The only person I’ve found who actually knows how to explain it

Y’all are awesome . I was trying to clear up our cloudy pool and spent a lot of money listening to the local pool shop. Bought a bottle of floc from Lowe’s and did exactly as in this video and it worked magic. Thank you so much.

I wish you were still online, Chad. You are amazing and so informative.

Thanks! The lady at Leslie Pool was not only wrong, she led me the wrong way. This video helped me FINALLY figure out what was going on and get my pool clear once again. Excellent video. Thanks bro!!

@cindyperez4534

4 жыл бұрын

9gq3

@warriordugan7236

3 жыл бұрын

LOL, you asked for advice on pools at a pool store?! Never do that since those salespeople have no clue and only want to sell unneeded chemicals. Do your own research (just like you did watching this video).You will eventually get pretty savvy on this chemistry stuff.

I just had to take a moment to thank you for your incredible videos. They are easy to understand, and always spot on! How thoughtful of you to include a PDF with this one! My family is so grateful for all of the direction you have unknowingly provided so that we can consistently use our pool! Many, many thanks!

@thetruthbehindit5403

Жыл бұрын

😅9hgf

Video still helping people 5yrs later, tnx fam!

I have to say this is by far the best video by way of explaining in simple terms so anyone can understand exactly what to do. Really appreciate it.

From the land Downunder I gotta say your video's are exceptional. Thanks to you guys I have installed mt own above ground pool successfully and have been able to maintain and sort out problems on the way with little fuss. Many thanks, really appreciated!

You should label this clearing a pool for dummies lol! This is awesome!! Thank you! Your like a preacher for pools! It all makes sense!

@yvonneberry8540

4 жыл бұрын

When I use the manual vacuum cleaner the pump dont fill up any other time it's so full it can looks emptying

@yvonneberry8540

4 жыл бұрын

Hose is free nothing stuck in the hose sand filter is clean water flow is strong pump is full when using Polaris 65

Thanks a lot ... sorted my milky pool in 48hr with your 3rd advice... Im now watching all your academy videos... I never seen anyone explaining so good how to care of pools... massive thanks 😁

This has been the best series and the most helpful. Thank you, for putting this information into layman’s terms for me! I will be looking for additional pool care instructions from you.

I have an in-ground pool but I watched this video because this guy was incredibly interesting to watch. Excellent presentation. Thank you.

I'd like to thank you for clearly, precisely and slowly explaining all the steps to getting my pool clear again. In the 15 years I've had pools, I've never experienced a cloudy pool. It's amazing what a hurricane can do! I appreciate the time you spent on creating such a helpful video. I look forward to seeing the next few in this series.

@bigtonetony3913

5 жыл бұрын

Huh 444d4

@charlinetimmerman4884

2 жыл бұрын

Help

A year ago I watched this video, I owed you a big thank you. Now I watch again, I appreciate it! God bless.

I would like to Thank You for this video. Our pool has been cloudy for 2 weeks. Our local pool guys said run it 24/7, vacuum and backwash. Not once did they say to put the filter on waste and vacuum out the particals on the bottom. I vacuumed the whole pool and I was surprised that I didn't have a lot of water loss. The water is clear today! Thanks Again.

I just watched your video about 10 hours ago and MAN!!! THANK YOU! my kid has been so upset I haven't allowed him in the pool. And because of you I solved my problem! Thank you

Chad, you're the don of you tube pool maintenance - thanks so much! These videos have set me on the right track to sorting out my pool 👍

Thank you so much for explaining this as well as you did. I’ve just been searching for someone to break things down for me. Every year for the last year I have tried to put our pool up but it seems we run into the same headaches again and again.

GREAT ADVISE, we just moved into a house and had advise from SO MANY PEOPLE, changed sand filter sand then watched your video. Removed the pool stairs and found a BIG surprise of NASTY. Took them out and bleached them. Flocked and now trying to get levels proper. HOPE WE CAN FINALLY START SWIMMING IN IT SOON. THANK YOU!

Why am I only finding this now after I have spent so much money 😭😭 thank u, thank u, thank u

Wow, Most informative video on this subject. Thank you for the advice. I woke up this morning to cloudy water after a major thunder storm last night. Thank you so much for a great video! Have a wonderful day!

The best advice ever This makes your life so easy. Just listen to this guy and save the videos and share.

Thank you sooooo much for this video. We could not get our pool clear, our pool supplier was telling us to drain it and start over. I followed your steps and its clear. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

Omg you know your stuff! You have been the most helpful of so many videos and posts. I’m not even done with your video yet and you are dead on. I wish you could clean my pool!

Best video on KZread !! Thank you, made my life more simple

I’m 8 years too late; the PDF is no longer available!

@HIDAYATKHAN97

16 күн бұрын

Same here

@mominic

8 күн бұрын

Same here! 😂

@triguili29

7 күн бұрын

Same

This video has the best explanation and the clearest instructions that I have seen yet!! Thank you so much Chad! Wish me luck... 😊

@melisaarianna969

4 жыл бұрын

My pool is still cloudy. It is fine in the morning, but once I put the vacuum in the pool, it goes totally cloudy! I have been vacuuming and scrubbing walls every other day, but they aren't even dirty. Today when I vacuumed I sent the waste water out of the pool rather than through my cartridge filter. I lost a lot of water, but I am desperate! I also have a stocking on my water return to catch whatever is missed by the filter... and even then when I went close and touched it, there was cloudy stuff coming out of it. Do I need to just drain and refill? Is it my filter; which has a cracked impeller (pump is so loud so i pened it up and saw)? Do I need chemicals? Within the past week, I have already shocked, clarified, and non-chlorine shocked. I clean the cartridge filter 2 - 3 times per day. I have vacuumed, and cleaned walls daily too. We have only had water in it for about 4 weeks. Today my readings were low in free chlorine (1) and ph (6.8). I am afraid to add any chemicals at this point so I just allowed more chlorine to come out of the floating duckie chlorinator (4 holes instead of 2). Chad, I would LOVE and APPRECIATE anything you can suggest at this point. Please! My children and I would really appreciate it!! Signed, Feeling Helpless😫

Thank you for giving me the different options. Came back from vacation and forgot to hve my friend empty the skimmer basket. Pool was finally clear before and now its been green for a week. I am glad you gave the turn your pump off to let it settle option. That's the route I'll be doing. I have faith this will work. Good info in 1 video. thanks!

EXCELLENT ADVICE ! YOU OBVIOUSLY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. MANY THANKS !

Thank you for this video! I've watched many videos tonight and yours was the only one that explained WHY - what needs to happen under the different circumstances. I'm trying the one that seems to fit mine tomorrow and see if I can get my pool clear finally.

Amazing video about to test it this summer as I am just starting my above ground pool business and a lot of clients ask for maintenance tips . I’m trying to educate myself as much as a can to keep my customers happy.

Gonna give this a shot. Opened the pool this past weekend & was really green. Algae was gone the next day but have been trying to get it cleared up all week now.

Thank you. Best videos on pool care I have seen. You explain everything so newies can understand it.

I almost can't believe how clear you and this video is thanks for putting in the time

Thank you so much! You broke it down in dummy terms! Much appreciated.

Great video. Thank you so much for sharing you experience with a novice pool owner. I appreciate your free advice. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Made this easy for me to understand without the need of a masters in chemistry, thanks!

I appreciate your video. I'm a newbie at this so having these types of resources is invaluable.

Outstanding video! THANK YOU ! Finally someone explained it so I understand! I can’t thank you enough

Thank you for this video! I had my pool crystal clear, then I went on vacation. I came back to an algae bloom. Lovely. I got my water blue again, but no matter what I tried, I couldn't get it clear. It was cloudy. My pH was good, and chlorine was nominal. I used a whole bottle of liquid super clarifier to no effect. I had two boxes of HTH Super Green to Blue, but since my pool was no longer green, I hesitated to use it. My mistake for a solid week. Upon watching this video, I had been keeping my pool pump running 24/7, but the filter didn't increase in pressure. I didn't bother to backwash twice daily. When I saw the part about using a floc, I decided to read all the ingredients to my HTH boxes. THE SECOND TREATMENT BAG WAS FLOC! I have a 30k gallon above ground pool, so I needed one and a half boxes for a full treatment. BOOM! Clear water in less than 12 hours. Yellow bottom, but worth it. You were not kidding, though, when you said to take it slowly when cleaning. I did that and had to refill my pool twice as the vacuum got down to my skimmer line and lost suction. Needless to say, all the yellow is gone, and we once again have a beautiful pool. Thanks again for such wonderful, useful, and precise information! It is a true blessing that you offer it for free.

@taketime0626

6 жыл бұрын

Tom LaGesse thank you! I was also wondering if my 2nd step bag was floc!!!! Lol. I had a box that had two treatments. I did the first round after we came back from vacation to a brown pool. I was reluctant to doing another treatment with the stuff because I too, was left with a VERY cloudy blue pool. I’ve been watching all kinds of videos for over a week now. (Mostly because when the pool pump burned up we decided to upgrade to a sand filter so I had a lot to learn. Lol). Also because it is the end of the season here in PA I couldn’t find most of the stuff I wanted and needed. Going crazy to find some floc. And now I know I have a bag of it right in my garage. Lol 👍👍👍👍.

Finally a great detailed video on the micro particles in the pool!! Dealing with this right now! Sand filter and my pool chemicals are perfect but I still have aqua carribean Color cloudy water.

Thank you for this video! You have resolved my pool maintenance struggles!

I appreciate your time in making this video and for sharing your expertise! Excellent, clear and precise why can't all KZreadrs do that!

Got up one morning and my pool was a light green and cloudy. Went to our local pool store and got Pro Guard Copper Algicide, 15 lbs of Burnout shock, 15 lbs of balance Pak 100. Put all that in and run the pump all night. Next morning put in ProTeam Polyquat 30 2oz pool was still light green and very cloudy. Went back to the pool store and had the water tested again. Water was perfect both times except the ph was a little high the second water testing. So put in lo'n slo ph decreaser, 5 bags of Yellow treatment, and 5 lbs of shock. Got up this morning and the water is blue finally but very cloudy. You can see the bottom if you look really hard so I am just going to let it filter again tonight and pray that it is clear in the morning. I may vacuum tomorrow evening after work and see if that helps. And if it is still cloudy I will try the Super Blue Clarifier. Thanks for your videos they are really informative.

I just built it and added water to it then I bought 8 bags that cleaned about 13500 per bag I got a 16ft x4ft or a 42" pool I added it yesterday about 8 or 9 am said 24 hours so I waited well it's still like a light green cloudy color

You, sir, are one fine individual! Thank you!!

You rock! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and information.

Thank you for the informative video. Mine is a milky/teal color with a cartridge filter. I need to clean out the filter more, it sounds like. Thanks again.

@staceypeddle8184

3 жыл бұрын

PH levels are high and Chlorine levels are low. How do I fix it??

Thank u so much sir . I'm also a pool cleaner her in Philippines . It's a very big help to me . Now I know how to clean the pool in just few steps

Someone who knows what they are talking about. Great video. Will share results.

This video was very helpful. thanks. Im going to try this tomorrow as my pool is full of algea due to sitting over winter time. Hope this fix it for me!

@martingilly

8 жыл бұрын

use some algicide too

Well this was super informative! We had a 22 foot AGP a few years ago and it was a nightmare to keep clear and ready to swim. My husband would make so many trips to our local pool supply store with water samples to try and figure it out. We got rid of it but we really want another, we live in El Paso so a pool is soo nice in the hot dry summer. Guess I need to crash course myself in all your videos before we do it again. How useful is this video with a salt water system?

@jennifiercools9866

7 жыл бұрын

Well, I see you already answered that. Thanks a ton for the video!!!

by far the most clearly explaint video on fixing cloudy pool ! thanks for the sharing!

Thank you so much!! This has been the most informative explaination I've see so far

I have never seen a better video. Makes so much sense now!!! Thank you!

A better video does NOT exist. This IS IT!!!

Great tutorial!! And thank you for explaining what the chemicals do! If helps us to remember what to do when we understand it!!

Very precise and descriptive video. Thank you. My Wife and I are just now going to get an Above ground pool. I have subscribed to your channel .

Was just getting ready to empty the pool and just start over but glad I found this first. Pool started very green so didnt realize that even though its blue there is still debri in the water. Going to keep chlorine levels high and backwash 2xday until clear if I understood correctly. I had my stablizer levels off so the chlorine I was putting in wasnt staying in the pool. I have the levels good, chlorine is holding so I'll start the 2xday backwash and monitor chlorine in the meantime if I understood you correctly. Thanks a ton for the awesome video!

Wow, thanks from Sydney, Australia. Just having our worst summer in living memory. Huge amounts of smoke for days on end. This is what has happened to my pool. Thought I was doing the right thing in vacuuming & chlorine but to no avail. Will try this out. Ran out of Floc though. Off to to the shops now. Many thanks.

Wow! Thank you so much for your detailed explanation.

the best video for pool owners so far

This is the best video I have seen. The videos I watch before said if your filter is putting sand back in pool you need to change the sand out. So after change the sand I went to vaccuum all the debris off the bottom of the pool! I start vacuuming and with in a few minutes the pool is turning brown again! Now I know it because it to fine to go throughthe filter. I put PH down and clarify in the pool. So we will wait till tomorrow and see what happens.

Thanks Chad! Very helpful! I apparently have a high ph issue, but my chlorine is also really high! I've closed my chlorinator, so I don't know what to do next to get that back down!

@abovegroundpros

7 жыл бұрын

+Lauri Hofschneider there isn't much you can do to get your chlorine down aside a run in your pump 24/7 and let nature take its course. To lower the ph you just need to put in a pH decreaser.

I can’t wait to try this! Leslie pool told us something different and it’s not cleared up. I’ll keep you posted

Nice to see a video that you can actually understand. Keep up the good work.

I been struggling for 2 weeks with cloudy water and I want to say thanks floc was the best chemical I used I finally seen clear water in 1 day I wanted to cry 😭 lol thanks a lot

I followed your instructions and got to the cloudy (from green) stage but it just stayed there for over a week - chlorine level has been high all week and today after a rainstorm the chlorine level is low, but the ph is high . . .

Thank you, Thank you. Very informative and on the money. Did exactly what was recommended, (I did step 2 as I was struggling with cloudy water for a week. Water samples to pool store had no effective results.) Everything was explained as I was going to see pool this morning, vacuumed everything up. Crystal clear!!! YeeeHaaaa!!! You saved the weekend. Above Ground Pools is my go-to sight for pool issues. Thanks again.

My mom said that if o learn how to take care of a pool we can get one :) thank you for the informative video!

@5541james

5 жыл бұрын

So did you get a pool?

@sourpatch4209

4 жыл бұрын

My man did you get one?

@lani3546

3 жыл бұрын

did you get it ?

best video on the subject yet. this video should have 6mil views..

Super helpful, beyond grateful. Best diy vid I’ve EVER seen. Can’t express my gratitude enough

Hi! Your video is so informational! Thank you! I am also new to the pool world and have the Intex Ultra rectangle 12X24 saltwater+chlorine generator system with sand filter. I have encountered cloudy water recently in which I ran the BOOST setting. After 36 hours the water returned to clear however when i test the water the results show: Low free chlorine, low pH, moderate alkalinity, and 0 calcium hardness. After backwash, running the filter and chlorine generator for additional time, what should be my next steps to raise my levels?

clean the filter...got that...thanks for all the tips!

This video is truly so well done.

You are amazing! Thank you for your explanation. This make sense now!!!

YOU ROCK! From a teacher, you can teach...

Great explanation thank you for clearing my pool

Best video and advice I've seen , thanks.

thanks Chad !! you make the life more easier!!!

Spent the better part of the weekend following your advice, and the pool is still partially cloudy. Let me back up. Slightly cloudy pool after opening, went to the pool store. "You have phosphates, really high phosphates" Used a phosphate remover, made the pool even cloudier! I mean, can't see 3" down cloudier. Remembered your excellent videos. Went the floc route, vac, rest, vac, rest, vac rest. All floc gone, slight cloudiness remains. I've added about 15 ounces of clarifier to 11K gal. pool 2 days ago. All chemicals are balanced, ph is 7.6. Should I just let is rest and see if the clarifier takes care of the rest? Add more clarifier? Floc again. Or do I really have phosphates clouding my pool? Thank you so much for your video series!

@abovegroundpros

7 жыл бұрын

Clarifier doesn't "cure" cloudiness as well as it helps prevent it so I wouldn't go that route. Floc works well but it depends on what is causing the cloudiness. Make sure your pH level is good first and let the pump run for a few days and maybe even keep your chlorine level on the high side (if you think its debris causing the cloudiness). If not, then its a pH issue.

@lezliebrannan2706

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I upgraded to a test kit instead of test strips and it looks like pH is a little high. Adjusted it down and we will see what happens!

@tonertrevino

6 жыл бұрын

Lezlie Brannan what happened?

Thanks, man. Very clear and concise. I hope it works!

Thank you! Don's pool Rialto Ca. Is right on the money. Your free advice is greatly appreciated. Nothing wrong with a second opinion. God Bless you...

Hi Mark, I've been working on trying to clear my cloudy pool for the last two weeks now. My PH is always good to a little low. It has been between 7.2 and 7.6 for the last 2 weeks. I've tried to floc twice and nothing dropped to the bottom. I've also tried to shock and nothing has happened. I've backwashed my pool twice a day for 4 days in a row with no change. I also tried an algaecide even though it was never green, as a last resort. It's a 7000 gallon pool with a 1 hp pump running on high and an 18 filter using filter balls. I've also pulled and washed my filter balls 3 times. O and started using a skimmer basket filter sock for the last 3 days and nothing has changed. It looks like a have a big pool of Vitamin D Milk. Also I'll note I used 2 different test strip and a drop test to test my Chlorine and PH to make sure it wasn't a strip issue. Any ideas of where to go next?

@gwengwen4535

Жыл бұрын

I know this is super old, but did you ever figure it out?

Most informative video.

Help me a lot,thank you for sharing man...

Great information, easy to follow and apply. Thank you so much for putting this here for us.

I appreciate your knowledge and easy to understand video. Thank you so much!

Excellent video. Thank you!

Owned and taken care of my inground pool (sand filter) for years and I knew most all of this already as I've been fighting an ongoing battle with algae BUT I wish I had found your video like 8 years ago instead of having to google and read forums and research for hours on end to figure this crap out when you put it ALL into a concise, well explained video! Well done and thanks. I've always been too afraid to floc and instead use clarifier. I read that if you have a sand filter and you floc you should run the filter on recirculate setting because ya don't want the floc getting into your filter. No idea if that is true or not.

@XrpAndy

6 жыл бұрын

It is true. You have to keep it in the pool

I have a below ground pool and have watched s many videos I can’t count. Your explanations ate best. Thanks for all the information presented in a understanding way. Can I use your info with my pool

@abovegroundpros

5 жыл бұрын

Yes

I'm having problems still I'm not sure why all my chemicals and eveything are reading correctly I've tried all your steps and I can't get the cloudiness out of my pool it's been almost a month now. How do you know if your filter is bad? It's a 2 yr old sand filter.. Thank you for your videos you are the best out of all I've watched!

So thankful for your video. Straight to the point ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Best video I've watched on this. Thank you

Very well done, thank you!

I love the details!

Thank you much for your advice

Great explanation . Thank you

Hello! We just bought a house that has a 33ft above ground. It stayed open all winter, so very green. Iv gone to the pool store so many times. Then my brother in law who owns a pool said to flock it. So I did that, it got clear, then I vacuumed everything out and everything was looking great! Now today, we went away for a three day trip, came back to a cloudy, shiny blue water. Took a sample to the pool store, they said everything looked good other than I needed more chlorine. I cleaned my filter last night, added three gallons of shock ( this is what they told me to do ) then ran it on circulate for two hours. Put it back on filter and went to bed. Went out this morning and the water is still blue but its even more cloudy. What do I need to do? The local store has yet to be able to help me clear the pool.

Awesome video the best advices ever THANK YOU !

@noecantu521

5 жыл бұрын

I agree with you very good tips