How to Fix a Cloudy Swimming Pool

Clearing out a cloudy pool can be very difficult and time consuming. The following guidelines can help you quickly clear your pool's water.

1. Use a pool clarifier. Pool clarifiers gather tiny particles that are making your water cloudy and bring them together to create bigger particles so that your pool easily picking those particles up.
   
   
2. If you are in a hurry, use a chemical called Floc or Flocculent. This works well if you are planning a get‑together the next day, and your pool needs to be clear. Although this method is good when you are rushed, it still can be time consuming so be sure to plan accordingly. The idea here is the Floc gathers all the particles that are making your water cloudy and sends them to the bottom of your pool creating a huge cloud. At this point you will need to manually vacuum up that cloud through your filter waste option or backwash port. Again it is difficult and a lot of water is wasted but it will clear your pool in one day.
   
   
3. To help your filter pick up more debris, especially if you have an above‑ground pool, you can create a bottom‑drain effect like an in‑ground pool by simply hooking up your manual vacuum and turning it upside down in the middle of your pool. That method will help collect the cloudy particles at the bottom of your pool rather than just your filter skimming the top.