Do I Need Pool Clarifiers?
by Vince
While waiting for the TA to drop, would adding one of the off the shelf water clarifiers help clear up the cloudiness that still exists in the deep end? All of my other readings are within range and I was just hoping to help the appeal process. My gut instincts tell me that these clarifiers are just a tease. Thanks in advance for any advice. Thanks for the question Vince When your gut tells you something, 99.9% of the time it's right. Here's a recent post from someone who was venting a little bit: Do You Really Need All These Chemicals For A Pool Or Are They Just Trying To Get Your Money? You can help keep your pool clean, clear, and well balanced with some items from the grocery store. Sometimes it's called BBB. Bleach Bicarb Borax Bleach to sanitize. Bicarb to raise both the pH and alkalinity. And Borax to raise just the pH. Very inexpensive and convenient. Be sure your chlorine is between 1.5 - 3.5ppm and keep filtering and back washing. There could be a hundred reasons for a cloudy pool: Cloudy Pool Water There's many answered questions about cloudy pool water on the Q&A page as well: Swimming Pool Questions and Answers If you want to comment or follow up, this is the page that you can find your question in the "Cloudy, Milky, Discolored Pool Water" category. A shock might be in order as well. Keep filtering 24/7 for a few days to see if the cloudiness doesn't go away first. If you need to shock, here's the chlorine pages with charts: Swimming Pool Chlorine Pool Shock Pool Chlorine Chlorine Tablets Pool Chlorine Tablets Pool Shock I'm just not a big fan of putting any chemicals in the pool that it doesn't need. Not only is it a waste of money, but it's not good for the water. Hope this helps and good luck with your pool. Robert |
