Is the pool store guy telling you to drain your
swimming pool? Most pool professionals in Arizona recommend draining
your swimming pool once every two to three years. Some signs it's
time to drain your pool include difficulty balancing your water,
you've experienced difficult-to-treat algae blooms even though
your chlorine residual never dropped below 2.0 ppm, and you have
a calcium line along the pool tile.
More specifically, whenever your hardness (including
calcium) measures 650 ppm or above and/or your cyanuric acid (CYA)
level measures 150 ppm or above, it's time to drain the pool.
How to Drain Your Pool
The easiest method to drain your pool is to call
a pool professional who can set up the pump, breakdown the equipment,
and assist you with the start up chemicals. A pool professional
will be aware of the local codes and requirements for draining
your pool.
