Wednesday, March 2, 2011

How to eliminate Green ALgae in your Swimming Pool

Before Clean Up
Green algae is a common swimming pool problem, which may appear as a greenish growth on the floor and walls of a swimming pool, a green tint to the pool water, or greenish material suspended in the pool water. The only way  that to kill an algae growth is super chlorinating swimming pool  or commonly  called "shocking" the pool. Shocking can be done with  granular form of highly concentrated chlorine or using several jugs of liquid chlorine.  This can quickly raises the chlorine level of the swimming pool water. The elevated chlorine level makes the pool water conditions unlivable for anything organic, and algae quickly dies.
In many cases where we have found green algae present the pool has been left unmaintained for a period of time or something more serious can be the root of the problem.  Here is a photo of a swimming pool below as hard as it is to believe that had current pool service and was being cleaned by a pool company. The owner had the service company called back several times.  However lack of experience and expertise can lead to a more serious pool problem not being identified.  We came in and saved this one without draining the pool.  There was some issues with the pool having a leak which we were able to repair after the initial clean up.  Trust the experts when you have a persistent problem, it can save you time, money, and aggravation in the long run.


After Clean UP

Before Clean UP
After Clean up










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