I had the same problem and tried everything to get rid of them.....ended up draining entire pool and then scrubbing with diluted bleach, rinsing, then re-filling again and problem free 3 weeks later.
i get tons of black worms about 1 1/2 " long and i think they come from a very large pine tree............when the wind blows hard, and it rains lots, and needles begin to turn red and fall.........the next day the bottom of the pool literally has hundreds (all dead) and i vacuum them up and empty my skimmer basket............gross...........i would love to cut down the tree because of this problem, but of course, the tree looks nice??????
I found a couple of very thin, long blackish brown worms in my shower, and I belive they are horse hair worms. They say they are not harmful to pets or people.
Chlorine!
They look like baby tadpoles, they are small black and have a tail. They wriggle around like small worms in the pool water.
there is no such thing as a "pool worm"
Pool worms they come from the trees and blow into the pool. Keep up on the chlorine, make sure the levels are right and use the pool cover when it is not in use. The chlorine will eventually kill them and they will be filtered out.
put a lip around the perimeter of your pool
Yes, no one wants to swim with worms. Ew.
sand gets the pool dirty and the sand wiil just dissolve
Pile a small line of crushed shells along the pool deck edge. The sensitive worm's tummies will prevent them from crossing over to the pool. The problem is the worms crawl out during rain, then when the rains stop, the worms dry out and head for the nearest source of water - your pool. Stop them from entering your pool deck area in the first place with crushed shells. Ian D.
Yes. We had a black/brown pepple tec installed over our stained concrete pool and it does make the water a little warmer. Not significantly but noticeble enough to enjoy a quick dip.
Worms come out at night and on cloudy, darkened days. When they travel across the ground and end up in the pool they drown and collect there. Unlike crickets, spiders and other insects, worms lack the ability to swim to a place where they can get out of the water
thats a bad idea to have an inground salt water pool in concrete. the salt water it self may eat away some parts of the concrete, plus the fact that its underground and contains salt it attracts worms. maybe you should pour alot of clorine in the pool to kill them, then empty out the water and start fresh.
You could drain your pool and have it cleaned. Or just have a pool cleaner clean it for you. And next time use chlorine to prevent larvae from hatching in your pool.
The Pool of the Black One was created in 1933.