How long will pool stay cloudy after shock?

Asked by: Kerri Garcia

In most cases, a cloudy pool after shocking is only temporary and should clear up within 24 hours. Keep filtering your pool, add a little clarifier to help, and your pool should be clear in no time. If after 24 hours your pool is not clear, then you may need to look a little deeper for the solution.

How do you clear up a cloudy pool after shocking it?

If the cloudiness persists 24 hours after shocking, then it’s possible that you used a poor-quality chlorine shock. In this case, you should take another reading of free chlorine and do the shocking again using liquid chlorine (sodium hypochlorite).

Will too much shock make pool cloudy?

1) After shock – Sometimes pool water looks cloudy right after you apply shock granules such as cal-hypo, or liquid shock, but rest assured it’s only temporary. This could be due to change in water balance – meaning your pool water temporarily goes off balance when adding these products.

Will a cloudy pool clear on its own?

A balanced pool can temporarily cloud immediately after being shocked. This typically clears quickly on its own and shouldn’t be considered a problem. Environmental factors encompass pretty much everything around the pool, such as severe weather, wildlife, construction, trees, pool algae, and people.

Is it OK to swim in a cloudy pool?

For the most part, yes. It can be unattractive and it should be addressed, but it is mostly safe to swim in cloudy water. The only exception would be if the pool is cloudy because there are too many chemicals in it. This pool water would be unsafe to swim in and should be avoided.

Can I shock my pool two days in a row?

It’s pretty tough to over-shock your pool; shocking your pool two days in a row with the proper dosage for your pool volume shouldn’t be a problem – and in fact, is sometimes even needed to rid your pool of algae and other contaminants.

What happens if I over shock my pool?

What happens if too much shock is added? You cannot overshock a swimming pool or add too much. Adding too much shock or overshocking your pool will kill off algae. The negative of adding too much shock is it will upset the chemical balance of your pool.

Will rain water make my pool cloudy?

Rainwater can make your swimming pool cloudy in a hurry.

How do you clean a cloudy pool in 24 hours?

And ran the pump on recirculate for two hours and then shut it off over the night and this is the results. It's. So much clearer than it used to be now I just have to vacuum it all up.