My pool is very green...?

Question

So let me explain in detail what has happened so far. For reasons beyond my comprehention, the pool at my house was never closed last summer. Needless to say, lots of crud got in there and our pool was green and mucky, which we expected. So we put many many many hours of work into the pool and believe we have gotten all the leaves, pine needles, etc out. We have shocked, bleached, used algecide and vacuumed and can't seem to see the bottom yet. It's possible there are still more leaves at the bottom, but I doubt it because someone did climb in to scoop. We have literally put $300 worth of chemicals into this pool, and we can only see about halfway down. We also can't seem to keep it at safe Ph levels (even though we used stablizer, I imagine the green color is related). I don't want to waste anymore money, so does anyone have any suggestions?

10000 gallon pool, above ground (FYI)

I am about ready to give up... is it worth hiring someone? Where would I go to find someone?

Answer 1

I think that it is definatly worth hiring something if you have a pool you should be abke to use it get down to the bottom of it so you can use your pool again

and remember never leave that pool open again!

Answer 2

if you are in tarrant county of the state of texas give me a call. spotless pools

Answer 3

You know what really works is if you put chicken nuggets fresh out of the oven (you will need about 100 or more depending on the pool size) If you throw them in the pool and after about a day the pool should be clear and blue.

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Answer 4

did you scrub the walls with that pool scrub brush?  You must scrub the algea off then do everything else.  If you did do this then your not killing it.  Put more chlorine in and what not. If you have to drain that beast

Answer 5

u may want to try draining ur pool when all else fails.....water builds and immunity to chemicals, so after years of cleaning the same water sometimes draining is the only option...but ofcourse after uve drained cleaning is way easier and u wont have to drain again for a few years....

Answer 6

you should have hired someone in the first place. Its probably gonna cost a lot of money. if you dont want to continue cleaning it every day andscoop the stuff out and filter it

Answer 7

heres a thought clean it

Answer 8

You are probably better off emptying the pool, cleaning it and refilling it. You wont need to spend more money if you get rid of the dirty water and start with clean water.

Answer 9

the guy above me said something about adding chicken nuggets to pool I got a laugh out of that but seriously folks....how about running the filter 24 hours a day and backwashing daily for a few days?

Answer 10

I would find a knowledgeable manager at a pool supply and see what they recommend. I moved into a house with a green pool and we had to do a very precise chemical schedule to get it right, putting chemicals in day and night at certain times. I have found with these pools that finding the right pool supply person who really knows what they are doing is like gold. I also wonder if your pump is running effectively , but I assume you have checked it out and cleaned the filters. Call around and talk to some pool supply places. The best one I found was a family owned store. If you hire someone it will cost twice as much. The pool company wanted $700 to clean mine up and my hubby and I did it for $300 with some good directions. I wish you luck. My pool makes me crazy myself at times...................................

Answer 11

cal the pool guy.

Answer 12

Is it possible to drain your pool? Draining the waters out, cleaning it thoroughly, and refilling it with clean water might be your final option.

With all those chemicals poured into the pool, it might become toxic - so draining it and cleaning out the bottom/entire thing is what I recommend.

Answer 13

check the yellow pages. my buddoes pool turned green because there was a wrong mixture of chemicals, and he had to end up draining it. and yes it is work hiring someone to clean and put chemicals in your pool.

Answer 14

call the people and SUE or how ever you spell it

Answer 15

Cut your losses, drain it, scrub it out, rinse it, then refill it. Why you didn't close it for the winter is beyond me.

Answer 16

Do you have a filter or has your filter died? You should also put choline in regularly.

Answer 17

Chances are you have suffered damage to your pool liner due to algae growth.  Once established it may be major reconstruction to repair.  If plastic, replace liner; if concrete or similar you may need to refinish.  You should start by dumping a couple of feet of water before you call a pool company to inspect so they can see the effects on the side.  You are likely to need to dump but wait and see what they say.  If you know any others with pools you may want to get recommendations on who to do the work.  It will not be inexpensive.  We needed to replace an in-ground liner after just a couple of months of inattention.

Answer 18

try shocking it one more time... lots of chlorine.  Go to your local pool supply store and ask them for advice if that doesn't work.

Answer 19

at the very least you should call a pool cleaner and get his opinion on it, if you feel you need to hire him then do it, but if its unnecessary then dont