That's a pure linear quat, that will make the water foamy and use up a bunch of chlorine.
But, will it help with algae? Honestly, I don't know. But my own experiments with linear quaternary ammonia products were never encouraging.
You can get polyquat pretty quickly from Amazon:Proteam Polyquat 60And, honestly, if you super-shock the pool and eliminate ALL algae before covering, you can usually avoid any problems in the spring if
In the Swim Polyquat 60
Kem-Tek Polyquat 60
- you use a waterproof, light-tight cover AND
- shock the pool IMMEDIATELY on un-covering the pool.
There's also a tactic you can use to eliminate algae if you have resistant algae:
- Go ahead and cover -- but do not CLOSE -- your pool.
- Open the cover on a corner or side, so it can 'vent'.
- Add chlorine to 25% - 40% of your CYA (stabilizer) level (ie, a CYA=100 ppm means a chlorine level of at least 25ppm), and keep it there for a week.
Usually, this will clear things up, since you aren't losing chlorine to sunlight. But, yoiu'll need a K2006 or equivalent, if you don't already have one, to determine and measure proper chlorine levels. You can uncover the pool enough to drop chlorine levels down to 10 - 15% before actually closing. But, without actually knowing your CYA levels, I can't offer any ideas about timing or the like.K2006 @ Amazon.Good luck!
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