Split off of No Chlorine / Phosphates. JasonLion
Despite what you are being told on this forum your phospate levels are way way too high. Phosphates are the food stuff of algae if you shock the pool you will kill most of the algae but when you return to normal levels the abundance of food (phosphates) will bring it right back.
and so the cycle will continue until you run out of money or change something.
If you don't belive me then Google algae and phosphates and read as many of the documents as you wish.
I realise that by posting this I risk being tried as a heretic but it's the truth and that is what this is about.
Treat the problem not the symptom.
ewilliams said:Ok...My wife got the water tested again today and to my dismay has brought some more chemicals home that the pool store sold her so that we could swim. Apparently they think thta we should put approx. 12-16oz of Sodium Dichloro-s-triazinetrione in the pool approx half hour before we want to swim (which is every day). they also sold her some Potassium Monopersulfate to put in the pool weekly. From what she says there are still phosphates and nitrates in the pool (2500 now up from 1500 dur to 2 days of rain) and they dont think that the chlorine issue will be or can be resolved. Apparently they say others are having the same problem. I personally think its moe beneficail for them if i have to keep buying these chemicals every week ($$$$. Afetr hearing that I went and had another water test done at another pool store ( just for a peace of mind). Same results but they suggested trying to add 6 bags (2 @ a time) of shock to the pool premixed in water. the stated thatthey may fix my problem. Apparently someone has the same issue (they also tried the liquid chlorine in a large amount) and this seemed to fix it. Oh yea I have not had a chance totest for ammonia yet, will try and do it later today.
OK SO HERE ARE MY NUMBERS AND WHAT SHOULD I DO? I READ pOOL SCHOOL AND STILL AM A LITTLE CONFUSED WITH HOW MUCH SHOCK TO USE AND HOW TO DO IT! (NEVER WAS GOOD WITH MATH AND CHARTS AND THINGS)
Free Chlor- 0
Total Chlor- .4
PH- 7.6
Total Alk- 150
CYA- 45
Total Hard- 230
Phosphates- 2500
Despite what you are being told on this forum your phospate levels are way way too high. Phosphates are the food stuff of algae if you shock the pool you will kill most of the algae but when you return to normal levels the abundance of food (phosphates) will bring it right back.
and so the cycle will continue until you run out of money or change something.
If you don't belive me then Google algae and phosphates and read as many of the documents as you wish.
I realise that by posting this I risk being tried as a heretic but it's the truth and that is what this is about.
Treat the problem not the symptom.