Removing Hair

• 1). Skim all hair from the water. Move the skimmer carefully through the water to ensure the hair does not sink to the bottom of the pool.
  
  
• 2). Connect the vacuum to the pool filter. Vacuum the pool for several hours before switching back to the regular filter process.
  
  
• 3). Backwash the pool filter. Switch the filter setting to backwash so you can purge all the hair from the filter, ensuring the debris does not re-enter the pool water.
  
  

Removing Green Algae

• 1). Test your pool's water with the pool water test kit, following the manufacturer's instructions. Compare your water's test results to the chart provided to determine the amount of chemicals to add.
  
  
• 2). Adjust the water's chemicals to ensure the pH level is between 7.2 to 7.8 and the alkalinity is between 80 to 100 parts per million, or ppm. Shock the pool to remove green algae from the water.
  
  
• 3). Brush the sides of the swimming pool to remove algae once the water is clear. Add a flocculent to help the algae sink to the bottom of the pool.
  
  
• 4). Vacuum the algae from the bottom of the pool. Switch to regular water filtering after a few hours of vacuuming. Run the filter for 24 hours to clean the pool water entirely.
  
  
• 5). Backwash the filter to purge all algae bits from it. Look at the water exiting the pool filter drain. Once the water is clear, switch the filter setting back to normal.