Should I care about phosphates?

fastrunnerdude

Active member
Apr 29, 2021
30
Houston, TX
Pool Size
41000
Surface
Plaster
Chlorine
Liquid Chlorine
I recently had a project on our pool deck done that resulted in a ton dirt and sand getting in my pool. It’s been vacuumed/cleaned out but the guy that did the project (he does pool maintenance too) told me I should add phosphate remover because all the dirt in the pool would increase the phosphates and he’d take a sample to Leslie’s to get it tested 🤮🤑

I’ve never tested for phosphates, everything I test for with my TF test kit is in range and my water looks fine. From my minimal research, it doesn’t seem like I need to worry about testing for or lowering phosphates.

Is there any reason I should test for or worry about them? We usually get so much rain I have to drain off my pool regularly and that’s always diluting things down.