Hello. I noticed my local pool store is now testing for Phosphates. I have never had a test for those. My level came back at 3,762. Is this something that needs to be addressed? I suppose the concern is algae growth, but I have never had algae and stay on top of my chlorine.
High Phosphates
- Thread starter dubele
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 62,717
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
If you obtain your own test kit for phosphates and they test at 3000+ parts per Billion, then if you wish you can by a quality remover from Orenda or SeaKlear and do a treatment. It will cloud your water and you will need to thoroughly clean your filter within a couple days of the treatment.
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Phosphate Removers - Further Reading
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Thank you. What do you mean by thoroughly clean the filter? Does that entail taking it apart and washing the fins?If you obtain your own test kit for phosphates and they test at 3000+ parts per Billion, then if you wish you can by a quality remover from Orenda or SeaKlear and do a treatment. It will cloud your water and you will need to thoroughly clean your filter within a couple days of the treatment.
Phosphate Removers - Further Reading
Yes. The phosphate remover binds with the phosphates and allows them to be captured by the filter. Any that's not completely removed from the filter will break back down and release the phosphates back in to the water.
Problem 1: Doing your testing at the pool store.
Problem 2: Worrying about phosphates at all.
Those are only measured by the pool store so they can sell you a magic potion to "remove" them.
Problem 2: Worrying about phosphates at all.
Those are only measured by the pool store so they can sell you a magic potion to "remove" them.
- Jul 17, 2019
- 4,078
- Pool Size
- 13000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
If it were me, I would spend the $30 on the test kit to know for sure if my phosphates were really that high.
LOL.....agreed. I only test when I go to buy muriatic acid to get a sense. I test and solve all my water level needs from here
Hmmmm.........why did I not think of that? Thanks! I test my salt levels and should have thought of this.......I will say my Taylor salt kit results way different than the pool store.