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Pool Trouble shooting Guide. Solutions and Treatments.

Please Check to see that you have the correct cause / reason.

All efforts have been made to ensure that the above information is correct, but can only be considered as a guide to the related problems. You are always advised to check / refer to all the instructions / labeling from your chemical supplier.

  Problem Solution Treatment
       
       
  1. Cloudy water Backwash filter then Super Chlorinate to 10ppm of free
Chlorine Filter Floc Tablets / Clarifier to polish water.

Super Chlorinate, after 24 hours backwash filter and
maintain chlorine level above 3ppm to prevent resurgence
of algae growth

Dilute pool water and Super Chlorinate

 

Shock Chlorine, Filter Floc Tablets, Pool Clarifier

Shock Chlorine Tablets.

Algicde


Shock Chlorine

       
  2. Unpleasant water. Sore eyes / throat,
Itching skin
Super Chlorinate

Correct pH as per recommendations

Shock Chlorine

Ph increaser or pH reduce

       
  3. Chlorine level difficult to maintain Use Chlorine Stabiliser or Stabilised Chlorine

Super Chlorinate

Increace dose of Sanitiser

Stabiliser, Chlorine Granules / Tablets

Shock Chlorine

Chlorine Granules / Tablets

       
  4. No Chlorine reading Dechlorination - allow chlorine to reduce naturally over
period of time. If very high reduce with Chlorine Reducer

Add Chlorine

Chlorine Reducer 


Chlorine Granules / Tablets
       
  5. pH too low Add pH increaser to maintain pH between 7.2 and 7.6
pH increaser
       
  6. pH too High Add pH reducer to maintain pH between 7.2 and 7.6

Add pH reducer to maintain pH between 7.2 and 7.6

pH Reducer

pH Reducer
       
  7. pH locked Reduce alkalinity to below 200ppm, check pH
pH reducer. HCL 12%
       
  8. Low Alkalinity Add Alkalinity Increaser. min 100ppm required Alkalinity increaser
       
  9. Pool water feels slimy Super Chlorinate to kill algae. Sweep or vacuum debris to
prevent reccurence with Algicide. Brush pool walls
Shock Chlorine
Algicide
       
  10. Dirt on the pool wall at waterline Clean Tile and Liner Cleaner

 

 

 
     
 
 
 
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