottom. they don't just dissppear.
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS5 жыл бұрын
Yup! Check out our post under the community tab of our channel. I posted a picture of the pool the next day. Everything settled out and it was ready to vacuum....if only all green pools were this easy to knock out!
@enmodo Жыл бұрын
How does this even work - even if the algae dies from the elevated chlorine level there's no way the filter removed all the algae in that time so is it literally bleaching the color out of the green chlorophyl in the algae?
@catchercoach49182 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video, and a huge help! Thank you.
@alligilbody1672 жыл бұрын
What if the reading is the opposite? Very low PH and very high chlorine? Super green pool
@hunglong65872 жыл бұрын
Thanks for good video to learn how to take care the pool. I am first time Own the pool I have a ? My fool has some yellow algae around a wall. In spas and on step so what chemical I have to use to get rid of algae oh my around 9500 gallon and how much chemical to put it in and how fast the pump I have to set at. waiting for your reply thanks again.
@timladusau55953 жыл бұрын
My Cya level was to high. Drained 25k gallons of my 30k gallon pool. Refilled with clean water and added clarifier. Staying away from any chlorine tablet that has any stabilizer. Pool is pristine now.
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS3 жыл бұрын
If you can dial in the CYA level and stay on top of the chlorine, it works really well. This is one of the advantages of using a salt chlorine generator. No CYA build up
@kathleenshepard58874 жыл бұрын
Crazy! My pool turned green. I didn’t google anything - just discussed it in the phone. Then this popped up
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS4 жыл бұрын
Well, I sure hope you found this useful!
@gearhead56514 жыл бұрын
google spys, i talked about going to a place on vaction next thing im seeing commercials for sale flights to that destination... spooky
@aimog24293 жыл бұрын
My pool is like that but still cloudy is it because I keep using the net and not letting it sit I have my filter on
@erickrhernandez14512 ай бұрын
How much of the algaecide did you pour into the skimmer? Was it half?
@bogdanbailo25333 жыл бұрын
Hey! I got a question i have some water bugs in my above ground pool their name is back swimers have any idea how to escape them?
@brocktechnology3 жыл бұрын
That's 2 week old tap water? there did the nutrition to grow that algae come from?
@SaigaHTX2 жыл бұрын
Man I wish I could have you come work on my pool, I struggle keeping it clear and yes I do have pool maintenance weekly. I just upgraded my pool filter and still have issues..
@andrewpayne62953 жыл бұрын
You just got a new subscriber and, like many here, I do not own a pool.
@fleebojenkins3 жыл бұрын
At first when you were pouring the pool tech down the skimmer I was like whoa what are you doing but then I learned
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS3 жыл бұрын
Yup, you can’t go dumping stuff down the skimmer Willy nilly. You have to make sure it’s safe first so you don’t end up with damaged equipment or a blown up filter.
@mrcleanisin2 ай бұрын
Why not clear instead of blue water?
@misskawaiibunni2 жыл бұрын
I’ve shocked my pool and used a algae control product and it’s still teal green should I add a Calcium hardness to it?
@BOONEHOUND14 жыл бұрын
Most satisfying pool video
@gabrielmartinez66395 жыл бұрын
9:45 for instant satisfaction
@mtbbiker6401Ай бұрын
Doesn't all that liquid chlorine cause the pH to spike? Bleach is pH is 11-13. I exclusively use liquid chlorine and have trouble keeping the pH at normal 7.5.
@ejkoford53035 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, Zach.. thanks for sharing. Turning it blue in minutes? In addition to a couple hours of brushing, flushing, backwashing and flushing.. yeah the reaction was pretty fast.. but that was a back breaking coupla minutes. To the guy from the pool store that said it was $40 worth of stuff.... maybe wholesale. Bleach is $3.40/gal, acid is another $4/gal, the algacide is $31, and electricity is $0.22 / kwh. I wish I had your math! Glad to know theres an algaecide that isn't antagonistic with chlorine... I had read you should not add chlorine and algacide at the same time. Seems to me. as a homeowner, letting your pool go green is about a $200 mistake...What am I missing?
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS5 жыл бұрын
Ej Koford the prep work (brushing the heck out of it thoughly, backwashing, etc) are key and take some time but once THAT amount of Chlorine goes in after all that, it’s minutes. The algacide we used (Pooltec by Easy Care) can be put in along with chlorine. The next day the pool was clear. Depending on your pool, the price can vary for a treatment like this. A homeowner should be able to get the equivalent done for less than $200
@chadhartsees4 жыл бұрын
So much organic debris around and on the pool pump equipment.
@Knightrider33432 жыл бұрын
My pool starting to look just like that. Have a leak somewhere in the skimmer
@mguerramd3 жыл бұрын
I only use liquid chlorine, not stabilized. And set the cyanuric acid level at 30 and keep it there with granular cyanuric acid. I assume you do the same. When you use stabilized chlorine you lose all control over the chlorine and cyanuric acid levels as opposed to setting them individually. This one trick is the key to controlling the pool.Of course also controlling the other variables, of pH, alkalinity and calcium hardness. But cyanuric acid is the king.
@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS3 жыл бұрын
On my own pool where I’m there every day to keep an eye on things, I sure would. In AZ at our weekly service pools we’re stuck, at least in the summer months relying on tabs to keep a residual between visits.
@JohnSmith-gb5vg3 жыл бұрын
Why is the home boarded up?
@marklowe74312 жыл бұрын
It's never a mistake to own a blunder.
@shadowgolem91583 жыл бұрын
How long before you can use it after adding that much acid? Seems like it would take quite a while to be OK for swimming again.
@kyzor-sosay60873 жыл бұрын
Dude, I don’t even own a pool,but KZfaq recommended the video.Interesting stuff,man.Fantastic job and enjoyed the video,looking forward to the next one.
@xEwm013 жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm Johnny Knoxville and this is cleaning a pool.
@billmalec2 жыл бұрын
Always put most chemicals in the skimmers. I just don't mix chemicals in there, especially some that will react together.