My pool was installed in Q1 and started using it in March. I’ve been using a pool guy to stay on top the chemicals and been cleaning it myself. For a number of weeks I’ve been getting mustard Algae. I did the usual thing of brush it off to find it re-appears the next day or so. I wasn’t too pleased with the pool guy’s response when I asked him about the condition of the pool. He assured me all was OK. So I took a sample of water to Leslie’s and found there was no FC and the CYA was through the roof! So the pool guy was shown the door and I found this board. I managed to treat the mustard algae by raising the FC and shocking a number of times over 3 days. I also used yellow out.
Here are my current numbers:-
FC – 1.5
CC - 0
pH – 7.6
TA – 100
CH - Not known
CYA – 100+
My plan moving forward is Drain pool by a few feet to help reduce CYA level (I know I may have do this a few times) And to stop using the Chlorine tabs. I bought the Leslie’s FAS-DPD test kit so I can stay on top of the water testing.
My question is, should I reduce the CYA through draining or will evaporation and an auto leveler be enough over time to bring it down? I live in Southern California so we lose a lot to the sun/heat.
Thanks
Here are my current numbers:-
FC – 1.5
CC - 0
pH – 7.6
TA – 100
CH - Not known
CYA – 100+
My plan moving forward is Drain pool by a few feet to help reduce CYA level (I know I may have do this a few times) And to stop using the Chlorine tabs. I bought the Leslie’s FAS-DPD test kit so I can stay on top of the water testing.
My question is, should I reduce the CYA through draining or will evaporation and an auto leveler be enough over time to bring it down? I live in Southern California so we lose a lot to the sun/heat.
Thanks