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Do I need to put in winterizer if algea dies in the winter?

nicole007
10 years ago

Since pool covers (lack of sunlight) maintains fairly high chlorine levels and algea can't live in cold water... I was tempted to wait until late Feb or March to put in Pool Magic....Why do I need to put it in now? I'm running the pool and polaris several hours a day all winter.

Also, why does everyone tell you to shock? Last year my chlorine levels were through the roof all winter and it just didn't seem necessary - especially since I have a liner I don't want to fade it. So, I didn't shock it before putting on the pool cover and two weeks later my chlorine levels are still pretty high.

Kind of new to this. Thanks for any advice!