How Do You Correct Swimming Pool Problems?
The cause of a pool problem, such as cloudy water, can be the result of one thing or a combination of factors. Improper backwashing, chemical imbalance, chlorine addition at the wrong time, poor filtration, algae ready to bloom, sand channeling, bather load and outside contaminants all can cause cloudy water. Proper pool care will eliminate most of the field, thereby reducing your detective workload and making it easier to isolate the cause and treat it. Pool problems can all be resolved by following daily, weekly and seasonal routines. Follow these steps. Purchase a large test kit that contains tests for alkalinity, pH, calcium hardness, free chlorine and total chlorine. Buy a separate kit for copper and iron if there are metals in your water. Buy the kit with the drops rather than the test strips because although strips work by giving you a color choice defining a range of results, drops are specific and give an easier to understand result. Add the balancing chemicals beginning with
