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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I agree. Our pool was cloudy after a huge storm this week. Some people get more rain than others. Ours had the most rain I have ever seen it get and the water level went up several inches. But no green water. But we run the pump several hours every day and have it serviced weekly by T and D. We also turned OFF the solar heater. Algae grows in warm, calm water that is not filtered.
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Agree 100% with you. It kind of makes me wonder how people can have lived to age 55+ without ever having experienced a pool with algae in it at least once up til that point. If you didn't have it in your pool, or your parents didn't own a pool, then a neighbor did. Or a co-worker did. Or a babysitter's mom did.
It's a pretty common problem for the precise reason that it is difficult to prevent 100%. Even if you do all the right things, a 5 degree bump in the temperature, a 20% bump in humidity, and a good couple inches of downpour can set the whole thing green the next morning.
Your advice is spot-on but it still isn't foolproof.