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Water
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PROBLEM
PROBABLE CAUSE
REMEDY
Cloudy water
A) Clogged or blocked
filter fitting.
Remove filter and clean fitting.
B) Dirty filter.
Clean filter.
C) Poor water chemistry.
Balance water.
D) Insufficient filter time.
Increase filter time to a mini-
mum 4 hours per filter cycle.
E) Particles too small for
filter.
Add flocculent and clarifier.
F) High pH and / or
alkalinity.
Adjust pH with pH Down.
G) Trace metals in water.
Use metal remover.
H) Too much clarifier used. Wait to be filtered out.
Green water
A) Algae.
Add algaecide, superchlorinate
and add Oxy Shock. Check
ozonator.
B) Metal corrosion in
equipment.
PH too low, adjust to 7.2 to 7.6
with pH Up.
Brown water
Iron present in water.
Superchlorinate and add Oxy
Shock. Add metal remover.
Blue-green water
Copper present in water.
Usually only found in spas
with gas heaters.
PH too low, adjust to 7.2 to 7.6
with pH Up.
