High Phosphate Levels
by Jennifer
My pool guy has treated the pool for the phosphates but will treat the black/brown algae wednesday. He is not around today (sunday 7/24) My question... do we clean the filter now or do we wait until it is treated for the algae and clean it then? Thanks for your help Jen :) Thanks for the question Jennifer First I'd like your to read these posts before your "pool guy" puts any more phosphate remover: Swimming Pool Phosphate Level Over 1000 High Phosphate Levels And Low Chlorine Issue... And especially this one: High Phosphates Over 1000 & Cloudy Water Be sure the pool guy has determined that you do in fact have black algae. Put a chlorine tab in a sock and place it on the spot. If it fades, it's algae. Black Algae If it doesn't fade, put ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) in a sock and place that on the spot. If it fades it's a mineral stain and should be treated as such, with an ascorbic acid treatment. I'm not sure what is meant by "clean the filter". What kind of filter is it? By the tone of the question I would assume it's either DE or cartridge. You always want to have a clean filter regardless of what's going on. Be sure he does the tests above so you're not wasting time and money. Look over the above posts about phosphate removers so you'll know what they do and don't do. Hope this helps and have a great Summer. Let me know how it turns out for you. Robert |
