How Quats and Polyquat Algaecides work.

[PoolDoc]

I just reposted the information on this forum as I thought others might be wondering as I did, how these algaecides actually functioned.

Has anyone done testing to see if polyquat is ineffective against an algae bloom?
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I have no wish to misinform anyone. Please delete this thread if you feel it does.

Some people do wonder about such things; I do, for one.

But, the PoolForum is not primarily about satisfying the curiousity of techno -geeks like you, or me. It's about helping ordinary, non-geeky pool owners ENJOY their pools.

That's why you won't see me recommending that someone 'test polyquats' against a bloom: chlorine is easier, cheaper, and more broadly effective. Now, if YOU decide to test it, I'd definitely like hear about your results. And, you can be sure that I'll start construction on a full blown pool lab, the first year I sell 100,000 kits. (Like that'll ever happen )

I'm endlessly curious about almost everything -- my interests range from the way meaning is transmitted via language, to the effect Robert E. Lee's command of Southern forces had on the War Between the States (as my Grandmother would call it), to why the barred owls in the Chickamauga Battlefield call in the spring (I recently found the answer to that one!), to possible practical solutions to the security and content problems that affect families, schools and churches using the Internet. But, none of those things belong here, and I try to keep them off.

I sometimes do write painfully long and detailed posts here, but usually what I'm trying to do is answer some question about technology that's being widely promoted in spite of being nearly useless for most pool owners. (eg. ozone!) The only way I know to do so is to explain, at length, and in detail, why ozone, or whatever, is usually useless.

It would be nice, in some ways, if the PoolForum could simply present the best way to do things, without constantly having to net all the 'red herrings' being constantly thrown into the pool by every sleazebag salesman. But, in the real world, fighting bad information is the necessary prelude to providing good information.

Fortunately, quats -- linear or poly -- aren't real money makers any more, so nobody's fighting too hard for their use. The linear quats are just diluted more and more, and sold in gallon jugs at a discount. So, it doesn't take much to convince people to 'just say no' to quats.

Bottom line: I don't mind your post, but it's not really that helpful to most readers. So, I'll move this thread to the "China Shop", where it can reside harmlessly!

Ben