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I appreciate all the advice. The pool guy has been doing what I need for years now. This is the first time there has been algae. It was odd that he asked to turn up the pump to 3000 RPM during the hottest hours which seems really fast. I initially just wanted to understand what a good speed...

I didn't post here to have people bash the pool guy. Sorry if I came across that way. I just wanted to get help here and thought it would be a friendly environment. The chlorine level is between 3ppm and 3.5ppm and has been for a while. I thought that was normal. I know how to set the RPM for...

Thanks. I was under the impression that algae can accumulate much faster when the pool is not pumping enough water. But it sounds like you're saying that's not the case. In the article referenced, it does say: "However, much more run time may be necessary for significant events such as opening...

Thanks for the quick response. My pool guy is likely following that process. My question was more around the flow of water through the pump (and normal settings of a pump). Should I have posted my question under a different topic to get more information around pump settings?

I've recently gotten algae in my pool and I have a great pool guy that comes weekly. He told me to adjust my pool pump because it wasn't pumping enough water each day. Pool temp has been pretty warm (high 80's) with a pool cover on (now off) as we like it warm. I have a 28,800 gallon pool in...