Understanding the Pool Floccing Process
Swimming pools can become cloudy due to dirt, suspended particles and dead algae in the pool water. Floc your pool using a flocculant to coagulate the suspended particles to drop them to the pool for removal with a manually vacuum to waste.
The pH is crucial to the flocking process and PH must be adjusted upwards to around 7.8 or higher before adding the flocculant for the process to work correctly.
For dirt contamination or large debris loads the flocking process may need to be repeated for optimal results.
Swimming pools with a cartridge filter that does NOT have a waste line plumbed in will require a pump set up poolside to vacuum to waste.
13 Steps for perfect Floccing
- Step 1. With the system OFF remove the cartridge element or turn the multi-port valve to RECIRCULATE then turn the pump on and keep running through steps 2-6
- Step 2. Top the water level up as high as possible and if an overflow is fitted to the pool, it can be blocked with plasticene, pipe bung or rag
- Step 3. Scoop out as much large debris as possible and brush the pool thoroughly.
- Step 4. Super chlorinate the pool by adding 2-4kg or granular chlorine or 20-40 liters of liquid chlorine per 50,000ltr of water.
- Step 5. Increase pH by adding 1kg of soda ash or 4kg of buffer per 50,000ltr of pool water
- Step 6. Add 1ltr of liquid floc or 2kg of granular floc per 50,000ltr. It is important the flocculant is spread as evenly as possible over the entire surface of the pool. A watering can or dilution in multiple buckets of water are the ideal methods.
- Step 7. Set up manual vacuum in pool ready to go.
- Step 8. Turn the system off for 24-48 hrs. and allow suspended particles in the water to settle to the bottom of pool floor.
- Step 9. Turn the multiport valve handle to WASTE or for cartridge filters open the waste line. ALWAYS CHECK FOR A 2-WAY VALVE ON THE WASTE LINE and insure it is open.
- Step 10. Turn the system on and vacuum the pool, it is very important to not rush the vacuuming, trying to do it to fast will disturb the settled material making the water cloudy.
If the water level gets to low during the vacuuming process you may have to stop and refill the pool before completing the process.
- Step 11. Once the sediment has been removed, top up the water level to the normal level, return the handle to the FILTER setting and run for 24 hours to remove any residue left behind.
- Step 12. Take a water sample into 1 of our conveniently located stores to have the water chemistry analyzed and rebalance the pool.
- Step 13. SWIM ENSURING YOU ENJOY YOUR NICE CRSYTAL CLEAR POOL.
