Why is the Water in My Pool Cloudy / Smoky / Hazy?
There are several possible causes of cloudy, smoky, or hazy swimming pool water. Here are some of them, along with the solutions:
- Poor circulation or filtration: Backwash and clean the pool filter. Clean the skimmer baskets and pump strainer basket. The filter may need to be chemically cleaned.
- Improper water balance: Test the pH, total alkalinity, and calcium hardness, and make the necessary adjustments.
- High total dissolved solids (TDS) and/or calcium hardness: If one or both are high (TDS over 3,000 ppm or calcium hardness over 400 ppm), drain off 1/3 to 1/2 of your pool water and replace it with fresh water that is low in hardness. Adjust the chemical balance.
- Excess organic waste: Shock with one pound of pool super shock for every 10,000 gallons of pool water.
- High total alkalinity: Add a pH reducer.
- Low sanitizer level: Add chlorine to bring sanitizer into its proper range.
Great insight. However more detail would be great to have.
Thank you for the information. But how about a video?
I second Harper F. request for a video. It would be great to see all the steps needed to clear cloudy water in the pool.