Why Your POOL WATER Is CLOUDY (And How To Clear It Up)

Why Your POOL WATER Is CLOUDY (And How To Clear It Up) | Swim University

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Why is my pool water cloudy and how do I clear it up? Whether it's a pool water chemistry or a pool filter system issue, fixing a cloudy pool is likely caused by one of these four common pool problems. Here's what causes cloudy water and a few pool cleaning and pool maintenance tips for clearing up your cloudy pool.
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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction to Why You Have Cloudy Pool Water
00:14 - Reason #1. Low Sanitizer Levels
00:31 - Reason #2. Filter or Circulation Issues
01:44 - Reason #3. Poor Water Chemistry
02:13 - Reason #4. Algae In Water
02:25 - Pool Maintenance Video Course
03:12 - How To Clear A Cloudy Pool
04:03 - Quick Remedies: Water Clarifier and Pool Floc
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@SwimUniversity 3 жыл бұрын

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@pozarclothing 3 жыл бұрын

How often do you need to change your sand? I just set up the pool last month. My pool was super green. I put an extra chlorine table , I brushed the algae and shocked it TWICE. A week later it’s not green anymore and I don’t see any dead algae as much but it’s super cloudy

@alfyanrauf6616 2 жыл бұрын

If your pool stays cloudy after adding flocculant, does it mean you need more?

@Starwarsgames66 Жыл бұрын

My chemicals are balanced, fresh sand and it’s still cloudy! I’m ready to rip my hair out. Even floc didn’t make any difference! I don’t know what the heck is wrong! Last season I didn’t have any issues!

@VikingsFan27 3 жыл бұрын

So basically it could be anything. Great!

@stevensolano1658 3 жыл бұрын

Basically

@pita9151 2 жыл бұрын

it's freaking driving me crazy

@stevensolano1658 2 жыл бұрын

@@pita9151 I’ve tried Clorox’s clarifiers they work but my pool skimmer only does the surface of my pool. When I turn off the skimmer it does clear up but when I agitate the bottom with my pool skimmer it’s back to square one with the cloudiness.

@pita9151 2 жыл бұрын

@@stevensolano1658 I'm on my way to find clarifier right now I've already added shock and everything seems to be level with all chems I'm hoping this will work

@gregvetter5070 Жыл бұрын

Yes it could be anything. Also, I'm having trouble getting water to the "bottom of the pool." Anyone? Anyone?

@patricktkeegan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I was under the impression clarifier and floc were the same thing but clearly (ha!) I was wrong.

@MrCleaton7 2 жыл бұрын

Great job and help !!

@InternationalMouse 3 жыл бұрын

Very useful, thanks

@billllib9000 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I may have a circulation issue and the floor drain is clogged. I tried cleaning with brush down there and got some green stuff to float out but was not being sucked into the floor drain. any suggestions or videos to look more into this ?

@CarrollCanada 7 сағат бұрын

You guys should talk about the cheap chemicals that have filler in it. I was told that is the reason I have cloudness which settles to the bottom because of this

@markmapson4938 3 жыл бұрын

What’s your views on polyshere filtration balls instead of using sand in your pool filter??

@msboku Жыл бұрын

I’m confused you said you wanted out of the pool but no matter what you do is going to the filter system. How do you get it out of the pool? I’ve got an above ground pool and we have cloudy water. The total hardness is low the chlorine is low the free chlorine is high and the pH is high the total alkalinity and stabilizer are OK according to the test strip lol. But we have blue cloudy water.

@paulaflanagan8391 2 жыл бұрын

Question: Would a solar cover "break down" and create small plastic debris, to cloudy the water? The bubbles on the solar cover seem to have broken open and no longer hold air? We have cloudy water; we are wondering if there is a connection??

@Serenoj69 2 жыл бұрын

I used the floc and indeed: even if you brush very, very slowly the whole pool is cloudy again. I use waste on my pump during vacuuming so no it does not get into my filter. Still, it is time consuming and adfter three days the problem I have is far from solved. I think the whole point of floc is that the particles are still very easily buoyant. If the flocc would make them heavy like say a twig, than it would be very helpfull. As it is I have to wait until everything it on the bottom, vacuum it than the whole thing become a soup again (but a lot is also sucked out andinto the sewer). Repeat that proces time and time again (I guess) until the pool is clean. Mine is 550 cm diametre Intex XTR pool with 27000 litres of water in it so it is pretty average I guess. But this will take more than a week half an our per day vacuuming I am afraid.

@AlmightyPyro 2 жыл бұрын

what I read that clarifier only works on getting rid of PH cloudy problems but flocculant gets the micro dust and dead algae and drops them to the bottom. Not sure if clarifier will also work with dead algae floating around the pool? It looks like gray dust.

@theresarottinghaus4872 2 жыл бұрын

If I'm adding algaecide, should I wait to add clarifier after I vacuum to waste or before (directly after the algaecide)?

@XRay44 2 жыл бұрын

Took a water sample to my local pool shop. They told me the chemicals I needed... Alk UP, PH UP, Stabilizer, and Shock and instructed me to put them in in that order. So I put in half the Alk UP, waited 30 minutes, put in the other half. Then put in the PH UP and at this point, the pool water got super cloudy. I wasn't supposed to put the stabilizer till the water was clear, so I just waited.... now 4 days later, it's still cloudy from the PH UP. The pool store tells me it'll clear up in a day or two but I'm thinking it shouldn't have taken this long.

@thiagoalmeida3105 Жыл бұрын

Hi, May I use my robot to clean vacuum the bottom of the pool? After FLOC treatment?

@atifkaramat4183 3 жыл бұрын

Hey there I have sand filter and its mild cloudy I can see bottom of pool what should I do

@pinksky369 3 жыл бұрын

how many times can the cartridge be cleaned? I have PA 120

@zvezdapadalica15 3 жыл бұрын

So my pool is a bestway 12” steel frame. There is greyish dust on the bottom. When I try to scoop it out with a skimmer, it goes right through it. Then the water (since I disturbed it) has all these white little flakes through it. Eventually, they all sink to the bottom again. I have used clarifier and it doesn’t work. All my chemical levels are within normal range. I shocked the pool and chlorine was really high but still, it didn’t get rid of the flakes. My filter works fine but it can’t seem to pick up all these flakes. What can I possibly do to clear the water? Is it too much calcium? Is it algae? It appeared out of no where one day and I have been struggling for days!

@facebookmakesmesick Жыл бұрын

My pump/filter brand new end of last season. All chemicals are good. Tried clarifier- nothing. Pool still cloudy no idea how to fix. Should have never went for Sand filter I guess when I have DE I had crystal clear water 1 day after opening n now this. Any ideas what the hell could be the issue

@Kiramco 3 жыл бұрын

Im here watching cause I followed the advice to apply baby powder on my intex liner before putting it away for the winter, now here we are in the spring and my water is cloudy with a gunky film on the bottom!

@MrBmxbrawler 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha

@Kiramco 3 жыл бұрын

To update if anyone was watching this...clarifier worked AMAZING. Pool was clear in 2 days!

@ifihadthumbstheydbegreen.9426 2 жыл бұрын

Got a 15’ round above ground Intex. We had a green algae problem and fixed it with your advice! Thanks swim university. But we still have a blue cloudy pool for 2 weeks. Was going to try floc (clarifier isn’t helping-maybe not enough?). But you say not to vacuum it up into the filter because it spits it right back into the pool. How can I use the floc then? Please help!

@SwimUniversity 2 жыл бұрын

You can't use floc with a cartridge filter, but if you have a sand or DE filter and can set your vacuum to waste, you can use it

@oscarlontoc8284 Жыл бұрын

What number do I set my chlorinator? I have numbers on the dial that go fromm1 to 7 and Full

@sorenweisshartmann 3 жыл бұрын

I did not winterize my pool and when opening it up the water was a bit green. But that was quickly fixed. But around the edge of the floor and a bit on the wall I have scrubbed off some dark green growth. But now the water is not that clear anymore. Would the clarifier do the job or should it be shocked?

@Serenoj69 2 жыл бұрын

So what did you do? I think anti algae should have fixed the job. I did not winterise my pool this year as opposed to last year in the sense that I did not cover it. Last year I did so in october. Opened the thing up in April (we have a full inverter heat pump) and the bath was simply crystal clear. So yeah: I will winterise it properly next winter. Hilsen fra Holland.

@hrbacon 3 жыл бұрын

I have a pool. It sucks. I hate it. We are on year 3 and I have regretted every step of the process. For some reason our water is near impossible to keep clear. our filter runs 24/7, I backwash almost daily and get gross water out, so its working. Chemical test strips show good chlorine/Ph levels. Clarifier doesn't work, we use algeacide, all to no avail.

@user-gh5nf3zv9j 2 жыл бұрын

Me too, I want to remove the pool

@MrChristopoop 2 жыл бұрын

If you have algae it is from phosphates in the pool. We had an algae issue u til I found Pool RX. It looks like a lead shot in a little plastic basket, costs probably between 50 to 90 bucks depending on size of your pool, but you buy it once a season. Vacuum your pool out, backwash the filter, then put that pool Rx in the pump basket. Algae is gone. One warning, it uses copper so blonde haired kids need to wash their hair after with a special shampoo or rinse it with vinegar first before showering. Or they could have a little green in their hair. Not blonde, no issues. As far as pool water though, it really cuts down on costs of chemicals you have to buy to fight for a clear pool.

@lindsaywright9295 Жыл бұрын

@@MrChristopoop you took the words right out of my mouth Chris. Just explained all this at my pool store { they had never heard of it} !!!! I have had a continual battle with algae { i live in the Caribbean} endless shock{ cal Hypo} endless tablets, needless to say, my CYA stabiliser 50% comes from tabs and Calcium , comes from the shock , is through the roof, my chlorine wont free up, so partial draining is needed. That said, the pool maintenance guys here on you tube agree the ones with poolRX are the cleanest , Spread the word Chris

@trivera3954 2 жыл бұрын

Hth clarifier did nothing. Walmarts blue algicide/clarifier was my go 2!

@rickrs1395 Ай бұрын

OK, I’ve tried everything in my post still at night and I turned the light on. Still hazy still got those miniature particles I’ve done each part for the last week and I’m still I got rid of half of it but I’m ending up emptying my pool and putting freshwater in it again, so I think that’s what I’m gonna have to do again, I figure it’s gonna work now. I change my sand but the first day it cleaned the pool so good and it was really clean and then it hasn’t been doing his job. I guess I don’t know why I’m gonna call somebody.

@RD-vo5vq 3 жыл бұрын

My pool is now clear but my testing strip is still off. Why?

@sh0rtybgoodz3 3 жыл бұрын

Should we be putting the magic eraser in our skimmer to prevent and clear up green algae? Also is there any known issues in using it in a saltwater pool?

@Rockchain 2 жыл бұрын

We do but idk if it helps

@lindsaywright9295 Жыл бұрын

@@Rockchain check out PoolRX for six months algae prevention , most companies wont recommend it as you dont use as much chemicals

@MrChristopoop Жыл бұрын

@Lindsay, I tell everyone I see that is either buying a pool or in store getting chemicals for said pool, etc. hell I waited this year until two weeks ago to put it in. I just had an algae bloom because of it. Took two weeks and it is good as new. For the price of pool RX though, just buy one before each season and throw it in a week or two after you open pool. Issue free all summer. Whenever I have not run pool rx, I have had issues.

@MrChristopoop Жыл бұрын

@Lindsay, also as you mentioned, pool stores don’t mention it or supply it, as they would not sell much of anything else for pool chemicals if they did. I have yet to see it in a physical pool store. Have always had to order on line

@brightlightmorning6549 Жыл бұрын

How to do it the filter??

@deedarli 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. Hope to get some help. I have added the pool clarifier as per manufacturer’s instructions and left the sand filtration system running for 12hrs. That worked for a bit but when dropped bu robotic pool cleaner in i came back 2hrs later to a cloudy pool again. I can’t figure out what happened and what to do next. Any advice would be most appreciated. Thanks

@Serenoj69 2 жыл бұрын

Somewhat the same here: What happens is that these things make the particles heavier so they can fall to the bottom only to be easily stired up again when you try to vacuum it. It will be a lengthy process over here I guess. May be I will just get rid of all the water, clean the sandfilter etc and start over again...

@b0ob0o225 3 жыл бұрын

I paid that $100 for your website and it didnt help me at all everything on there is on your youtube it was a waste of money ... for 3 weeks ive been fighting my pool to get crystal clear but cant it stays a little cloudy i can see the bottom and everything but just cant get it crystal like it use to be. I would be able to go under water and see 1 side of the pool to the other but now i cant. I test my water twice a week and they are always good, i changed my sand to the zeo and change my lateral. So idk whats going on. Ive manual vacuum to waste, ive floc ive used clarifier and shocked twice

@Serenoj69 2 жыл бұрын

May be I am sort of in the same boat, it is early days here. One thing I did note with my cloudy white pool is that first of all with flocc it does sink to the bottom but vacuuming works on one hand but also mixes it up in the water. I took a big 70 kitres black bucket and poored water from my inflow in it.....that seemed clear. Then I just dipped the nucket in the water and saw the little white (I guess) dead algae in it. So my sandfilterpump does seem to filter these things out and it is patience that I need. May such a test helps you too?

@renataberg537 2 жыл бұрын

Please help! Got a new liner, filled my above ground pool with well water, unfortunately rich in minerals. My pool water is brown, how do I fix this ? Thank you

@miraclemac7219 2 жыл бұрын

Did it turn brown after you added chlorine?

@Angiehere-1 12 күн бұрын

I’m on a well too. It’s a real pain. We just installed some filters to remove some minerals prior to adding well water each day.

@veronicatorres4854 3 жыл бұрын

Does it matter what time of day you put in the clarifier, like the shock treatment?

@SwimUniversity 3 жыл бұрын

The only timing consideration is that you'll need to run your filter 24 hours or until it clears up. But always read the manufacturer's instructions.

@veronicatorres4854 3 жыл бұрын

Swim University, thanks!

@wkeil1981 3 жыл бұрын

Uhg I just got a pool and I regret it. This is too complicated

@Kiramco 3 жыл бұрын

Don't give up! Its so worth it, trust me! Its all about keeping the balance in the water. Use your test strips! Cloudiness does not happen much, if at all ever.

@wkeil1981 3 жыл бұрын

@@Kiramco thanks now I got the hang of it

@dertywhiteboy8944 18 күн бұрын

@@KiramcoI have an above ground pool and it seems like it’s always cloudy what am I doing wrong?

@Angiehere-1 12 күн бұрын

@@Kiramcomy pool is all of a sudden cloudy. First time since 2009. 😢

@sharkfinn8091 2 күн бұрын

Money pit for chemicals.

@chelseachristopher1585 3 жыл бұрын

My pool Is a milky color after shocking. We were dealing with a cloudy/milky pool post shocking then we added clarifier, then it was still cloudy then we added floc, vacuumed then it was better but still cloudy then we shocked it again and now its milky/cloudy I have no idea what to do. Vinyl pool 25,000 gallons Sand filter

@cybernutjr2 3 жыл бұрын

Im having the same issue as you. Vinnyl pool 7500 gallons. And did the same steps as you. Water is blue but still milky. Ive backwash and rinse the sald filter 3x with no resolve.😒

@JD-ed1uq 2 жыл бұрын

Don't use floc in the video that cloudiness stays at the bottom of the pool because all the little molecules are getting grouped together so if you vacuum it through the bottom you're blowing it right out your jets back into the pool he said in the video when you use floc and have the cloudy water in the bottom you have to physically move it very slowly with your vacuum across the bottom of your pool out of the pool so you're going to drain some of the water. He actually said it was better to use clarifier

@alfyanrauf6616 2 жыл бұрын

@@JD-ed1uq what if the cloud doesnt settle at the bottom? Does it mean the floc doesnt work?

@mikez4132 2 жыл бұрын

@@alfyanrauf6616 With floc you add, run the pump for a few hours to mix it in the water, then shut it off overnight and the particles settle to the bottom. Vacuum to waste so it does NOT go in the filter but gets dumped on the ground. If nothing settles its not a micro particle issue but a chemistry issue.

@-Jason-L 2 жыл бұрын

@@JD-ed1uq you lose water because you vacuum to waste. It doesn't recirculate back through the jets, it pumps out to your yard

@mohamedbinsilim4443 2 жыл бұрын

I tested my pool and everything wad balanced but the water is cloudy.

@mikez4132 2 жыл бұрын

Most like a filtration issue. I changed my sand and it cleared in a day.

@veronicatorres4854 3 жыл бұрын

Is it safe to swim in cloudy water?

@SwimUniversity 3 жыл бұрын

You'll need to determine the source of the cloudiness. If it's algae-based, for example, we recommend treating that before swimming in your pool.

@veronicatorres4854 3 жыл бұрын

Swim University, thanks!

@daviddunn1923 Жыл бұрын

I would not recommend swimming in cloudy pool. If a non-swimmer falls in or someone otherwise sinks below visibility level, they may be difficult to find and rescue.