Summer Pool Care Question - PoolRx?

[WhatExit?]

My pool guy is recommending a product called PoolRx. Are you familiar with it and do you use/recommend it?

He says it's a unique mineral algaecide that lasts for 6 months and is designed to help fight algae from developing in the pool. Also it fights extreme summer heat in the desert, lotions & fluids.

He recommends adding this in June when it starts to heat up and he says Amazon is cheaper than the pool store:https://www.amazon.com/PoolRx-Algae...e=UTF8&qid=1488939804&sr=8-1&keywords=pool+rx

PoolRx is an easy to use algaecide that reduces chemical demand, improves water quality, lasts forup to 6 months, & really works! PoolRx Contains a proprietary blend of minerals that continuously & effectively eliminates algae.

 

[plasticman]

Works great! maybe not 6 months, but it was night and day when my guy
put it in.

 

[Cdog]

Looks interesting. I do my own pool care. I run one of the solar deals from Costco & add tabs in the basket every once in a while. Stays pretty clear

 

[WhatExit?]

Looks interesting. I do my own pool care. I run one of the solar deals from Costco & add tabs in the basket every once in a while. Stays pretty clear

Solar deal? Gotta link?

 

[Havasu blue label]

Waste you shouldn't have if the chemical is right you should be good

 

[checkrd past]

That $hit works. Bar none

 

[checkrd past]

yeah right

Waste you shouldn't have if the chemical is right you should be good

 

[Havasu blue label]

True your right

 

[Havasu blue label]

Just as good

 

[USMC2010]

View attachment 763027 Just as good

In a salt pool?

 

[Havasu blue label]

Salt pools they do put clorine

 

[USMC2010]

Salt pools they do put clorine

I have not used any in mine.

 

[JB in so cal]

I'm spinning from the grammatical stuff, here. Sorry to offend, but damn.

 

[WhatExit?]

Waste you shouldn't have if the chemical is right you should be good

 

[WhatExit?]

Salt pools they do put clorine

 

[Socalx09]

Have it. Works great (I think) I get one every summer right and it’s put in after the spring filter cleaning. Probably should replace it twice a year.

 

[Wizard29]

Shows a main ingredient of copper sulfate. Is it possible the copper would come out of that and cause stains to the plaster? I have dark blue pebble, so stains wouldn't show up on mine really, but maybe a concern for those with lighter color plaster?

 

[Melloyellovector]

It’s cocaine for pools. Works great while it works. Keep in mind once you start not easy to stop. Pools usually have to be drained to strt over once you realize all the metals your introducing into your water.

It’s basically Algaecide in dry form. Metals will eventually drop out of solution. Causing a rainbow of purple, blue, or green stains on plaster/finish

For some problems pools can work great. For anything newer or trying to avoid stains etc I’d suggest a solid no.

Between this and flex pvc are you getting into pools for beginners 101 or what, lol

 

[CobraDave]

Stop waisting money on pool stores and chemicals. Chlorine kills algae. Look up BBB method. With my salt pool I add muriatic acid and baking soda from time to time. That’s it. Properly sanitize the pool and no algae will form. You don’t need all that other shit. [emoji106]



CobraDave with a Shockwave

 

[Waffles]

View attachment 763027 Just as good

Wtf are we looking at here

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[redone76]

It’s cocaine for pools. Works great while it works. Keep in mind once you start not easy to stop. Pools usually have to be drained to strt over once you realize all the metals your introducing into your water.

It’s basically Algaecide in dry form. Metals will eventually drop out of solution. Causing a rainbow of purple, blue, or green stains on plaster/finish

For some problems pools can work great. For anything newer or trying to avoid stains etc I’d suggest a solid no.

Between this and flex pvc are you getting into pools for beginners 101 or what, lol

Thanks for posting this...I didn't know how to reply to the original question. I was given one of these to try in my pool. I did some google research and couldn't find anything negative. I dropped it in and within 2 weeks it started turning peoples hair green and left a blue stain in my pool??? I was able to clear the stain with a ton of soda ash. Had to drain and refill the water to get all the metal out. My pool is fiberglass and I maintain it myself. Don't think I'll be using PoolRx again

 

[redone76]

Wtf are we looking at here

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Clorox Extra Blue pool shock...my pool loves it

 

[WhatExit?]

It’s cocaine for pools. Works great while it works. Keep in mind once you start not easy to stop. Pools usually have to be drained to strt over once you realize all the metals your introducing into your water.

It’s basically Algaecide in dry form. Metals will eventually drop out of solution. Causing a rainbow of purple, blue, or green stains on plaster/finish

For some problems pools can work great. For anything newer or trying to avoid stains etc I’d suggest a solid no.

Between this and flex pvc are you getting into pools for beginners 101 or what, lol

Thanks. I was waiting for your feedback on it. My pool guy recommends using it here in the Phoenix area (I have him doing chemicals only). I've got a pebble pool and spa.

As for the flex PVC I posted it because I hadn't seen it before and was thinking how it'd be useful (but spendy) for irrigation.

 

[boatdoc55]

It’s cocaine for pools. Works great while it works. Keep in mind once you start not easy to stop. Pools usually have to be drained to strt over once you realize all the metals your introducing into your water.

It’s basically Algaecide in dry form. Metals will eventually drop out of solution. Causing a rainbow of purple, blue, or green stains on plaster/finish

For some problems pools can work great. For anything newer or trying to avoid stains etc I’d suggest a solid no.

Between this and flex pvc are you getting into pools for beginners 101 or what, lol

I'm glad you posted this and was waiting for you to do so. My SIL tried talking me into this stuff and MY research said it's hocus pocus and COULD do more damage than good. Why does everyone continue to try and build a better mousetrap?? Keeping up on chems isn't that hard once one gets the hang of it and it really doesn't take that much time out of one's week. Don't forget to spend a little time with the pool brush also!!

 

[Motor Boater]

I talked to a pool a guy once and asked him what he puts in his pool for chemicals. He looked at me like I was a complete moron and said “chlorine”. He said just put chlorine tabs in the floater every week on the same day. That way the chlorine level always stays the same. He said pick a day any day and ALWAYS put tabs in on that day. If you put tabs in every Monday your chlorine level will never dip low enough to grow algae and need shock.

 

[WhatExit?]

I talked to a pool a guy once and asked him...

Pool guys are like assholes, everybody has one

 

[rivermobster]

My pool guy is recommending a product called PoolRx. Are you familiar with it and do you use/recommend it?

He says it's a unique mineral algaecide that lasts for 6 months and is designed to help fight algae from developing in the pool. Also it fights extreme summer heat in the desert, lotions & fluids.

He recommends adding this in June when it starts to heat up and he says Amazon is cheaper than the pool store:https://www.amazon.com/PoolRx-Algae...e=UTF8&qid=1488939804&sr=8-1&keywords=pool+rx

PoolRx is an easy to use algaecide that reduces chemical demand, improves water quality, lasts forup to 6 months, & really works! PoolRx Contains a proprietary blend of minerals that continuously & effectively eliminates algae.

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Buy this and fire your pool guy....

https://www.taylortechnologies.com/...alkalinity-hardness-cya-dpd--K-1005?pageid=19

 

[ramos45]

Any solid form of chlorine will add conditioner (CYA) to the water. Eventually, the high level of conditioner will stifle the recommended PPM of chlorine which will in turn cloud the water and then the pool guy or Leslies will recommend something like the shit at the top of this post.

All you need is chlorine, acid and the Taylor test kit and you're good to go. there are specific guidelines to this but I like to round to keep it simple; rule of thumb keep chlorine PPM at 10% of CYA level with CYA not higher than 100.

 

[outboardrick]

Any solid form of chlorine will add conditioner (CYA) to the water. Eventually, the high level of conditioner will stifle the recommended PPM of chlorine which will in turn cloud the water and then the pool guy or Leslies will recommend something like the shit at the top of this post.

All you need is chlorine, acid and the Taylor test kit and you're good to go. there are specific guidelines to this but I like to round to keep it simple; rule of thumb keep chlorine PPM at 10% of CYA level with CYA not higher than 100.

Question for you guys about CYA.....Once it gets too high will evaporation lower the amount or is draining the only way to get rid of it? I tried tabs without stabilizer but that didn't work out well, you all probably know why

 

[Uncle Dave]

Question for you guys about CYA.....Once it gets too high will evaporation lower the amount or is draining the only way to get rid of it? I tried tabs without stabilizer but that didn't work out well, you all probably know why

Drain/ fill or RO is the only way to get CYA down.

UD

 

[Spectra18]

I got rid of my pool guy, after i started noticing YELLOW ALGEA, asshole would spent 10-15min dicking around. Any suggestions on how to get rid of this, since were on the pool topic. I'm my own pool guy now.

 

[outboardrick]

I got rid of my pool guy, after i started noticing YELLOW ALGEA, asshole would spent 10-15min dicking around. Any suggestions on how to get rid of this, since were on the pool topic. I'm my own pool guy now.

I'll let the experts answer this, but I got rid of mine by dumping 3 bags of shock in the pool (about 7k gallons) and a good scrub.

 

[Uncle Dave]

I got rid of my pool guy, after i started noticing YELLOW ALGEA, asshole would spent 10-15min dicking around. Any suggestions on how to get rid of this, since were on the pool topic. I'm my own pool guy now.

1st answer keep a pool clean, brushed, and in balance and it won't start.

2nd yellow trine, or yellow treat in the area. these are Bromide based algae killers.

 

[Spectra18]

1st answer keep a pool clean, brushed, and in balance and it won't start.

2nd yellow trine, or yellow treat in the area. these are Bromide based algae killers.

My father in law hooked it up with supplies from his company, i got plenty of shock, acid, and chlorine tabs. Sunday i dumped a bottle of "copper based" algae killer, hoping that will help .Ordered vac head from Amazon. Hoping to brush, vac, and back wash the filter. The pool guy had never back washed the filters, you should of seen the shit ton of crap in my filter. I wanted to leave a bad yelp review, but the mfer knows where i live.

 

[ramos45]

I dump a gallon of chlorine every other to 2 days and after a party. This and a light scrub keeps the yellow away. I have two areas that don't circulate well and I will notice it their before anywhere else when I do get lazy and let the chlorine get too low.

To lower CYA to fix an imbalance, draining is the only way.

 

[Cdog]

Solar deal? Gotta link?

This.

https://www.costco.com/Chlorine-Free-Sun-Shock-Pool-Purifier.product.100228627.html

 

[Uncle Dave]

My father in law hooked it up with supplies from his company, i got plenty of shock, acid, and chlorine tabs. Sunday i dumped a bottle of "copper based" algae killer, hoping that will help .Ordered vac head from Amazon. Hoping to brush, vac, and back wash the filter. The pool guy had never back washed the filters, you should of seen the shit ton of crap in my filter. I wanted to leave a bad yelp review, but the mfer knows where i live.

A dirty filter will kill your pool every time. Kills circulation, which kills cleaning the surface debris...and it snowballs from there.

There is usually a ring around the pressure gauge that lets you see how much its gone up from where it was after the backflush.

Id stay away from the metals as mello says - sooner or later they fall out of suspension and you get stains.

UD

 

[Spectra18]

A dirty filter will kill your pool every time. Kills circulation, which kills cleaning the surface debris...and it snowballs from there.

There is usually a ring around the pressure gauge that lets you see how much its gone up from where it was after the backflush.

Id stay away from the metals as mello says - sooner or later they fall out of suspension and you get stains.

UD

metals as in copper based stuff for pool?

 

[SoCalDave]

metals as in copper based stuff for pool?

Yes, been there done that.
Also if your ex pool guy hadn't cleaned the filter real good lately I would start by tearing it down and cleaning everything up real good so you have a clean filter to start with. Is it a DE filter or cartridge?

 

[Spectra18]

Yea we took it all out cleaned it. Look at this shit !!! It was on thick. My father In law use to do pools for eco lab, he was like WTF. At $130 a month I should get a happy ending too. People are shady, god forbid you say anything bad.

Yes, been there done that.
Also if your ex pool guy hadn't cleaned the filter real good lately I would start by tearing it down and cleaning everything up real good so you have a clean filter to start with. Is it a DE filter or cartridge?

 

[Mr. C]

be careful not to break any fins inside the mesh. They will in turn tear the filter and then just spew the dirt and particles back into your pool.
As was said check the pressure after you put back together. when it goes up about 10 PSI at least backflush it.
and DE is your friend use the amount it says to use on the filter.

 

[Spectra18]

10-4. Yea been keeping an i on that. Father in laws been keeping me posted. His got a automatic chem dispenser on hand to install, was missing a part he just bought.

be careful not to break any fins inside the mesh. They will in turn tear the filter and then just spew the dirt and particles back into your pool.
As was said check the pressure after you put back together. when it goes up about 10 PSI at least backflush it.
and DE is your friend use the amount it says to use on the filter.

 

[SoCalDave]

be careful not to break any fins inside the mesh. They will in turn tear the filter and then just spew the dirt and particles back into your pool.
As was said check the pressure after you put back together. when it goes up about 10 PSI at least backflush it.
and DE is your friend use the amount it says to use on the filter.

Yep, had a open seam in one of my panels on a new filter I installed and it drove me crazy try to identify it. Turned out there was a recall on my specific model filter due to poor quality of the seams. Manufacturer sent me all new panels and all was good from there out.

 

[Mr. C]

Don't forget the 'Magic Lube"
for the o-ring

 

[2Driver]

Looks interesting. I do my own pool care. I run one of the solar deals from Costco & add tabs in the basket every once in a while. Stays pretty clear

I just use a floater for 1 tab but just put in good ole liquid cheap chlorine. The secret pool services won’t admit too.

BTW tabs in the basket put an elevated chlorine level on your pipes and filters. Get a floater

Tons of great info on troublefreepool.com

 

[Mr. C]

I just use a floater for 1 tab but just put in good ole liquid cheap chlorine. The secret pool services won’t admit too.

BTW tabs in the basket put an elevated chlorine level on your pipes and filters. Get a floater

Tons of great info on troublefreepool.com

Agree 100% on no tabs in the skimmer basket.

Don't buy your chlorine from a big box store, buy it from a pool store.
you will get better quality chlorine. not worth saving a few pennies IMHO

 

[Uncle Dave]

Yea we took it all out cleaned it. Look at this shit !!! It was on thick. My father In law use to do pools for eco lab, he was like WTF. At $130 a month I should get a happy ending too. People are shady, god forbid you say anything bad.

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Real shit show there.

Better give these guys a good soak in TSP in a garbage can.

DE filter grids have a finite life - you just took a bunch off the top.

FUCK that DE noise - Cali (west coast) loves DE and pool guys here charge through the nose to deal with it.

- I switched from DE to a sand filter with zerobrite backwasch 5 min no media and DE clarity.

UD

 

[AQUA-HOLICS]

Yea we took it all out cleaned it. Look at this shit !!! It was on thick. My father In law use to do pools for eco lab, he was like WTF. At $130 a month I should get a happy ending too. People are shady, god forbid you say anything bad.

View attachment 763322

Yea we took it all out cleaned it. Look at this shit !!! It was on thick. My father In law use to do pools for eco lab, he was like WTF. At $130 a month I should get a happy ending too. People are shady, god forbid you say anything bad.

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One more thing to think about while looking at this picture, notice how thick the DE is on some of the grids, this is from adding the DE too fast and making the slurry too thick while adding to the skimmer. I have a second set of grids soaking in a trash can filled with water and some TSP while my first set is being used in the filter, don’t use a high pressure nozzle on your grids to clean you end up pushing the smaller particular matter deeper into the grids, rinse lightly and soak. While a filter is getting dirty especially at slower speeds it’s actually pulling more of the smaller particles out of the water ( smaller than 3 microns for DE media filters ) but this adds to your turnover rate. Hope this helps, Ray.

 

[charred1]

Check out the Trouble Free Pool site. They have good info in their “pool school” section.

 

[Tackleberry]

I talked to a pool a guy once and asked him what he puts in his pool for chemicals. He looked at me like I was a complete moron and said “chlorine”. He said just put chlorine tabs in the floater every week on the same day. That way the chlorine level always stays the same. He said pick a day any day and ALWAYS put tabs in on that day. If you put tabs in every Monday your chlorine level will never dip low enough to grow algae and need shock.

In Phoenix as well, my pool can dissolve 5 pucks in a matter of 3 or 4 days. so while he's absolutely correct about keeping the floater full, here in Phoenix you need to stay on top of it a little more. I just replace mine every few days and put the dissolved ones in the skimmer basket to finish them off. This is mid summer dissolving rates, the other 8 months of the year a full floater will last at least a week up to 3 weeks in the cooler months. Haven't had to shock my pool in over 3 years since switching to that method. It's pretty hard to fuck up to be honest, if you're paying a pool guy, you're burning money. All he does is top off the chlorine floater and throw 2 bags of shock in it lol...