How bad is it, honestly
Find the one that looks like yours. This is the first thing we ask, because it decides the price and the timeline more than pool size does.
Illustration to help you describe it on the phone, not photographs of our work.
The thing most people get told wrong
You almost never need to drain a green pool.
Draining a pool in Florida risks the shell lifting out of wet ground, cracks the plaster as it dries in the sun, and costs you thousands of gallons. It is occasionally the right answer and usually the lazy one. We will tell you honestly which yours is before you spend anything.
What we do, and how long it takes
Test, net and brush
Full water test first, because dumping chlorine into unbalanced water mostly wastes the chlorine. Debris out, walls and floor brushed to break the algae off the surfaces it is clinging to.
Shock and treat
Chemicals matched to what the test showed and how far gone it is. Filter runs continuously from here, which is the part that actually clears the water.
Filter, clean, repeat
We come back, re-test, re-treat and clean the filter. A filter choked with dead algae stops working, and this is where most do-it-yourself attempts stall.
Vacuum and balance
Dead algae vacuumed off the floor, water balanced properly, equipment checked. Then it is yours again.
Areas we cover
Questions we get asked
How much does a green pool cleanup cost?
It depends on how far gone it is and the size of the pool, but we can give you a number on the phone if you describe it using the three states above. It is a fixed price, not an open-ended hourly job.
Do you have to drain it?
Rarely. Draining in Florida carries real risk to the shell and the plaster. We only recommend it when the water chemistry genuinely cannot be recovered, and we will explain why before you agree to anything.
How long until we can swim?
Three to five days for a typical green pool, up to a week or more if it is dark and the filter needs repeated cleaning. Anyone promising same-day on a properly green pool is selling you something.
Will it just go green again?
Only if nothing changes. Most green pools are a pump, a filter or a routine problem rather than bad luck. We tell you which, and weekly service exists so it does not happen twice.
Can I do it myself?
Plenty of people do. The two things that catch them out are not brushing properly and not cleaning the filter as it clogs. If you have already spent two weekends and a lot of chlorine on it, call us.
After it is clear
Tell us how green it is.
Describe it, or send a photo. We will give you a price and a realistic day you can swim.