How To Fix Dull Or Cloudy Pool Water

From https://www.swimmingpoolsteve.com/pag... this video talks about how to fix pool water that is dull looking, listless or maybe even a little bit cloudy in appearance. All of these are common symptoms of swimming pool water conditions and all of these relate specifically to the water chemistry management. Follow along as Steve talks about the different potential causes of cloudy or dull looking pool water, how to test for them, and how to fix them. 00:00 - Introduction to dull pool water troubleshooting 00:21 - Checking chlorine levels in the water 00:41 - Combined chlorine levels 01:03 - How much combined chlorine is too much? 01:27 - Comparing free chlorine and total chlorine levels 01:47 - How to get rid of combined chlorine? 02:19 - Not filtering water enough or well enough 02:45 - How much do pool owners filter their water? 03:19 - Why three filtration turnovers per day is ideal 04:00 - Filtration quality (different types of pool filters) 04:30 - Cartridge filters versus sand filters 05:02 - How to effectively clean a sand filter 06:14 - How to effectively clean a cartridge filter 07:30 - Different filters need different maintenance cycles 08:13 - Phosphates causing dull looking pool water 09:20 - Measuring phosphates in PPB 10:20 - Old pool water (high TDS levels) 11:00 Seasonal pools versus year round pools 11:40 - How to measure total dissolved solids 13:00 - TDS in salt pools versus traditional pools 13:30 - TDS above 2500ppm 14:00 - Measuring TDS in salt pools 14:20 - What symptoms does high TDS cause? 14:50 - Full chemical analysis of your pool water 15:35 - Conclusion and referral to www.swimmingpoolsteve.com #poolwater #waterchemistry #swimmingpoolsteve