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A complete guide on cloudy pool water v/s Swimming

E. coli is the major cause of these health issues. Many individuals believe that the heavy smell of chlorine in the cloudy pool will allow you to swim in it. In reality, this strong smell is of chloramine (it produces when chlorine mixes with contaminants). This is an indication that there are a lot of contaminants in the pool. So you should drop your idea to dive into the contaminated pool water.

How to fix gloomy pool water?

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When you get to know that your pool water is turned cloudy, you must check your pool filters (sand filter, cartridge filter, or DE filter). There is a need to neat these filters daily. Check if your filter gets dirty or fills with debris, clean it immediately.

Additionally, you should check the functionality of the pool pump whether it works properly or not. Contact the pool pump expert if it is not working completely.

Furthermore, Identify the pH levels of pool water. If these are unbalanced, utilize shock treatment at night to eliminate all contaminants from the pool water. Besides this, do not allow swimmers into the pool until chlorine levels do not decline up to 1–4 parts per million (ppm).

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