Add 1 lb pool shock per 10 000 gallons after the storm.
Cloudy pool water after heavy rain.
Shocking your pool replenishes the chlorine lost from the rain.
It s a 9300 gallon concrete pool.
Heavy rains and cloudy water.
Clean the debris from the pool.
After about 6 inches of rain yesterday in a 2 hour period i noticed this morning that the pool water was a light green and slightly cloudy so i immediately tested the water and turn on the superchlorinate function.
And while one shock treatment won t be enough to balance your water it ll work in the background as you continue cleaning your pool.
Another cause of concern with so much rain is that the pool may become cloudy.
Since the shock process will take time especially if your pool has turned a dark green we should make sure the rest of our filtration system is working well.
Heavy rain can cause water to accumulate on the ground in some cases making it s way to your pool bringing plenty of other nasties with it depending on your pool type and setup.
Get your water to a proper level.
If you don t have a pool cover you can get a head start on cleanup by adding algaecide to the water and sweeping away any debris in the vicinity of the pool before the rain arrives.
Cloudy pool water is essentially a buildup of tiny particles.
After heavy rainfall your pool s chlorine levels will be much lower from fighting off contaminants.
Living in the northeast where the average rainstorm has a ph of about 5 0.
Rainwater can make your swimming pool cloudy in a hurry.
Improper levels of chlorine imbalanced ph and alkalinity very high calcium hardness ch levels faulty or clogged filter early stages of algae ammonia and debris.
If you missed your opportunity to cover the pool and are left with a cloudy green mess all isn t lost.
Cloudy pool after rain.
After a real soaker my ph level drops about 2 clicks and my alkalinity also drops 5 10 ppm.
How to clear up cloudy pool water after a rainstorm.
Even with good maintenance and preparation after a prolonged rain shower your pool water may be overwhelmed with algae and turn green.
I always rebalance the water after a heavy rain.
Once there are a lot of algae you ll start to get that cloudy pool look.
As the rain water reaches your pool the nitrates and phosphates dissolve into the pool providing the fourth and fifth element algae needs to grow and multiply.
In a matter of hours you will see a clear difference.
On windy days leaves twigs and other debris blow into the water.
We just had a big storm today due to a tropical depression here in the north texas area and have a number of swimming pools that were flooded in flower mound tx.
Cloudy pool after rain sometimes this can be really infuriating.
Rain water is correlated but not the main reason that pool water gets cloudy after a rainstorm.