Pardon my French, but this ladder we have has, I believe, kept us from ever getting rid of algae, regardless of the SLAMs or scrubbing we do. Here are some photos of all the nooks and crannies. How do I clean this sucker?! I have poured bleach in each hole and scrubbed with a bottle scrubber, but if you look closely you'll see there are 8 spots that have such a sharp corner (where the step meets the rail) that I have no idea how to even brush it. Maybe with a skewer? We had some bricks and wooden shims in a few of the holes to weigh it down. Do we have to take the ladder out every week to brush every nook? And how do we clean the metal pipes that attach to the deck (yes, there is algae in them, I would swear to it)? There HAS to be a better answer. Please, please tell me how to move forward.
1. How long should I leave bleach in each hole? We just started a SLAM this morning so I'll leave the ladder out until we're done with that.
2. Ideas on how to scrub right now?
3. Ideas on how to clean weekly?
4. Should we just throw this ladder out and find one that has nowhere for algae to hide? It might be therapeutic for me to burn this sucker anyway...
This is our 4th year trying to get rid of the algae. Our water is always bright & clean but we get spots settling on the bottom within an hour of brushing & vacuuming. Yesterday we added some DE to our sand filter and that has already helped. Also:
5. It took about 2 cups of DE added to our sand filter to get pressure up 1 pound. Do we replace that every time we backwash?
Many thanks to all of you!!
1. How long should I leave bleach in each hole? We just started a SLAM this morning so I'll leave the ladder out until we're done with that.
2. Ideas on how to scrub right now?
3. Ideas on how to clean weekly?
4. Should we just throw this ladder out and find one that has nowhere for algae to hide? It might be therapeutic for me to burn this sucker anyway...
This is our 4th year trying to get rid of the algae. Our water is always bright & clean but we get spots settling on the bottom within an hour of brushing & vacuuming. Yesterday we added some DE to our sand filter and that has already helped. Also:
5. It took about 2 cups of DE added to our sand filter to get pressure up 1 pound. Do we replace that every time we backwash?
Many thanks to all of you!!
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