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Edited January 12, 2022
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Walmart [walmart.com] has the
32-Oz Clorox Pool&Spa Phosphate Remover for Swimming Pools on sale for
$5.02.
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Description:
- Clorox Pool&Spa Phosphate Remover helps eliminate phosphates and create crystal clear water. It can be used in all pool types including vinyl, concrete, gunite and fiberglass. Results occur in just 24 hours.
- Note that each 32-oz bottle will treat 10,000 gallons at one time. Unlike some pool chemicals, this pool phosphates reducer isn't meant to be applied in small, regular doses. You only need to apply the appropriate amount of product once to get results.
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I have used this in past but I guess it was pointless. It did remove phosphates, I cleaned the filters and everything but it came back again in few weeks. Although experts say phosphate in your pool doesn't matter much if you keep your chlorine high. It eventually kills algae. Good price tho!
Not with this particular brand.
Theory on removing phosphates is that they are food for algae, so if you have a stubborn algae problem good idea to remove their food.
IIRC, it's not just pour it in and your done. Believe you pour it in let it work, possibly vacuum the pool, backwash the filter…..believe you have to likely backwash more than once….the dead phosphates clog the filter so you have to keep an eye on the pressure and backwash at least a couple times.
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Theory on removing phosphates is that they are food for algae, so if you have a stubborn algae problem good idea to remove their food.
IIRC, it's not just pour it in and your done. Believe you pour it in let it work, possibly vacuum the pool, backwash the filter…..believe you have to likely backwash more than once….the dead phosphates clog the filter so you have to keep an eye on the pressure and backwash at least a couple times.
Not necessary to vacuum the pool per the instructions. Backwash, add product to edges of pool, run pump for 24-48 hours, backwash and rinse filter.
If your phosphates remain high, it's probably because your tap water is full of phosphates (can be caused by overhead air traffic in your area, among other things). If that's the case, then don't waste your money trying to remove them. Just keep your chlorine/bromine/etc. at a good level, and it shouldn't get cloudy from algae blooms.
I'm guessing this Clorox product is weak. No experience with it, though.
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Adding phosphates remover is not recommended!!!!!!!
You are correct. That's why I put IIRC …..and my memory was only 80% correct.