The pool man came this morning & turned our pool on & now their is foam. he said to wait to vacuum. how long?

Question

We poured all the chemicals in a few days ago (4-5 days). When he turned our pool on , a white foam started to form on the surface, there is like green algy in it, or greenish stuff.. it has a nasty smell to it. The foam is disapearing alittle bit. The man said to wait awhile till I vacuum. How long should I wait? Should I wait till all the foam is gone- then vacuum? I'm not even sure if it will go away completely. Its an inground pool, which has an autopilot for salt water(not sure if that matters). Thank You in advance for your answer!

Answer 1

Yes, when the foam is gone, however if it takes longer than 5 hours to go away, vacuum it.