However the lack of rain and cloudy days has its impacts on our pools. The lack of rain has kept our pH in normal ranges – no acid rain to worry about. However we are seeing a fair amount of evaporative loss, and lots of chlorine loss. Here are some things to think about during these great pool days.

WATER LEVEL:

• Check your water level – it will better enable backwashing.
• It is not unusual to lose water this time of year, 1/2′ to 1″ per week through evaporation is not unusual, more loss through heavy splashout use is possible.

Recommendation: Use “Water Pills” to help retard evaporation, and add water as required.

WATER CHEMISTRY:

• Check Chlorine levels frequently. These sunny days consume chlorine quickly.
• Cloudy water is an obvious sign that algae is growing – add chlorine, maybe a shocking.
• Check Stabilizer (cyanuric acid) level to be sure it is in the correct range (40 – 70 parts per million) to retard chlorine loss.
• Do not exceed 70 PPM, as too much Stabilizer must be diluted to reduce it.

If any doubts or concerns bring in a water sample to our Hyannis or Dennisport stores.

Happy Summer!

Thom
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Thom Kearns, President
508-398-6116