What is a Swimming Pool Clarifier?

With the proper amount of water circulation, a pool filter that's working properly, and balanced pool chemistry, your pool water should stay clear 99 percent of the time. But on that rare occasion where the pool water gets cloudy and running the filter doesn't seem to get the water crystal clear, a pool clarifier should do the trick.

When pool water gets cloudy like this it usually means there are particles in the water too small to be filtered out by the main pool filter. Simply put, a pool clarifier works by combining these smaller particles into larger particles that will get trapped by the filter.

To use a pool clarifier, buy one of the products listed below and add the proper amount to your pool as instructed on the product.

Bio-Dex Concentrated Pool Clarifier

Clear Magic Concentrated Pool Clarifier

Robarb Super Blue

SeaKlear Natural Clarifier

Below are a few simple tips for using a pool clarifier.

1 - Run the pool filter around the clock until the pool water is clear.

2 - Open the main drain to make sure the water from the bottom of the pool gets filtered.

3 - If you have a pool cleaner, run it. This will help mix up the clarifier and speed up the turnover of the filtered water.

4 - If you have a sand pool filter, use a filter enhancer such as Fiber Clear to increase filtration efficiency.