greenish and cloudy

[aylad]

You definitely should have the pump running, but keep an eye on your filter pressure and clean the filter when you get to 8-10 psi over your "clean" pressure. The chlorine you put in the water will kill the algae, but it's the filter that removes the dead stuff from the pool.

[ganny76]

Filter pressure. LOL. I have so much to learn. And to think I have been running blind for 5 years.

[Watermom]

Actually, while you are working to clear a pool, you need to run the pump 24/7, keeping an eye on the pressure as Janet noted above.

[ganny76]

OK, got a mouse out of the pool, poured in 4 gallons of bleach, swept real good, now waiting. I will check chlorine in the morning when i get up. Got my chlorinator at 50%, should i change this?

[PoolDoc]

Got my chlorinator at 50%, should i change this?

What kind of chlorinator is it, and what's in it?

[ganny76]

Aquarite with 2800 salt read out.

[PoolDoc]

Ahh! I was thinking of a tablet chlorinator, or some such. It's usually not a good idea to run a SWCG during clean-up. They can't provide enough chlorine to keep up under those circumstances, and it puts extra wear and tear on them.

I'd leave it off, till the green is gone. Instead, focus on adding bleach daily. Once the algae is gone, turn the SWCG back on.

[ganny76]

Ten four. Turning it off now.

[ganny76]

Pool is already looking 10 times better. Wife told me to tell yall thanks. When i test tonight, do i add bleach if color is still orange?