cloudy pool water

Above Ground Pool Cloudy Water: The Five Causes With Different Fixes and Why Running the Filter Longer Makes Some Worse

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Above Ground Pool Cloudy Water

Above ground pool cloudy water almost always comes down to one of five separate causes, and each one needs a different fix. Low chlorine, high pH, an imbalanced calcium hardness reading, a filter that has stopped doing its job, and combined chlorine that has built up past 0.5 ppm all produce the same milky look … Read more

The Stock Pump Call I Get Every Summer: What I Tell Every Owner Who Makes It

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The Stock Pump Call I Get Every Summer

Every summer I get the same phone call: someone bought a 15-foot or 18-foot above ground pool, they are adding chemicals on schedule, and the water still will not stay clear. Nine times out of ten the problem is not the chemicals at all. It is the pump that came in the box, and it … Read more