How To Clarify a Swimming Pool
If your pool water is balanced properly, the water should be clear enough for you to be able to see a quarter resting on the bottom of the pool in the deep end. Cloudy pool water is not appealing, and its cause can be difficult to diagnose properly if you are not sure what steps to take to determine the problem. If you overcorrect only one piece of the imbalance, you can set the entire pool out of balance in another way.
- Check the pool's chlorine levels with a home water test kit. If chlorine levels are too low, they cannot effectively kill off algae and other microscopic elements that can cloud up your water. Proper chlorine levels should be between 3 and 5 parts per million, or ppm.
- Use a pH test kit to test the pool's pH levels. Proper levels for a home pool should be around 7.5. Adjust pH slowly in order not to overdo. Your pH test kit should include instructions for how to adjust the pH up or down as needed.
- Add swimming pool clarifier from your local pool supply center according to the package directions. If you've tried everything else, the pool clarifier may finally do the job. If it does not, most pool supply centers will test pool water samples for you and recommend the proper treatment. Simply collect a sample and take it to your local pool experts to test.