I have an summer escapes pool 14×36 last week had and green water problem so i bought the green to blue shock system that did nothing so i went out and bought clarifier,alkalinty,algacide,chlorine tabs. pool was back blue overnite now its a brown sediment at the bottom that just wont come out through the filter nor through vaccuum i stir the water up it makes it cloudy brown/green color til the next day and it settles to the bottom all over again …whats the next step help!!

Question:

I have an summer escapes pool 14×36 last week had and green water problem so i bought the green to blue shock system that did nothing so i went out and bought clarifier,alkalinty,algacide,chlorine tabs. pool was back blue overnite now its a brown sediment at the bottom that just wont come out through the filter nor through vaccuum i stir the water up it makes it cloudy brown/green color til the next day and it settles to the bottom all over again …whats the next step help!!

Answer:

First, make sure the filter is cleaned/backwashed so that you are catching a good portion of the particulate in the filter. You may need to adjust the direction of the water returns so that you are getting circulation in the area where the sediment tends to settle.