How much flocculant should I use?
Depending on the condition of your pool, you’ll want to use around 4 lbs of Alum per 10,000 gallons of water. It works just like a packaged pool flocculant, so be sure your water chemistry is balanced before adding it, and be sure to vacuum to waste.
How much flocculant do I put in my pool?
Method of use
- Cloudy water: Add 100ml to 200ml of liquid flocculant per 10 m³ of water.
- Maintenance: add 5 ml of liquid Flocculant for each 10 m³ of water.
- Flocculation in the pool is only recommendable when there is no possibility of eliminating the cloudiness of the water with the filtering process.
Can you put too much floc in pool?
Flocculation refers to suspended particles in the water that give it a murky appearance. Flocculants are substances that help clear the cloudiness and restore the clarity to your swimming pool water. You can use too much floc, however.
How long should flocculant sit?
about 8 hours
Turn the pump off and let set overnight This is when the flocculant does its job. The water needs to be as still as possible for about 8 hours so that it has time to collect the waste.
How do you vacuum a flocculant?
Floccing is best done in the evening: you can add the floc, run the pump for 2 hours, then leave it for 8 hours overnight and vacuum the next morning.
How do you get flocculant off bottom of pool?
An automatic cleaner will NOT work for this – sorry but you’ll need to put in some work. The trick to getting floc out of a pool is to vacuum VERY slowly so you don’t stir up the debris. If you move too fast, you’ll create currents in the water which will disperse all that stuff sitting at the bottom.
Can I use clarifier after flocculant?
Do you use Clarifier in conjunction with Flocculant? Flocculant can be used after clarifier. However, using too much of any product can work against the clarifying process.
How do you vacuum a pool after floc?
You can even vacuum twice to be sure to catch everything. Usually while vacuuming to ‘Waste’, you can run the garden hose into the pool to keep the water level the same. But when vacuuming after floccing, we recommend topping the water up afterwards, as the inflow of water will also disturb the debris at the bottom.
How long does it take for flocculant to work in a pool?
Flocculant, although fast-acting, will still need around 8-16 hours to work its magic. It’s easiest to do this overnight. The pump definitely needs to be off as you want the water to be still. The floc will have settled at the bottom of the pool and will require manual vacuuming to remove the debris.
How long does it take for Flock to work?
Allow the flocking chemical to bind the particles that are suspended in the water. Once bound, they will sink to the bottom of the pool. This action may take between 24 and 36 hours depending upon the amount of chemical used and how bad the water was clouded.
How do you clean a flocculant?
How to clean flocculant spills using SpillFix
- Step 1 | Shake SpillFix Granular Absorbent on the spill.
- Step 2 | Sweep the SpillFix until the spill is fully absorbed.
- Step 3 | Sweep up the SpillFix into a bin or bag.
- Step 4 | Remove any additional spill residue.
- Step 5 | Dispose of waste responsibly.
Do I need to backwash after vacuuming to waste?
If you do have this option, it is highly recommended that whenever you have algae, you will need to vacuum to waste. This option allows you to vacuum the algae up and send it out through the backwash line, avoiding getting algae into your filter sand.