How to Clean a Green Pool - Chlorine King Pool Service
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- In this video I show the process I do to clean a green pool. This process is geared towards plaster/marcite/concrete pools. If you need help you know where to find us!
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That was my pool. You did an excellent job. Thanks Eric! Best pool company hands down!
Thanks Scott I appreciate it. I'm glad you were happy!
@Brownbeartmb that is literally the most childish comment in this entire video. i mean if you're going to insult someone at least say why they're an asshole.
But hurt brown 😂😂😂
@Brownbeartmb uhhhhh?
S Harrison What a long and painful process! Was it 7-9 days? My clients are happy when I do it in 2-3 days. Day-1 shock it good to kill all algae. Day-2 add chemical which will drop everything visible to the bottom. Day-3 Water is crystal clear with all the filth at the bottom. Vacuum to waste and within 1 hour ready to swim. No need to run client pump for days and wash filters etc.
Good job man. I've been a pool guy for 2 years and you cleared the pool up perfectly. I love small pools. Way less chemicals. I might have drained it. Its just easier sometimes. But saving water is good too.
I appreciate the kind words Bsizzle! Yes there are many ways to clear up the pools! Read the comments, a lot of people have better ways I guess haha.
Great video. I started a pool service cleaning and this really helps a lot. I just recently got a customer that has a green pool. But I left the cartridge in and cleaned it afterwards. I will sort of start over remove the cartridge and let it run for 24 hours without it with the shock and liquid chlorine. It is a 18000 gallon pool
Thanks Luis! I'm glad you liked it and it helped. Congrats on starting a pool business. If you need help I am creating a consultation packages that allow people reach out when they need me and a few other professionals that are in the group. Please let me know if you're interested. I'd love to have you on board. Have a great day.
Damn dude...u did ur thing...like a master Jedi u handled the situation like a pro! Thank u for sharing!
Great advice. If you are doing this to your own pool and you want it done faster you can keep the filter running from the start and backwash/clean the filter when the pressure increases 10% over a clean filter. Secondly I wouldn't add calcium to my pool as I don't like the scaling as a result so I just use bleach (Home Depot brand has 50% more active chlorine vs. chlorox as of today- around 10%) I use the trouble free pool method and I can clean it up to sparkling in two days but this does require many many backwashes and chemical (pH and chlorine adds) treatments.
Makes me wish I could afford a pool! 😁 Awesomeness!!!!!! 👍👋
Great job, excellent video. That's the way it should be done.
Thank you sir. I appreciate you watching!
I don’t have a pool. This is just satisfying
You should get one. They're a lot of fun!
Don't get one. A hot tub is plenty and much more relaxing.
@Steve Klemetti, It's worth it, although my husband would dissagree with me. Beats sitting in the house on a hot day or burning up outside. It's a little vacation in your back yard.
Steve Klemetti not if you can do it all yourself!
Steve Klemetti it’s so easy
Nice job on this video.. I like your idea of removing the filter and making sure that the ph level is low so the cal hypo has a full potential for killing the algae.. Great video and explanations
Thanks Dave! I've found that by doing that it guarantees that I will have the best chance of killing all of the algae on the first dose. Take care and thanks for watching!
What about the alkalinity? I thought this should be checked when the ph is that high.
Pool Control Rules!!! hahaha sweet video man. How bout videos on how to properly clean pools
Excellent explanations on how to correct your pool. Very helpful.
ok..I'm at day 2..looks cloudy..ok..but what chemical did u add at day 2..please..like WHAT CHEMICAL S..IM FOLLOWING DAY BY DAY PLEASE HELP..I cleaned filter brushed pool really good but what chemical do I use now..ty ty
You want to dose the pool to keep the pH around 7.2 to keep the chlorine as effective as possible and then keep the chlorine around a 10. This will help keep killing the algae. I think on day 2 all I added was liquid because the ph was good from the first day of dosing. I hope this helps.
Been struggling with mine and you explained everything very well. I feel like these chemical companies all have different orders to the process just so I waste a bunch, but your explanation of why you’re doing each step made perfect sense.
Thank you Russell. You are absolutely right. If you read the comments you'll see tons of different suggestions and that people can do it faster, etc etc. There are faster ways but the point of this video was to teach the Lehman how to do it without special equipment and with a system that is not ideal for doing the quicker ways. Thanks for watching and I'm glad it helped!
Only question I have is...isn't adding shock directly through the skimmer dangerous if they have a chlorinator/tablet feeder? I've heard of explosions happening due to this. Just curious....
Hey bud, yes in extreme and rare occurrences it can be. This system didn’t have one. There are a couple of things you can do to mitigate it.
1) Remove the tabs from feeder. 2) Open the tab feeder to max circulation. 3) After removing the tablets close the feeder knob off (or as low as possible) and then flush the feeder tube with a hose until it overflows. Let that run for a few minutes. 4) Remove the plastic tubing and let the cal hypo run through the system and back into the pool before reinstalling. That will limit cal hypo into the feeder.
Keeping the system running 24/7 also helps migrate the issue. Use at your own risk or course. Those are just some ideas to help.
Shock it brush it flock it vacuume notom out of pool and then balance it perfect every time $60.0 total
The point of the video was how to clear the pool up without special equipment like a waste vac, or a system that didn't have a sufficient waste line to vac to waste. Yes, that method was quicker but was not option on this pool without the above or adjusting a lot of the valves to create the above scenario. I tried to make it as straight forward as possible for the Lehman.
by chlorine are you meaning add more of the shock..please help the person in the back row..I'm on day 2..I left the filter out for 24 hours..cleaned filter(barely new) now put filter back in brushed but what chemical do I use now..please ty
Shock is a process not a product. But yes, powdered chlorine or liquid would be great if needed. If the chlorine goes under a 10 I generally would add more to keep it killing the algae. Once you have the blueish/clioudy look then you can let it lower to normal levels. At that point the algae is gone.
Very nice walk through. You hit all the major points.
Thank you very much. I appreciate it.
From what ive learned about Pouring acid over the steps, it can eat away the plaster and you should never do that
Very true, but I did that before I brushed the entire pool so acid wasn’t left to sit on the steps.
it"s interesting that you don't use a pool vacuum. This is a good way to combat algae for people that don't have a pool vacuum.
Leah Farber right You would think he had one being a pool cleaning company
I have 3, 3-foot cartridges. Not a sand or salt pool - just water and shock. I was wondering if you think it is ok to remove these types of cartridges at first?
so will you have to vacuum at some point or will it just totally clear up..thank you..I'm desperately asking..I drained my intire pool..filled it..about 3 weeks later pool was blue but cloudy..turned everything off vacuum..then it rained for 3 days now my pool looks similar to this one..gonna add muriatic acid..scrub..leave filter out..but please help..thank you!!!
I also have new filter and pump(motor)..2.0 ..I wanted an 3.0 but money ..but when I start pump it goes straight to 20 psi???..thank you thank you
What are your chemical readings. The pool cleared out with a vacuuming but there wasn’t a lot of debris in the pool with it being screened in. It sounds like you don’t have stabilizer and low chlorine because of the rain and lack of stabilizer.
It all depends on the size of the filter, pump, how it’s plumbed, how many lines are opened, etc. it’s all about hydraulics for what causes the starting psi of the filter to be where it is. Given the pool is clear, filter is new/clean and lines are clear among other variables.
I've found sometimes that my methods change, or at least evolve, in some areas over time. Do you find this to be true in regards to green pools? Is your process the same now as it was in 2017?
For example, I use a flocculant to settle everything (after the algae is dead, of course) and then vacuum all the garbage to waste. It's been a real time saver for me. And the time I save more than offsets the cost of the floc. Or have you tried the flocculant approach and then abandoned it for the method presented? Just curious.
Great question Mooky. Yes my processes are always evolving. I would probably do some things a little different today, but that as actually my last real green pool that I took on. I’ve done some half hearted ones where it wasn’t really a green pool, just a couple of shock treatments.
I used floc before and had success with it. I found that the conditions need to be right and to make sure to not add too much when dosing they pool. The floc method is awesome for covered pools where you don’t have to worry about a bunch of debris stirring it up.
Thanks for watching and subscribing!
How much do you normally charge for this process 10000 gallon pool?
With the equipment in the video not having a heater and the element was removed from the filter I'll say that's good but I did notice the salt cell and all that cal-hypo going through it I'm sure shortened the life of the cell maybe even had scaling after a while. Pool shock directly in the skimmer as I've been taught for 10 years is a big no no. Only cya in the skimmer with the basket present when adding. Not saying it won't work but in the long run not a good practice imo.
Hi, i just poured Algae killer and Clorine and they're floating. Where to go from here?
Thanks for the video, it certainly was helpful. It may be helpful to say where you’re located since weather will affect the recovery time. I’m in Houston, it rains every other day, this seems to delay getting a crystal clear pool after algae growth has taken hold. Thanks again for you time and effort!
You're welcome. I should start mentioning where I'm at but figured it's easy enough to find out. Thanks for your post and good luck over there in Houston!
Chlorine King Pool Service so where are You at lol
Should I remove the DE filter if there’s no recirculate setting? It’s a single speed pump hooked up to old de filter
Is there a pool/spa boost setting?
Dude, it took you 9 visits to clear that 9,000 gallon pool? it would have taken me 2.... one to shock it and add a bottle of algaecide (which apparently you utilize in your expert service) and another to vacuum the pool out to waste.... 3 days max.... you would never make it in jersey.... smh
and 8 ppm chlorine on day 8 hahahaha.... u trying to kill people? u basically overchlorinate and dont even use the filter (which is what its for).... filtering the water.... then backwashing as needed (or cleaning the cartridge)... smh
Thanks for watching!
Excellent tutorial and refresher course for all pool owners and techs, new and old alike. A shout out to you for that shark scare! Quite the testimony for the clarity of the water. That is what every pool owner should strive for. 🏊🏻♀️~~~ Great upload. 👍🏻 Thanks
Thanks for watching! I appreciate the kind words. A lot of haters on this video so glad to see someone enjoyed it :)
Yo !!! Think about the PH sensors in the salt cell before you add a chemical with high/low PH to the skimmer.
so how long between acid treatment before you neutralize it with caustic?
i thought 11ph is an alkaline not an acid
It is. That's why he added the acid, to balance the shock.
Got my pool nice and blue after it was an even darker green than this one, thanks!
zerosignal316 you’re very welcome!
That's how mine is. Green swamp water. That will teach me from not closing it in the winter. Ha Ha
Wonderful video. Thank you for taking the time for all of us DIYers.
You said that you scooped out the junk at the bottom of the pool, I was wondering if you just took the net and scooped the stuff out or if you used something else.
Did you use any flocculent or is that just not necessary. I have some natural chemistry stuff, and then just a clarifier. if I need to use some.
Finally, when you vacuumed did it fill up the new filter and raise the pressure?
Thanks again
Thanks Richard. Yes I just took my Red Baron (course net) and scooped out the bottom of the pool the best I could. The less stuff down there the better the chlorine will work at killing the algae! Have a great day and good luck!
What happens if I do not remove the filter from the beginning?
It’ll just clog the cartridge and basically slow down the process of getting it cleared up.
Cool video I'm getting a pool today yeah yay
Awesome David. Check out my other vids to help learn about it! Thanks for the comment.
Chlorine King,
Tis the season in Arizona for Green pools and I am getting a bunch of calls for green to cleans. One question I have when you're adding chlorine at every visit are you just adding liquid?
Thanks,
Roger
Haha Roger same here in Florida :). I seem to have a great reaction of using a combination of liquid and Cal Hypo. I treated a friends pool was had a light, but stubborn, green to it. First day I added cal-hypo only and didn't see much of a change. The next day I added a little more cal hypo and liquid. Next day it was perfect. Could I have not added enough the first day? Possibly. I've always added liquid and CH on the really bad pools and have had great results. Have a good day.
Being that I live in Australia every second house has a pool I've noticed that's the same in Florida but I'm curious as to why everyone has a patio enclosing the pool is it to stop alligators
Natalie Luders it looks good and gives You something to lay or sit on
@@amber_Forever16 youve misconstrued what i was saying majority of Floridian pool owners have big enclosed mosquitos covers ,patios house over there pools whats it for ?
@@natalieluders378 I have lived in Florida 37 years and I'd be happy to explain.. Screened in porch or patio is a must in Florida. We have lots of trees/leaves that would wreak havoc on open pools., summer time= mosquitoes, lovebugs, gators, iguanas in south Florida. Screens protect u from the elements, plus people have grilles, bars, patio furniture, Tvs etc on their patios. So screen protects all that stuff.
Any idea how much chlorine to add to 26 foot 52 inch index pool with sand filter
Orenda has an app that allows you to punch in your readings and targets, then tells you exactly what to add. Good luck!
After you flock, do you put the phosphate chemical in before a clarifier?? Great videos by the way! Been following your steps.
Hey Kimberly. I’m glad it’s helping. If I’m dealing with phosphates I try to take care of that first. If I decide to use clarifier I don’t put it in until the pool looks a cloudy white. That way I know the algae is dead and it’ll help the filter catch the cloudy particulates. I hope this helps.
"When you're testing you always wanna hold it up to the north." Why would the compass direction matter?
"Acid is heavier than water." It absolutely is not.
How do you still have a job?
Edit: I am a jerk, and apologized in a comment below.
Cal hypo has a ph of almost 12. How would that destroy a heater? Also, this pool doesn’t have a heater. Your logic doesn’t apply here.
“Good bye”.
@ sol Chapeau a gallon of water weighs 8.34 lbs and a gallon of muriatic acid weighs 9.83 lbs. A simple Google search shows this.
www.industrialchemcorp.com/conversion-chart/
In regards to holding to the north it’s so you aren’t holding the sample directly into the sun (that rises east to west) for the most accurate reading per Taylor’s site under “lighting concerns”.
www.taylortechnologies.com/en/content/technical-supportfaqs
How do I still have a job? Because I can read a manual and understand weights along with a little bit of simple math. Thanks for watching.
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Hey Sol Chapass....Erik owns and operates a top 50 service company within the US...that's easily a top 100 in the world ..you ...what do you have? Just a chapped ass and hurt feelings?
Yes buddy, acid definitely is heavier than water lol you should have noticed that on day one, you didn't need a lesson online 😉
@@ChlorineKingPoolService I deleted my comment out of respect Sir. For the untrained eye .. You are mostly right. in older Copper pool heaters Hi or Low PH ( 7 being the best) will start to Break down the the copper. In the newer Hayward (and other brands) higher Ph for a short Period of time is ok where ( very short) low Ph is not. High PH of 9 lets say.. Is high. I agree to clean it up fast, is right what you did. I am just a slow kinda guy and like to keep my PH at 7.0 and 7.6 Its MY thoughts... Sorry if I offended you.. I did not think.. As far as acid.. Depending on the concentrate. it is Heavier then water...
I like watching this stuff even thou I work for apartment maintenance and already pool certified at age 20. Just to see how others do it differently
I'm the same way. Always trying to learn! Thanks for watching.
Silly question, but how do you lower the Ph if its to high?
Just use some muriatic acid. That’ll lower it.
They should've pressure washed the pool deck first. Lol..
I completely agree. They ended up doing it afterwards, for somer reason lol.
Hello, so when u open up a pool after being full of green, if we circulate water, not filter. We wont b wasting so much time, right???
Well, if the pool is green I always like to bypass the filter for the first day so I can guarantee the chemicals will get mixed in the best possible. If the filter bogs down in the first 20 minutes of run time, and the pool doesn't circulate well, then you can lose time having to add more chemicals on your next visit to kill all of the algae. Once the pool is a whiteish blue (algae dead) then I start filtering it all out. You could also, at that point, add some First Aid and it'll start clearing up the cloudy water.
Chlorine King Pool Service thank u sooo Mich. I did do this. & after about 3 days. I have clean blue water, with a bit on bottom to vacuum. Thank u again
By adding some aluminium sulfate it could have cleared in two days.
True. But the only way to get that out of the pool was either a dedicated drain line or a portable pump/filter system, neither were an option at the time of making this video.
good and helpful video
Thanks Douglas. I'm glad it was helpful to you. Good luck!
When do you start putting the stabilizer in if you don’t mind me asking?
Great video thanks I just purchased a home with a pool that's been sitting awhile and it's full of algae .
Thank you Donnell. Please comment if you need help with your pool. Congrats on the home purchase and good luck :)
How much would a job like this cost ?🤔
It’s been so long now I think I was $750.
They should really pressure wash that concrete!!!!!
They actually did after the green pool was taken care of! Made The whole job look better for sure!
as a pressure washer that pool deck was bugging the shit out of me
Yea it bugged me too! Haha.
Can you come to my house, Day 7 here and still green pool. Fiberglass 3800 gallon salt water pool.. Done everything Pool Supply said to do..
Are you local to me?
I just found you and subscribed. For the first time ever I will be running the filter without a cartridge as you demonstrated. Why is my starting psi at 20?
If it’s not normally that high then it could be an old element. Even after cleaning there’s only so much that will come out. If you replace it you should see the pressure come down.
When you remove the filter to add chemicals, throw it in the pool, everything in the filter gets killed off at the same time. Put the pool chairs in there too...
You can definitely do that as well. I usually wait to do things like that once the pool is turning blue and the algae is dead!
What happens if I don’t remove the filter?
cute little pool great company
Thanks Thomas! I appreciate the kind words!
Should the chemicals be added at night so they don't burn up in the sun?
That would be ideal especially in a pool with lower stabilizer like this one had. However, I was doing a few of them at the same time and it's inevitable that you'll have to add them during the morning/daytime depending on your schedule. For that particular pool I was doing 2 visits per day so that helped as well.
You didn't have to vacuum at all??
I did afterwards with my PowerVac. Since it was screened in it was very light/small debris in the bottom of the pool.
probably won't see this, but I'm curious how you charge for this kind of work. Interested in getting into the pool industry
@precision cutz I charged around $600 for that back then. Today I’d charge probably $750 or so. Green pools aren’t a great money maker but are a gateway to things like repairs and weekly service. I hope this helps.
Did you have to vacuum out the algae?
Not the algae so much. There was a fine layer of dirt and then some water mold I had to vac out. Other than that the algae was already dead and gone.
Chlorine King Pool Service help me please! Our pool was green! Our pool man drained the pool! Now the pool still has no water in it (long story) 2 months later ! Can I acid wash the pool and put water back into the pool???
It was a pleasure speaking with you on the phone earlier! I wish you luck!
Putting granular chlorine will corrode and destroy pumps and heat exchangers brah, gotta pre-dissolve or brush into pool
Long term dosing, sure, but the majority of the cal-hypo will be dissolved before it reaches the pump. A one time treatment like this for a green pool will not have long term damage to the pump, (you should bypass the heater when having heavy amounts of chlorine in the pool). Hope this helps.
@@ChlorineKingPoolService how much chlorine to add in a 15k gallon pool as green as this initially and days after?
Thanks you've really helped me understand things a bit more
You're welcome. I'm glad it helped.
No algaecide/yellow treat? Steve in Spring Hill
I didn't see a need. It needed to be nuked so just used chlorine. Thanks for watching!
How did I get here????
Thank you so much! Never heard to remove the filter grids.. That should make a huge difference! So thankful!
You’re very welcome. Good luck in getting your pool squared away.
How do you measure the acids for the portion to the water . What kind acid your put in the water
You can use the orenda app to get exact measurements. The acid used in the video is muriatic acid.
I have a sand filter, I didn’t run it on recirculating, did I break my pump?
As long as it turns on and is circulating water I’d say you’re ok. Did you backwash your filter?
What was the name of brush
Sweepease
Is that a 100% nylon brush your using or the 50/50 . Looking to pick one up for weekly brushing
I use 100% nylon 99% of the time. The only exception is a concrete start up.
Amazing Video! Thank for the tip to run on "recirculate" bypassing the DE Filter
Thanks Carlos. You're welcome! Good luck!
You have to have a degree in chemistry to own a frickin pool. Now I know why my mom sold ours.
The basic stuff isn't hard, but there's a million variables involved when issues arise.
there is no "circulate" selection when you have a push pull valve. So what now?
Not really a lot you can do there except backwash your pool frequently to keep the pool circulating at its best.
Yo I have a question?
What's up?
Great job man! I pretty much follow the same routine. What did you charge for that job though? Asking for a friend. Lol
That's a great question
Authority Pools You can ask the homeowner, He’s the first comment! 😊
Acid being algecide?
No just muriatic acid. Algae code is a preventer of algae.
If it takes 9 visits, how much should a servicer charge for green pool service?
The best way is to decipher how many visits it should take, then multiply by what you want to make per visit. Then give the client a range. That’s what I do anyways.
Is a robotic pool cleaner better than a suction side please let me know what the difference is
Each has their pros and cons. The suction side cleaners are great for screened in pools but not so great for uncaged pools with large trees over it. That's where it would be beneficial for a robotic cleaner. IMHO a robotic cleaner is overkill for a screened in pool. Hope this helps!
I learned so much from this video. You're awesome!!!
I do have a question. I've got a above ground pool & had it for 5 years, how do I know when I need to replace or add more sand? I've never added or replaced the sand & just had concerns if the sand is cleaning my pool correctly.
I'm glad it helped Lisa. The sand filter should have a sand change once every 4-5 years, so it's probably due. It's very possible if you are noticing a constant cloudiness that it's possible the sand needs to be changed. Personally, I'd forgo that and put in a cartridge filter. Much easier and better filtration to boot. Have a great weekend.
Bravo! I’d rather use cal-hypo then liquid too.
Thanks Kyle. I love using a combo of both in all honesty! Have a great day!
Hey Eric, I am currently working on a pool that was black, it’s at about 7-8 days now. The pool is still very cloudy and seems like a lot of dead algae still hanging out on the bottom. Do you have any tips for me?
What type of filter do you have and do you have a vac to waste option?
Chlorine King Pool Service WOW! Thanks for the quick reply. I did see your video with the vac to waste pump. I was considering picking up a pump to have a waste pump set up. It is a pentair clean &clear 100 cartridge.
How big of a pool?
Chlorine King Pool Service The pool is 16-18,000gal
Is there a reason you didn’t flock it after killing the algae? Just curious. This was satisfying to watch. Good job! 😊
The main reason is there was not a solid vac to waste line on this equipment. All this pad had was a ball valve which would let some water pass through into the filter. So either you destroy the filter or treat it chemically. This pool was one reason I built a secondary cart system just so I can vac to waste.
9 visits seems a bit excessive, My pool is 38000 gallons I'm in the northeast and it takes me start to finish about 5 days to get it clear. I'm no pro just a home owner. Great video though nice details.
Very few people go 2x a day like I do. I could have definitely gotten away with 1x a day which would have definitely cut down on the number of visits.
Thanks for watching.
I have a question, I just pressure washed my pool after draining it when it was black, And I just wanted to know if it was normal to have it a bit cloudy after? and also if I should clean my sand filter.
How long was the pool sitting for? It's possible when you pressure washed the pool you pulled some surface off with it so when you filled it the water got cloudy. Did you rebalance the pool? Just backwash the sand filter, add some clarifier, and it should clear up. You could also flock it and vac to waste to get rid of the cloudiness.
Shock the crap out of it! Leave for 24hrs to 48hrs vac to waste top up pool job done. I just watched the longest green to clean in my life!
Thanks for watching!
Probably best video on the issue I've seen. Nice tip on removing cartridges!
Thanks I really appreciate it!
Yes sir you are a master at cleaning that mess up, thank you I learned a lot
Thanks for watching
Thanks so much for this great detailed video. I couldn't get the green out of my pool because my DE filter kept getting clogged up with gunk reducing water circulation. Running without the filter solved this problem. I didn't even know I could do this so I really appreciate the tip!
Daniel M you’re welcome. I’m glad to help. The problem you experienced is why I recommend this step. Take care and good luck!
Chlorine King Pool Service what is the best thing to do with the cartridge filter in the meantime?
Clean it immediately and let it dry?
I’ve never left mine out for too long.
But I am going to definitely try this.
Thanks!
dont let your pool go bad like that lol
Hahah yes, exactly!
In a situation where the pH level is low and the pool is green like it was in the video. would you still add acid to the pool? To help kill off the algae or would you go ahead and start adding the bicarb to raise the pH?
If the PH is low I’d go ahead and shock the pool with Chlorine. Once the algae is gone then I’d worry about being it back up. Remember, the lower the pH the more effective the chlorine will be, which will allow you to fix the pool quicker and with less chemical. Take care and good luck!
Chlorine King Pool Service thank you so much. I have another question for you. It’s not relevant to the situation in this video. On a Sta-Rite filter, I’m having a hard time getting the lid to come off. The ring that circles around and locks it in is stuck. The clamps that are on the side, normally are able to be pressed in and then the ring is able to spin and come right off. But the clamps are stuck, I can’t get them to be pressed in. I’m using all my bodyweight to try to get it off but I’m having no luck whatsoever. I know there is not a O-ring in it. What can I do to get it to open?
Yikes. That’s a tough one. Can you try tightening the ring at all and see if they become loose? That’s happened to me before. It sounds like the ring is cross threaded possibly?
Chlorine King Pool Service Unfortunately I can’t do anything with it, I believe it may be crossed threaded as well. The ring, it appears to be sort of crooked not in a perfect symmetrical line that it should be. I have a feeling that’s due to the O-ring missing. Do you have any recommendations that I can do to get it unstuck? Do you think it’s because of the lack of O-ring that’s why it got stuck?
I’ve done this, in very extreme circumstances and it’s worked but you have to be VERY, VERY careful. If you have unions remove the filter from the plumbing. I’d not, make sure you step on the base. Take a hammer and gently tap on a handles on the ring. Start very lightly. You don’t want to hit it too hard and crack it. I hope this helps. Good luck.
Mine just don't want to clear up
How old is the water? If it's not too old to the point of not being able to absorb the chems, it is either a circulation/filter or chemical problem. I hope this helps.
@@ChlorineKingPoolService It was at least 1 1/2 year of neglect. I floc the shit out of it and now it's cleared.
@@jessa9877 Awesome stuff!! Great job with it!
My pool looks exactly the same, a mix of algae and pollen, plus my phosphates are over 2500. Would I have to use Phosfree in this process, and at what stage would I add the phosfree? Before the acid?.....
Thanks
Thanks for the question. I've never used phosphate remover during a green cleanup. Once the pool is clear I'd consider adding a treatment just to catch any left over from the cleanup. Just be cautious some variants of phosphate remover have been known to clog the filter. Good luck!
Eric you are awesome. I'm on day 3 of my first green to clean and the pool is just gorgeous Thank you!
I’m glad it helped. Thank you for watching.
Help! Got pool balanced, ph, a little low on alkalinity, blasted it with algaecide and chlorine, ran the pump without filter for about 16 hours....pool still dark green! No change in color! What am I doing wrong?
I have a. Vinyl pool. At look green. We already took samples to the store. They say the water is good. But in the pool looks green .I already scrubbed it. Still look green..any suggestions?
ggg's fan you should see if they have testing kits to rent or to buy and they will have instructions on how to start and also go somewhere else
What I do Day1. Remove large debri from bottom as best as possible. Adjust Ph with acid if needed. Brush pool as stated. I add 10-15 lbs of 78% cal hypo shock. & 1 bottle of Orenda Phosphate Remover with Pool in Recirculate. I let it run for 15 -20 min in recirculate then shut the system down. DAY 2: WATER IS CLEAR AND A TON OF DEAD ALGAE IS ON THE BOTTOM. I VAC TO WASTE USING A SERVICE PUMP. THEN I PUT BACK INTO FILTER MODE AND BALANCE CHEMICALS.
Sounds like a great plan! 👍
So you removed the cartridge? What if ita a quad cartridge?
Then you remove all of them. I hope this helps.
So on a Hayward c4030, remove cartridges but what about the manifold and the bottom frame? Take them out and just reinstall the lid and cinch the belly band?
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Great explanation of the process.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate it and I’m glad it helped you!
Are you a TFP member?
Hey Faith no I’m not! Happy 4th.
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My dead algae is stuck like glue to the vinyl 😭
Try an enzyme product like pool first aid. That should help eat that stuff off.
The deck looks like it needs pressure washing .Do you offer that as well if the customer were to request it?
Pierre Lo yes we do offer that but we don’t advertise publicly. I’ll send an email to all my clients saying that we can take care of pool decks if they need it.
Ok awesome !Im in the process of starting my own pool business in Florida as well.Your videos are very informative and there giving me the confidence to push forward and start my business.Im hoping it takes off I'm tired of working for people.