http://www.dolphinpoolcleanerinfo.com/how-to-clean-a-very-dirty-pool/ Everything you want to know about the Dolphin Pool Cleaner Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:37:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.dolphinpoolcleanerinfo.com/how-to-clean-a-very-dirty-pool/comment-page-1/#comment-1258 Harry Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:23:37 +0000 http://www.dolphinpoolcleanerinfo.com/how-to-clean-a-very-dirty-pool/#comment-1258 I did not cover my above ground pool last winter and I had to drain it and us a pressure washer to get it clean. I did not cover my above ground pool last winter and I had to drain it and us a pressure washer to get it clean.

]]> http://www.dolphinpoolcleanerinfo.com/how-to-clean-a-very-dirty-pool/comment-page-1/#comment-1257 simplemi Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:04:42 +0000 http://www.dolphinpoolcleanerinfo.com/how-to-clean-a-very-dirty-pool/#comment-1257 We had a beautiful pool when we moved in but in a couple of days it began to go sour. We never had owned a pool before so we didn't know what to do. We finally contacted a pool agency and they wanted us to test the water, after they saw it and tested it, they gave us the chemicals we needed. It's expensive but not as bad as I had thought.... we had to run our filter system for 24 hours with one type of chemical in it, then 12 hours with another chemical. You can clean the debris out with the net, we did. To get the algae out you will need the chemicals... that's what we are learning .... We had a beautiful pool when we moved in but in a couple of days it began to go sour. We never had owned a pool before so we didn’t know what to do. We finally contacted a pool agency and they wanted us to test the water, after they saw it and tested it, they gave us the chemicals we needed. It’s expensive but not as bad as I had thought…. we had to run our filter system for 24 hours with one type of chemical in it, then 12 hours with another chemical. You can clean the debris out with the net, we did. To get the algae out you will need the chemicals… that’s what we are learning ….

]]> http://www.dolphinpoolcleanerinfo.com/how-to-clean-a-very-dirty-pool/comment-page-1/#comment-1256 Gary P Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:38:50 +0000 http://www.dolphinpoolcleanerinfo.com/how-to-clean-a-very-dirty-pool/#comment-1256 I would do what you suggested. Fish out all of the debris. What I am about to tell you I do every time my pool goes green. Go and but ordinary household bleach. How much depends on how big your pool is but get a lot. Bleach is nothing more than Chlorine but it is a lot cheaper than the chemicals you buy from the pool store. My pool is 30 x 15 and 4 gallons does a great job. Turn on the pump and clean the filter daily (unless you have a sand filter. If it does not show signs of clearing after a day, add more Bleach. The Bleach will actually burn off in the sun, so when the pool is clean, check for chlorine levels until they are within acceptable range before using it. Do not waste money on pool chemicals. Once you are seeing the water clear up, you may have to start scrubbing the plaster to help loosen the algae. I would do what you suggested. Fish out all of the debris. What I am about to tell you I do every time my pool goes green.
Go and but ordinary household bleach. How much depends on how big your pool is but get a lot. Bleach is nothing more than Chlorine but it is a lot cheaper than the chemicals you buy from the pool store. My pool is 30 x 15 and 4 gallons does a great job.
Turn on the pump and clean the filter daily (unless you have a sand filter. If it does not show signs of clearing after a day, add more Bleach. The Bleach will actually burn off in the sun, so when the pool is clean, check for chlorine levels until they are within acceptable range before using it. Do not waste money on pool chemicals.
Once you are seeing the water clear up, you may have to start scrubbing the plaster to help loosen the algae.

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