We use a 3 month algacide that has really done the trick! Prior to this discovery we were in the black lagoon and since then we have had a crystal clear pool---it has been truly amazing--don't wait until you have evidence of the need for an algaecide--use it to prevent it!!
Then don't use anything else but soda, chlorine, maybe some clarifier, and the tablets in the skimmer. Where we live the alkalinity of the water tends to get low instead of high---I use a dip stick to check it before I think it may be time to shock (monthly) and if it looks low I just dump several lbs of soda in the water--brush it around a little--then add the chlorine directly to the skimmer with the pump in recirculate mode. This takes care of it just fine---remember that it is better to put less than too much chemicals into your pool.
Soda, chlorine, and clarifier--that's all you need
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
Pools are like a baby
It's like having a baby--Pools need to be on a schedule.
We haven't had a bit of trouble with our pool since we started doing less, but doing it on a schedule and in a pattern.. For example---We use an algaecide as a preventive maintenance
every 3-4 months. We run our pool 12 months of the year even though we only swim in the summer. I use chlorine only every month to shock in the spring, summer and fall--none in the winter of course--this is Alabama but it can get cold---ALso, with a polaris you can get a routine of running it twice a week---then remember to drop 4 or 5 tablets in every week and easy enough, you have a well maintained pool---we used to go through such difficulty--and so much chlorine--now I use only a 150 lb pail every 2 years--so that is only $75 per year because we pay $150 for it. We go through a 40 lb bucket of tablets every year--that is about $70 at Sams---oh and I almost forgot--my husband loves to put clarifier in the pool once in a while----but the pool is kind of like a baby--it'll let you know when it's diaper needs a change---so don't wait too long to back wash--and remember to backwash before you shock--always rinse after you backwash--and there is no need to backwash as often as they tell you to---just use good sense--how dirty has the water been?? how much pollen has been in the air?
Happy Pool days!
We haven't had a bit of trouble with our pool since we started doing less, but doing it on a schedule and in a pattern.. For example---We use an algaecide as a preventive maintenance
every 3-4 months. We run our pool 12 months of the year even though we only swim in the summer. I use chlorine only every month to shock in the spring, summer and fall--none in the winter of course--this is Alabama but it can get cold---ALso, with a polaris you can get a routine of running it twice a week---then remember to drop 4 or 5 tablets in every week and easy enough, you have a well maintained pool---we used to go through such difficulty--and so much chlorine--now I use only a 150 lb pail every 2 years--so that is only $75 per year because we pay $150 for it. We go through a 40 lb bucket of tablets every year--that is about $70 at Sams---oh and I almost forgot--my husband loves to put clarifier in the pool once in a while----but the pool is kind of like a baby--it'll let you know when it's diaper needs a change---so don't wait too long to back wash--and remember to backwash before you shock--always rinse after you backwash--and there is no need to backwash as often as they tell you to---just use good sense--how dirty has the water been?? how much pollen has been in the air?
Happy Pool days!
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