Pool Problems Library

Water problems

Every guide in this system, with causes, checks and when to call a pro.

  • Green Pool Water

    Green Pool Water

    Algae is a plant doing what plants do: given sunlight, warmth, nutrients and a gap in sanitizer, it multiplies. Cape Coral gives…

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  • Cloudy Pool Water

    Cloudy Pool Water

    Cloudiness is a symptom with a half-dozen authors, which is why experienced diagnosis starts with questions instead of products. Was the pool…

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  • Black Algae

    Black Algae

    Black algae earns its reputation honestly. The visible spot is a cap; beneath it, root-like structures work into the plaster, sheltered from…

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  • Mustard (Yellow) Algae

    Mustard (Yellow) Algae

    Mustard algae fools owners twice: first by looking like dirt, then by surviving the treatment that cures ordinary green algae. Its film…

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  • Foam on Pool Water

    Foam on Pool Water

    Foam is a surface-tension report. Pure water pops its bubbles instantly; water carrying dissolved organics holds them, and a pool accumulates those…

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  • Strong Chlorine Smell (Chloramines)

    Strong Chlorine Smell (Chloramines)

    The chemistry is counterintuitive enough to deserve plain words: the sharp smell is chlorine that has already done its work and is…

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  • Pool Water Turning Green After Rain

    Pool Water Turning Green After Rain

    A Florida thunderstorm is a chemistry event measured in inches. A big pool gains hundreds of gallons of essentially untreated water in…

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