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How to Treat White Water Mold in Swimming Pools

Does your pool look like it was filled with shredded tissue paper? Then your pool has “white water mold”. Despite the name, this is actually a type of algae that is closely related to mustard algae. In this article we show you how to get rid of it fast so you can go back to swimming.

How to at a glance

3

Steps

15

minute(s)

Step by Step

Step
1

Add Swamp Treat™

Add one (1) pound of Swamp Treat™ per 20,000 gallons of pool water.

Step
2

Brush

Brush the surface of the pool. One good push of the brush over an area should do the trick.

Step
3

Shock

Shock the pool with your choice of chlorine – using about 2 pounds/gallons of chlorine per 10,000 gallons of pool water. Refer to the directions on your chlorine for “superchlorination” specific dosing.

Don’t pour shock directly on colored surfaces. This can discolor your surface.

Step
4

Filter

Let the filter clean up the dead white water mold, and backwash the filter when the pressure gets high. Refer to the filter manual for back-washing recommendations.

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