Installation Guide

Green pool water
Cloudy pool water Algae
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Problem:
• Green film on walls
and/or floor
• Pool walls feel slimy
Problem:
• Pool water is bright green
• High chlorine levels
• High stabilizer (CYA) level
Problem:
• Pool water turns green or
brown when you add
chlorine, indicating metals
in the water
Green Algae Overstabilized Dissolved Metals
Problem:
• Chlorine reading
below 1ppm
Solution:
• Treat with HTH® Pool
Care Shock Advanced
No/Low Chlorine
Solution:
• Add HTH® Pool Care Algae
Guard 10 or HTH® Pool Care
Algae Guard Advanced
Solution:
• Drain a porion of pool
water by placing mulipor
valve on waste
• Top up with fresh water
• Repeat until stabilizer (CYA)
level is within the ideal
range of 20ppm-50ppm
Solution:
• Add HTH® Pool Care Metal,
Stain and Scale Control
Problem:
• Pool water is cloudy
but you can see the
floor of the pool
Problem:
• High pH or buildup of
organic contaminants
clouds your view of the
floor of the pool
Slightly Cloudy Very Cloudy
Solution:
• Treat with HTH® Pool
Care Clarifier Advanced
Solution:
• Clean and/or backwash filer,
ensure pump is running 24/7 until
pool clears and treat with HTH®
Pool Care Drop Out Flocculant
Problem:
• Slimy black patches on walls
• Patches have penetrated
into pool surace and are
dificul to remove
Black Algae
Solution:
• Treat with either HTH®
Pool Care Algae Guard
Advanced or HTH® Pool
Care Algae Guard Ulra
Problem:
• Yellow, sandy or dusty
substance on walls
and/or floor
Mustard Algae
Solution:
• Add HTH® Pool Care Algae
Guard Advanced