The preliminary results are in. We are giving the Green Story Global Cya remover a big thumbs up, with some conditions, and we are continuing to monitor.
00:00 introduction
02:55 Green Story Global Cya Remover. We have used it on one dozen pools for 6 to 8 weeks. It is working. On some, it worked better than on others. The amount of time and flow over the skimmer’s product appear to be big factors in its effectiveness. The Cya has continued to stay down, and it does not appear, at this time, that the product is a mask and not the remover it claims to be. Trying it is worth the money if you face draining your pool.
08:30 draining option, with a vinyl pool horror story
16:10 Why does the pool need more chlorine during the summer? Heat and sun shorten the life of chlorine in your pool, and the extra usage of the pool introduces a lot more contaminants that chlorine has to oxidize and that, in turn, use up the chlorine. Filters are getting dirtier from contaminants, so flow and filtration can be lessened; this puts more of the water maintenance work on the chlorine.
Chemicals and oils from swimmers can also cause chlorine to burn up faster.
17:50 The extra chlorine being added can also affect the water balance. Different types of chlorine can affect pH, alkalinity, calcium hardness, and TDS.
Using borates, enzymes, and phosphate removers can help reduce the amount of chlorine needed to maintain your pool
algae multiply faster in warmer water. Algae will typically double every 3 hours. This faster growth uses up chlorine faster
all of these things increase chlorine consumption. Just remember you need to maintain 7.5% of your cya in free chlorine without borates to kill algae faster than it multiplies. With borates, it is 5% of your cya level in free chlorine.
Extra evaporation requires more fill water, which also messes up water chemistry. Waterfalls and evaporative chillers increase evaporation, which in turn increases water maintenance and adjustment.
28:20 Using a chiller on a pool must be accomplished during the cooler time of day if daytime temperatures are extreme. But do not run at night in lieu of running during the day. Run in addition to doing daytime running. In the heat, the pool needs to be filtered and circulated during the day.
32:00. Providing shade on your pool can greatly decrease the heat your pool gets. Using shade sails and umbrellas can keep your pool cooler, decrease evaporation, and decrease balance and oxidizer chemical usage.
35:40 Evaporation does cool the pool, why is more evaporation is more chemical maintenance in your pool
get on borates, use enzymes, consider phosphate removers, keep water cooler if able,
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