Green pools happen fast. Heat, rain, or low chlorine and within 48 hours a clear pool turns green. The fix is well-understood: balance pH, triple-shock with calcium hypochlorite, run the filter 24/7, brush daily, clean the filter as it loads. Most Portland green pools clear in 3 to 7 days depending on severity.
Portland and all of Portland Metro, OR
WETYR Pools and our vetted network of local Portland Metro vendors deliver pool service, repair, equipment, chemistry, and green-to-clean recovery across Portland, Lake Oswego OR, West Linn OR, Tigard OR, Beaverton OR, and the wider Portland Metro area. Request a free quote and WETYR Pools dispatches the right local vendor for your job.
Green pools happen fast. Heat, rain, or low chlorine and within 48 hours a clear pool turns green. The fix is well-understood: balance pH, triple-shock with calcium hypochlorite, run the filter 24/7, brush daily, clean the filter as it loads. Most Portland green pools clear in 3 to 7 days depending on severity.
WETYR Pools and our vendor network handle green-to-clean recovery across Portland and Portland Metro. Request a quote on this page for a same-week visit. WETYR Pools also publishes a complete how-to: see the How to Fix a Green Pool guide for the full chemistry walkthrough.
Light green (bottom visible): single shock recovery, 48 to 72 hours. Cloudy green: triple shock, 3 to 5 days. Opaque green: triple shock + floc + partial drain, 5 to 7 days. Swamp green (visible debris): drain-and-clean recommended.
Chlorine is dramatically less effective at high pH. Adjust first. Then triple-shock with calcium hypochlorite after sunset for maximum effectiveness.
Filtration is what removes dead algae after chlorine kills it. Pump runs continuously through recovery. Clean or backwash the filter as pressure rises. Top off water if vacuuming to waste.
WETYR Pools dispatches the right local vendor for green-to-clean recovery across Portland Metro. For swamp-level cases needing drain-and-clean, WETYR's service team handles it.
Request a free quote and WETYR Pools dispatches the right local vendor from our Portland Metro network.