Follow these simple steps to prevent cloudy pool water in the future.
Clearing up milky pool water.
Maintain chlorine within the ideal range of 1 4 ppm.
If you add algaecide keep in mind that some algaecide contains copper which can actually make a pool cloudy.
Cloudy or milky water after shocking is normal and the water should clear up within an hour or so.
Pool water clarifiers are a good quick fix but they should not be used if you have a cartridge filter as it will clog the paper pleats leaving you needing to replace your cartridge filter element.
In most cases your pool water may still be cloudy but fc is fine or high.
Pool clarifiers work to gather the tiny particles that have made your pool water cloudy bringing them together to create bigger particles that will be easier for your filter to pick up.
The advantage of the first option is that within an hour or two the pool water can be clear again but with everything including the calcium back where it came from.
The sweet spot is between 1 and 3 ppm parts per million.
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Maintain a ph within the ideal range of 7 2 7 6.
This keeps your water clean but also prevents it from becoming cloudy assuming everything else is balanced.
Just make sure your pump and filter are running properly.