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That’s what our pool looked like when we got home from church on Sunday. (The black is a net in case that’s not obvious under the layer of catkins.). The pool water had been blue on Saturday when we had added salt. I had been running chlorine at shock level overnight, and boy was I thankful that I had all that extra because pollen bombs exploded hard. The pool was brown and murky. I wondered if it was somehow algae, but it was really just pollen. I was amazed at what a difference just turning on the filter made. (It had gone off during Sunday morning’s storms, so there was a lot of rain washing pollen into a pool with no filtering). The filter and robot and the remaining chlorine took that ugly water right back to blue.
I do use hairnets in my skimmers, and they help a lot. I love having shady oaks (except at this time of year). The kids and I did manage to take two big wheelbarrow loads of catkins from the backyard to mulch the garden this morning.
Kim gave you the chlorine/CYA chart earlier. It’s great for understanding your goals. I do run a bit higher than the recommended levels because I do get so much debris from trees. In the fall, my kids get great swim time diving for acorns. I pay them one penny for every one they bring up.