First time pool owner with lots of questions

[joseatmc]

Update on the pool today.. water is blue but still cloudy... do I just wait to see if the filter takes care of the cloudiness? haven't done much except shock with chlorine after the big rain so that it doesn't go green again. what does cloudiness mean when it comes to pools?

[Watermom]

It usually means dead algae. Keep your chlorine high and run the pump 24/7 while you are trying to clear it.

[joseatmc]

OK so ran pump 24/7 through the weekend... water still cloudy, however it is less coudy than it was.. i can now see to the second rung of the latter, but it's a big couldy.. the top rung is crystal clear. at this rate, my water will be clear just in time to close the pool...