Green to Clean Recovery in Guadalupe

What Green to Clean Recovery Actually Fixes

A green pool is a chlorine problem before it is an algae problem. Once free chlorine drops near zero, algae spores that blow in every day start multiplying. In a few warm days they can turn clear water the color of pea soup. Adding a bag of shock rarely fixes it, because dead algae, debris and a clogged filter keep using up the chlorine faster than it can work.

Our recovery works through the causes in order. We test cyanuric acid first, because stabilizer built up from years of trichlor tablets can lock chlorine down so hard that no reasonable dose will kill algae. Then we remove the debris load, raise chlorine to a level matched to that stabilizer reading, and brush and filter until the water passes an overnight chlorine loss test. We're CPO certified, and that testing discipline is what most of this job comes down to.

What the Recovery Includes

Full water test before any chemicals

We read free and combined chlorine, pH, total alkalinity, calcium hardness and cyanuric acid. The cyanuric acid number sets the shock target. Skip it and you are guessing.

Debris and sludge removal

Leaves, palm fronds and settled muck come out by net and vacuum before we shock. Organic debris left on the floor eats chlorine and feeds the next bloom.

Shock held at the right level

We dose liquid chlorine to a level matched to your stabilizer reading and keep it there across visits. Letting it fall between rounds just lets the algae regroup.

Brushing every surface

Walls, floor, steps, benches, the back of the ladder and the light niche all get brushed. Algae hides in low-flow spots, and those are the places it grows back from.

Filter cleaning between rounds

Dead algae packs a cartridge or DE grid fast. We clean or backwash it several times during a recovery so the pump keeps moving water. A full Filter Cleaning is done once the water clears.

Final balance and handoff

Once the pool passes, we bring pH, alkalinity and calcium back into range and explain what threw the water off in the first place.

Signs Your Pool Needs a Recovery, Not Just a Shock

• You can't see the main drain

  If the deep-end drain cover is hidden, the algae load is past what a single dose of shock can handle.

• Walls feel slick or slimy

  A slippery film on the plaster or tile is an algae colony anchored to the surface. Even after the water looks clear, brushing has to break that film.

• Chlorine reads zero with tablets in the floater

  This usually points to high cyanuric acid or a heavy organic load. Both need testing before more chlorine will help.

• Yellow dust in the shady corners

  Mustard algae settles where circulation is weak, and it brushes up like pollen. It resists chlorine and comes back if it is only half treated.

• The pump sat off for weeks

  A broken timer, a tripped breaker or an empty house while you were away all leave water standing still. Under the Arizona summer sun, chlorine burns off in days and the pool turns soon after.

How a Green Pool Recovery Runs

1. 1

   Test and inspect

   On the first visit we test the water and check that the pump primes, the filter holds pressure and the skimmer and pump baskets are clear. If equipment is the reason the pool turned, we tell you before treating, since chlorine alone won't fix a dead pump.

2. 2

   Clear the load

   We net out the debris and vacuum the sludge. When the floor is heavy with muck we vacuum to waste, so it goes out the line instead of back through the filter.

3. 3

   Shock, brush, filter, repeat

   We raise chlorine to the target level and brush the whole pool. The pump runs continuously. We return over the following days to retest, top up chlorine, brush again and clean the filter as pressure climbs. Most pools take several visits.

4. 4

   Prove it holds

   We test chlorine at dusk and again in the morning. When the loss is about a part per million or less, combined chlorine is low and the water is clear to the floor, the algae is gone. Then we balance the water and hand the pool back to you.

What Sets the Price of a Recovery

Every green pool starts from a different place, so we quote after seeing it and testing the water. You get your free quote by phone and a clear explanation of what is driving the number before any work begins.

How far gone the water is

A light green tint might clear in a few visits. Black-green water with a sludge floor needs much more chlorine, more brushing and more filter cleanings.

Pool volume

Chlorine is dosed by the gallon, so a large pool with a deep end uses a lot more than a small one.

Cyanuric acid level

When stabilizer is very high, shocking through it costs more than lowering it. In that case a partial Pool Drain and Refill is the better route, and we'll say so.

Filter and equipment condition

Torn cartridges, cracked DE grids or a pump that won't prime have to be dealt with for the recovery to work. Any Pool Repair is quoted separately before we touch it.