I always add polyquat at closing because I’ve got a mesh cover and close before water temperature is below 60 degrees. Last year, my pool was a swamp when we opened it up in late April so I want to make sure I’m doing everything correctly this year. After reading the directions on the bottle and the directions on here, I have a few questions:
What is the minimum pump running time after adding polyquat the pool? Directions on here say to add it the day before closing and let the pump run at least 12 hours before closing, but the directions on the bottle say to just add it before closing. I’m asking this question because heavy rain with high winds are expected the day and night before closing so I might have to turn the pump off during that time because I won’t be around to dump leaves and sticks out of the skimmer. If I could get by with only running the pump an hour or two after adding the polyquat, I’d like to get up early the morning before closing, scoop out the leaves with the leaf rake, manually vacuum the pool, and then add the polyquat. If the polyquat needs more than an hour or two to mix in with the pump on, my only alternative is to add it two days before closing, turn the pump off during the stormy weather, and vacuum the leaves out right before closing. I wish I could get the mesh cover on before the storm but it is just too difficult to get it on by myself.
The bottle of polyquat that I have says to maintain chlorine levels at 1-3 ppm when using polyquat. The guy at the pool store said that higher chlorine levels than this can render the polyquat ineffective. The information on this forum says to add it at half shock level so that is what I’ve always done and my pool is always a swamp when we open it in late April. If lowering the chlorine level some would help increase the effectiveness of the polyquat, I’d be willing to try closing at a lower FC level.
The guy at the pool store said I could add a non-chlorine shock after the storm to decrease contaminants if a lot of leaves blow in because it wouldn’t interact with the algaecide. I normally shock my pool when it fills up with leaves so I was wondering if it would be advisable to use a non-chlorine shock before adding the polyquat.
What is the minimum pump running time after adding polyquat the pool? Directions on here say to add it the day before closing and let the pump run at least 12 hours before closing, but the directions on the bottle say to just add it before closing. I’m asking this question because heavy rain with high winds are expected the day and night before closing so I might have to turn the pump off during that time because I won’t be around to dump leaves and sticks out of the skimmer. If I could get by with only running the pump an hour or two after adding the polyquat, I’d like to get up early the morning before closing, scoop out the leaves with the leaf rake, manually vacuum the pool, and then add the polyquat. If the polyquat needs more than an hour or two to mix in with the pump on, my only alternative is to add it two days before closing, turn the pump off during the stormy weather, and vacuum the leaves out right before closing. I wish I could get the mesh cover on before the storm but it is just too difficult to get it on by myself.
The bottle of polyquat that I have says to maintain chlorine levels at 1-3 ppm when using polyquat. The guy at the pool store said that higher chlorine levels than this can render the polyquat ineffective. The information on this forum says to add it at half shock level so that is what I’ve always done and my pool is always a swamp when we open it in late April. If lowering the chlorine level some would help increase the effectiveness of the polyquat, I’d be willing to try closing at a lower FC level.
The guy at the pool store said I could add a non-chlorine shock after the storm to decrease contaminants if a lot of leaves blow in because it wouldn’t interact with the algaecide. I normally shock my pool when it fills up with leaves so I was wondering if it would be advisable to use a non-chlorine shock before adding the polyquat.