How can i get rid of phosphates in swimming pool?
Answer Phosphates often come from dead and decayed organics in
your pool. This can be from fertilizer in your own lawn, or it can
be blown in from the wind (even invisible amounts). They also come
from an abundance of debris. When you often get leaves, pollen,
flowers, bugs, or anything like that in the pool they will sit in
your filter and break down into phosphates. Another common cause is
dogs, and lots of people swimming in the pool. Phosphates from
people can come off their bodies in things such as skin cells, and
detergents from the suits, and dogs are usually covered in
phosphates.
One cause of Phosphates in the pool are due to lawn chemicals
getting into the water. If you have a lawn service who is putting
down chemical .. you may want to cover the pool when the lawn
service is there .. or ask them to stay further away from the pool.
Next the family may be walking across the lawn to get to the pool
.. or retrieve the errant ball when it gets away from them... then
back in the pool .. with lawn chemical on the feet.. transferred to
the pool .. and now you have phosphates in the pool. Laundry
detergent also use phosphates and have been known to find their way
into pools
To prevent phosphates use a phosphate removal or maintenance
preventive, skim the pool every day, clean the skimmer basket every
day, and clean/backwash the filters as often as possible (every
month if you live in a high-dust/debris environment)
