Tried searching to no avail. Any thoughts on the val-pak "Algae Gun"?

[Rootyb]

V50-005 – Algae Gun Water Pressure Cleaning Tool For Black Algae – Val-Pak Products

val-pakproducts.com

Looks like it's just a pressurized nozzle that attaches to your hose and pole. I have trouble imagining it would generate much pressure out of a garden hose. Anyone tried it?

Along those same lines, though, any thoughts on using a regular pressure washer? I've got a kinda-crappy electric one (yeah, yeah), but the hose and handle are long enough I could keep the unit safely away from the pool and still stand in the shallow end and try it on some black algae I've got growing in my pebble-tec.

Terrible idea? Or best idea?

 

[mknauss]

Why? Chlorine is what kills algae.

And be careful with pressure washers on plaster, you can blast it right off.

 

[Rootyb]

I was mostly just thinking it could give a good head-start, since it doesn't seem like brushing does anything to the black algae between my aggregate. Hopefully it's doing enough that the chlorine can get in, though. *shrug*

 

[Richard320]

I think you should try it and take plenty of pictures and give us a report. Someone's gotta be first. Let us know if your pressure washer generates enough pressure to blow aggregate off the walls.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

You'll just be blasting living algae into the water, which will grow nicely in new areas!

Maddie

 

[Richard320]

You'll just be blasting living algae into the water, which will grow nicely in new areas!

Maddie

So will brushing....


But if there's sufficient chlorine, it'll all die quick.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Tru'dat. I should have expanded my comments to include something more about chlorine levels.

Maddie

 

[Rootyb]

I think you should try it and take plenty of pictures and give us a report. Someone's gotta be first. Let us know if your pressure washer generates enough pressure to blow aggregate off the walls.

Pfft. There's so much aggregate! I've got plenty to spare, right?