2 gal of chlorine a week?

[dannyfanny]

What's up y'all I have a 25 to 30,000 gal inground pebble tech pool. I live in Arizona and we use the pool daily. It looks good right now but I'm having to use about 2 gallons a week lately. AND I'm having to scrub the pool at least twice a week sometimes more. (aint nobody got time for that) I'll dump in a gallon of chlorine and scrub it but within three days, I'm noticing the slight green algae forming on my walls again. ( i think its the older version of the phoenix cleaner. it has that sticker on it "the pool cleaner". Which in my opinion is a piece of Crud I have spent $500 just on replacing those stupid plastic gears and rubber tires on it over the years, but that'll be another thread. its 7 years old and doesn't climb the walls anymore)

anyways, my water was changed a year ago and I stopped using pucks and shock. I'm testing the water every day lately with the block test of 5 drops of the yellow and red for chl and PH. my cya is good.

My question is does this seem about normal to go through that much chlorine and I have to scrub it like this? or Do I need to put way more chlorine in to get ahead and totally wipe it out any alge and then I won't have to use as much or scrub it as much going forward?

side question do the $45 special pebble tech brushes really make that much of a difference? They don't have the side brushes on it, which is good for the corners and the steps so I was tempted to get a knock off version on Amazon that has the side brushes to make my life easier but they aren't the special hard "pebble bristles" does it really matter or is that just marketing?

please keep it simple for me. thanks!

 

[ajw22]

Welcome to TFP.

You need a better test kit. The Taylor K-2006C or TFT Test Kits

Can your pool pass a Overnight Chlorine Loss Test? If not, you need to follow the SLAM Process step by step to get your pool algae free.

Then follow TFP methods to maintain the correct FC/CYA ratio.

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[Newdude]

Also brace yourself.

You will lose 4 FC per day or maybe even 5 FC in your hot climate. A gallon of 10% is only about 3.3 FC for you so it will be well over a gallon a day soon, or it will be swamp-y / stain-y

 

[duraleigh]

What's up y'all I have a 25 to 30,000 gal inground pebble tech pool. I live in Arizona and we use the pool daily. It looks good right now but I'm having to use about 2 gallons a week lately. AND I'm having to scrub the pool at least twice a week sometimes more. (aint nobody got time for that) I'll dump in a gallon of chlorine and scrub it but within three days, I'm noticing the slight green algae forming on my walls again. ( i think its the older version of the phoenix cleaner. it has that sticker on it "the pool cleaner". Which in my opinion is a piece of Crud I have spent $500 just on replacing those stupid plastic gears and rubber tires on it over the years, but that'll be another thread. its 7 years old and doesn't climb the walls anymore)

anyways, my water was changed a year ago and I stopped using pucks and shock. I'm testing the water every day lately with the block test of 5 drops of the yellow and red for chl and PH. my cya is good.

My question is does this seem about normal to go through that much chlorine and I have to scrub it like this? or Do I need to put way more chlorine in to get ahead and totally wipe it out any alge and then I won't have to use as much or scrub it as much going forward?

side question do the $45 special pebble tech brushes really make that much of a difference? They don't have the side brushes on it, which is good for the corners and the steps so I was tempted to get a knock off version on Amazon that has the side brushes to make my life easier but they aren't the special hard "pebble bristles" does it really matter or is that just marketing?

please keep it simple for me. thanks!

Your issue is chemistry.........not mechanical brushing and cleaning. You will need a good test kit to monitor your chems much better. The TFTestkits TF-Pro is the best for your purposes. Once you purchase your kit, we would then ask you to SLAM your pool. Read the article on SLAMming in Pool School.

 

[sande005]

Using tabs, as you did before, would require about 2 per day to counter 4 ppm CL sunlight loss. About $5.75. Starting from 0, it would be much less than 50 days for CYA to exceed 100, and water replacement then needed. (tab use needs to increase to counter the climbing CYA, which increases CYA faster...)
With 10% liquid, it would take a smidge more than 1 gal per day, so perhaps $7. No need ever to replace the water. But there are all those jugs.
As noted, you likely will need even more of either over the course of the summer, but less over winter. The above is likely a pretty low $ number for Arizona if extending over the course of a year.
Make the jump to a Salt Generator, and it will be paid for in 1 to 1 1/2 years. The additional life of about 4 yrs more (and maybe 8), would then be free. And maybe 1/2 of the original cost to replace the cell at the end of life. No more daily adds of anything, or water exchanges.

Right now, the course is to do the SLAM, which will take several/many gallons of liquid and days to eliminate the algae. Then after, keep adding daily at a much higher rate than you have.

 

[pjt]

After the SLAM, I'd recommend installing a SWCG (get a 60k rated unit) and a topping up your pool with a softened water fill line.