Vacation proofing your Soft Swim or biguanide pool

Here's how to prevent your pool from turning green and yucky!

1. Chemically clean your filter with Soft Swim Filter Cleaner . 
    

2. Adjust the pool's water balance: pH (7.4--7.6), Total Alkalinity (120--150 ppm vinyl pools, 100--120 plaster or gunite finish), Calcium Hardness (175--225 ppm vinyl pools, 225--275 ppm plaster or gunite pools).  Water balance is critical to maintain sanitizer efficiency.
    

3. Give the pool a good vacuuming & brushing.
    

4. Clean the Solar Blanket with Stow Away to remove any building biofilm that will harbor algae growth.
    

5. Adjust Sanitizer level to normal range - SoftSwim "B" to 30 - 50 ppm.
    

6. Add an initial dosage of Algicide.  SoftSwim "A" Algicide  (SoftSwim or biguanide pools).
    

7. Double or triple shock your pool. SoftSwim "C" clarifier
    

8. Optimize the Pool with Optimizer Plus.  This will make the most significant  difference in your overall pool care.  Not only will Optimizer Plus suppress algae growth, but the sanitizer, Soft Swim® B, will be enhanced, plus the pH & Total Alkalinity will get a second buffer for their optimal balance.
    

9. Put the Filter system on a timer & set the system to run for 12 hours each day, during the day.  Don't rely on friends & neighbors to run the filter when you're gone.  Let's face it, they're going to forget (and won't admit it when you ask).
    

10. Go Away & have fun!  If you follow these steps, you'll return to a clean, clear, sanitary pool.

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