Brush algae before slam?

[Jenna74]

Hi,

I have algae (I think green, maybe black) that I need to get rid of. Mostly on the steps and the opening to where the skimmer hose attaches. Do I try and brush as much off as possible before slamming? During slamming I see it says to brush, does that mean in general? Or brush/scrub the algae? My question is at what points in the slam process am I scrubbing the algae?

Thank you,
Jennifer

 

[mgtfp]

By brushing the algae off into small individual particles floating in the water, you increase the algae's surface area, and chlorine has much easier access.

Algae also sometimes develops a biofilm around it that shields it from chlorine. Important to break up that film by brushing.