No Chlorine?

[waterbear]

There are several phosphate removers on the market that are based on lanthanum chloride that will work. they might temporarily cloud the water. There are also flocs that will removed phosphates if you have a way to vacumn to waste.

[tsol68]

Thanks for you help! I'll get rid of the phosphate and see if I start chlorinating again.

[tsol68]

I don't know if it too late in this thread to ask, but should I try to bleach my chlorine levels up? Just in case phosphates are not the issue. I was reading that phosphate is only a problem in one of a 1000 pools, so maybe something else is wrong?

[waterbear]

I would definitely be adding bleach! You don't want an algae bloom. Phosphates really are only a problem in very few pools but your levels are very high and it might be worth it to try and see if it works. If you have a cartridge filter you can't use the flocs....you will have to treat with the lanthanum chloride based producets. They will clould the water and cause the filter pressure to keep rising...keep an eye on it and clean the filter whenever necessary. This is what removes the phosphates. If you cannot floc it might take multiple treatments to get the phosphate levels down. I personally have never seen a case of phosphates fouling a salt cell but I have heard that it can happen.

[donkipp]

Thanks for you help! I'll get rid of the phosphate and see if I start chlorinating again.

Did that work for you???? Just wondering I'm having the same problem

[tsol68]

I haven't started it yet. But I will let you know. I think I am going to try bleaching first. Since I am going on vacation for a week, I can keep the levels up at 15 for a week.