I am sure this is on the forum somewhere...just have not been able to find it.

My pool is inground, SWG, and blue pebble tec. I was thinking about, if it is advantageous, supplementing some bleach for chlorine and decreasing the SWG chlorinating % to maybe increase the life of the salt cell and reduce the number of hours the pump is running. Would the bleach harm the color of my pebble tec surface? Is this a bad idea?

I am running my pump more hours this year due to a high phosphate problem. Something is getting in my pool and causing high phosphates (3rd time since March I have had this problem). So, I have been running my pump longer to keep the chlorine higher and to treat the phosphate issues (PhosFree). It has been expensive all the way around. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I know how to treat the phosphates...just not sure what is getting in my pool to cause the problem. Luckily, the water is very clear and I have had no algae.

Thanks,
Mike