Canonical Dataset
🚨 Water Problems
Canonical water problem definitions with symptoms, likely causes, and recommended resolution references.
Source Priority
Values in this dataset are sourced in the following order (highest authority first):
- 1. industry-standards
- 2. scientific-literature
Records (11)
| id | name | entityId | symptoms | likelyCauses | urgency | recommendedCalculators | recommendedAcademy | recommendedReference | resolutionOrder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cloudy-water | Cloudy Water | cloudy-water | Water lacks clarity Reduced visibility Hazy or milky appearance | low-free-chlorine high-ph high-alkalinity calcium-carbonate-precipitation poor-filtration high-tds dead-algae-post-treatment | medium | pool-chlorine-calculator pool-ph-calculator pool-alkalinity-calculator | ts-01 | — | test-all-parameters correct-chlorine correct-ph correct-alkalinity run-filter-continuously add-clarifier-if-needed |
| green-water | Green Water | green-water | Water turns green Algae visible on walls or floor Strong organic odor | low-free-chlorine high-cya missed-shock-treatment pump-failure heavy-rain | high | pool-shock-calculator pool-volume-calculator | ts-02 | — | lower-ph-to-72 brush-all-surfaces shock-to-30ppm-fc run-filter-24hr backwash-when-pressure-rises retest-after-24hr |
| foaming | Foaming | foaming | Persistent foam on water surface Foam especially during jets or aeration | body-oils-lotions-sunscreen soap-residue-on-swimwear high-tds polyquat-algaecide low-calcium-hardness | low | — | ts-03 | — | identify-source shock-if-bather-related anti-foam-temporary-fix water-change-if-high-tds |
| scaling | Scaling | scaling | White deposits on tile line Rough surfaces Calcium deposits on equipment | high-ph high-calcium-hardness high-alkalinity high-temperature positive-lsi | medium | chemical-calculator | ts-05 wb-05 | — | calculate-lsi lower-ph lower-alkalinity lower-calcium-if-very-high add-sequestrant |
| corrosion | Corrosion | corrosion | Etching of plaster Rust staining from metal Equipment damage Green staining from copper | low-ph low-alkalinity low-calcium-hardness negative-lsi | high | chemical-calculator | ts-06 wb-05 | — | calculate-lsi raise-ph raise-alkalinity raise-calcium add-sequestrant-for-existing-stains |
| algae | Algae Growth | algae | Green, yellow, or black discoloration Slippery surfaces Cloudy green water | low-free-chlorine high-phosphate poor-circulation insufficient-shocking | high | pool-shock-calculator | ts-02 | — | identify-algae-type brush-surfaces shock algaecide-if-persistent filter-24hr |
| strong-chlorine-smell | Strong Chlorine Smell | strong-chlorine-smell | Strong chemical odor Eye and throat irritation Odor worse near pool surface | high-combined-chlorine poor-ventilation-indoor-pool | medium | pool-shock-calculator | ts-04 san-02 | — | test-combined-chlorine perform-breakpoint-chlorination improve-ventilation-if-indoor |
| low-chlorine | Low Chlorine | low-chlorine | FC below target Algae risk Pathogen risk | insufficient-dosing high-cya heavy-bather-load high-temperature uv-degradation | high | pool-chlorine-calculator | san-01 | — | add-chlorine-immediately check-cya-level increase-dosing-frequency |
| high-chlorine | High Chlorine | high-chlorine | FC above 5 ppm Bleaching of swimwear Eye and skin irritation | over-dosing feeder-malfunction over-shocking | medium | — | san-05 | — | close-pool-until-fc-below-5ppm allow-natural-dissipation uncover-pool-in-sunlight |
| low-ph | Low pH | low-ph | pH below 7.2 Eye irritation Corroded equipment Etched surfaces | too-much-acid co2-from-rain acidic-fill-water trichlor-use | high | pool-ph-calculator | wb-01 | — | add-soda-ash retest-after-4hr check-alkalinity |
| high-ph | High pH | high-ph | pH above 7.8 Reduced chlorine effectiveness Scaling Cloudy water | too-much-soda-ash co2-offgassing aeration new-plaster-outgassing | medium | pool-ph-calculator | wb-01 | — | add-muriatic-acid retest-after-4hr check-alkalinity |
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