It might sound like a good solution to a green pool - just cover it up and leave it - and many times I have felt like that when a pool is being difficult!
You might really want to rethink this one. If the pool is green and you just cover it up, the algae continues to grow. It grows and grows and makes a really nice thick matt of algae, and it really gets growing in the pool. By the time that you open the pool in the spring - guess what you have? A real green swamp with floating string algae from top to bottom.
The best idea is to start at your Professional BioGuard Dealer with a water test. They will help you balance the water and give you a prescription to clear the water. You will have to do your housekeeping first - vacuum the bottom, dip out trash, brush the walls of the pool and then treat the swimming pool. This will be no easy task, but it will be much much more work if you put if off until spring.
After you clean and treat the pool, you should leave the pump run 24 hrs a day until it clears up - and keep the sanitizer level up too. It will likely take 7 to 10 days to clear the swimming pool completely.
Have your water tested one last time to make sure that your pool is ready for the winter.
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