[notmytarga]

I have a six year old gunite 38,000 gal pebblesheen pool. During the off season I ran the filter 3 hours and the cleaner (JetVac- I would prefer a Letro/Pentaire Legend) 30 min. In the warmer months I have increased the filter time to 6 hours and the cleaner to 45 min. I have fought a troublesome algae problem which was not a problem the first two seasons.

I added an inline clorinator several years ago. You add the 3 inch tablets and adjust a dial to maintain chlorine levels. Shock occasionally to oxidize chloraminies - (look it up!) Only problem with this is the chlorine dispersal is intermittent.

I am going to run higher chlorine levels (2 ppm) rather than the 0.5 ppm Nature2 system and skip that $120 cartridge. I will pay my teenagers to brush 2x/week. Another no increased cost change is to use TWO Three hour filter periods to circulate the water more frequently. This will slow those late afternoon algae blooms.

Have a swell swim season!