Algae

Should you swim in a green pool and other sanitation related questions?

You’ve been planning all month long to host your daughters birthday party, and it’s all centered around that pool in the back yard. The weather is perfect and the grill is ready to go, but on the day you wake up to a mess of a pool. You now have a decision to make, take a risk and let the kids dive into the cloudy pool water or tell them no. Before making any decisions let’s take a minute and look if you really can swim in a green pool. Can you swim in a …

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Green pool float in Clear Pool Water
Green pool float in Clear Pool Water
Algae

SLAM – Shock Level and Maintain

SLAMing your pool is the best way to eliminate algae, sanitize your pool and get your water crystal clear. If you have algae, or the CC level is above 0.5, or the free chlorine (FC) level is zero, you should SLAM the pool. You cannot do this overnight…it often takes several days to see it completed…no shortcuts. If you are maintaining proper FC levels there is no need to SLAM (or shock) weekly, or on any other regular schedule.