This is our first summer owning a pool. It’s an above ground 30′ and about 4 or
5′ deep.
We’ve been using Baquacil, and everything was fine until we left town for a few
days. The pump runs constantly, but when we got home, it needed to be
backwashed. The pool was VERY cloudy. We shocked it, but it still remained
cloudy. Then we noticed some very tiny white stringy stuff in the filter. Then
I got in the pool with goggles on, and you could see very tiny white stuff in
the water floating. Someone told me it is more than likely water mold. If so,
what should we do to get rid of it? It seems like it’s clearing up some now,
but how do I know if it’s gone?
water mold?
July 12th, 2003 · 1 Comment
Tags: swimming pools
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1 Neva Marjory // Jul 13, 2003 at 3:04 am
What area of the country to you live in?
It may just be something local to your area…I posted earlier about
stringy white material in the pool & filter that turned out to be
cottonwood (from a tree that the owners didn’t even know was there).
If it is water mold, then I suspect you’ll be using an awful lot of
peroxide (C).
Get with a local dealer to find out. Be careful, they may just jump
to a conclusion and start selling products like crazy. Get a second
opinion if need be.
town for a few days. The pump runs constantly, but when we got home,
it needed to be backwashed. The pool was VERY cloudy. We shocked
it, but it still remained cloudy. Then we noticed some very tiny
white stringy stuff in the filter. Then I got in the pool with
goggles on, and you could see very tiny white stuff in the water
floating. Someone told me it is more than likely water mold. If so,
what should we do to get rid of it? It seems like it’s clearing up
some now, but how do I know if it’s gone?
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