Burch family

Theiere Thanks for further good advice re water analysis+ treatment. I will be opening up the pool next week for the summer season so i appreciate your technical advice and i hope to reduce the algae problem this year . Colin

Thanks Theirere for further advice. Not sure if you mean i put javel in the pool at the start of the season instead of stabilsed salt or just when an algae problem arises ?

Thanks for your reply regarding my algae problem . The pool is mainly maintained by a friend who lives near our holiday home . I open and close the pool in late spring /autumn . The pool is mainly used by families who rent out house in July + Aug . The pool was bought from Euro Piscine and is approx 8x4.5metres in size , 2metres depth at deep end . It is approx 3 years old built with concrete base and sides.. It has a salt chlorination filtration system [ Eurosel ] The fitration is set for 10 hours/day in the summer months. I have sometimes added up to 50kg of stabilised pool salt when the pool is opened in May/ June . i use test strips to test alkalinity , chlorine? etc when i open the pool and i add ph + or - if needed . if there is algae growth in July/ Aug our friend adds choc powders to cure the problem . Visitors are not happy if they cannot use the pool due to chemical treatment etc Sorry can`t help with current chemical levels as we are not at the house again until 31 May . I hope this extra info helps .

Thanks for your reply re my algae problem . How do i measure the cya level in the pool water ? I have dip strips to measure ph, alkalinity etc can i use similar kit to measure cya ? I have copied yourwater balance info sheet for future reference .

For the last 2 summers i have had bad algae growth on the bottom and some sides of my pool. Could this be due to my salt chlorintion system not working properly or just due to high summer temps ?. Is it ok to swim in the pool within a few hours if chemical shock treatment used to remove the algae ? Thanks in anticipation Colin

We are planning to buy some garden bushes such as camelias , magnolias etc for our house in SW France . Are there customs restrictions on taking these in our car via Brittany Ferries in April ? If they are not allowed how likely are we to be stopped by French customs personnel at St Malo ?