A quick reminder that spring is here. I am sure all of you remember last years pollen drop.
It was horrible and I ended up working 40 + days straight trying to control everyone’s pools.
Due to the winter ice storm I believe it wont be as bad this year but as you may have noticed some of the pools are starting to show signs of algae. Between now and June is when I see the most of this happening.
I wanted to explain why its so difficult to keep up this time of year.
For most of you that have a high cyneric acid reading on your pool because of years of adding chlorine to the pool. that process also adds cyneric acid to the pool.
You might have noticed that sometimes the chlorine in your pool doesn't seem to be doing its job, and the water looks cloudy or even green. This can be frustrating, but the culprit many times is high levels of cyanuric acid (CYA), a common pool stabilizer.
CYA is added to pools to protect chlorine from being broken down by sunlight, which can reduce its effectiveness. However, when CYA levels get too high (over 100 ppm), it can start to interfere with the chlorine's ability to do its job. This is because CYA molecules can bind to free chlorine molecules, making them less available to kill bacteria and other harmful organisms in the water.
In other words, high CYA levels can create a situation where there is plenty of chlorine in the pool, but it's not able to do its job effectively. This can lead to algae growth and cloudy water..
To prevent this from happening, CYA levels in your pool should be in the range of 30-50 ppm. If CYA levels do get too high, the only solution is to drain or partially drain and refill the pool.
You cant stop chlorine tabs from adding a bit of CYA so overtime every pool will have a high CYA.
As I said many of you have CYA reading well over 100 parts per million already so this is why it is so hard to maintain some of them.
Every pool reacts different, I say they all have their own personality’s.
I just wanted everyone to understand CYA. I have had this conversation with some of you already but thought id send out a reminder to everyone.
I hope everyone has a wonderful summer.
