Swimming Pool Algae – How To Get Rid Of The Molecular Mischief

Discuss – Make sure your chosen swimming pool cover comes with a good manufacturer’s warranty. In general, the swimming pool cover should come with a warranty of longer than 2 years.

Wind, rain and leaves introduce algae spores that are microscopic in size into your swimming pool. Sometimes as unsightly and slippery, algae consumes chlorine as it multiplies. This situation may become difficult and expensive to eliminate, therefore the best way to control this plant life is through algae prevention.

First of all, your free chlorine level must be between 1.0 and 3.0 ppm. and this can be tested with a special test kit designed to measure free, combined, and total chlorine levels.

To explain the “free chlorine” level you must understand the concept of a chlorine molecule. If it’s free it means that it has not combined with another molecule and ,therefore, is ready to sanitize your pool. Also, free chlorine is odorless.

Discuss – Every other day test the pool water. Use test strips or a DPD kit and measure free chlorine, pH and total alkalinity.

The “combination” process means that your free chlorine has encountered another molecule and destroyed it. This usually is nitrogen or ammonia. After your free chlorine has been combined it is no longer able to sanitize. Eventually the accumulation of many of these combined molecules blocks the path of free chlorine and release a chlorine smell.

A typical sign of your pool needing chlorine is the smell of it, or even whey your eyes burn, contrary to what you may have thought.

The best thing to do for your pool is to maintain it sanitized by keeping its free chlorine levels at their peak. This will allow you to use your pool as often as you like without the hassle and wait that happen when algae invades.