Owner`s manual
29 Club Piscine Super Fitness - Above Ground Swimming Pool - Owner’s Manual (03/2012)
PROBLEM CAUSE WHY SOLUTION
Green or
yellow water
Slippery bottom
• Algae bloom • Inadequate filtration • Check filter.
• Solar blanket left
on too long
• Do not leave the solar blanket
on the pool more than
48 to 72 hours, depending
on the temperature.
• Not enough algicide • Add algicide.
• Not enough chlorine • Add chlorine.
• Alkalinity too low or
too high
• Adjust alkalinity.
• pH too low or too high • Adjust pH.
• Reaction between two
chemical products
• Follow the steps for testing water.
• Scrub the blanket with a brush
or nylon stocking filled
with granular chlorine.
Cloudy water
• Dead algae in
suspension
• Inadequate filtration • Check filter.
• Start of algae bloom • Solar blanket left on
too long
• Do not leave the solar blanket
on the pool more than
48 to 72 hours, depending
on the temperature.
• Bacterial matter in
suspension
• Not enough algicide • Add algicide.
• Not enough chlorine • Add chlorine.
• Alkalinity too low or
too high
• Adjust alkalinity.
• pH too low or too high • Adjust pH.
• Reaction between two
chemical products
• Follow the steps for
testing water.
Rust
• Corrosive water • Metal object in water • Avoid this problem in the future
to prevent permanent stains.
• Hydrochloric acid • Hydrochloric acid in
contact with stainless
steel surfaces (ladder,
skimmer screws,
water return)
• Do not let this product come in
contact with rustproof surfaces.
• Artesian well • Alkalinity or hardness
too low
• Adjust alkalinity and hardness.
4. Appendix : Water Problems