Test Pool Chemicals Weekly

The water chemistry can be examined each week with a simple kit. To test the water, add the proper pool chemicals, clean and properly maintain it for summer or winter, professionals can be empoloyed if you don’t have time to properly care for your pool.

Summer Shocking

It is usually good to “shock” your pool by using 10 times the amount of chlorine to remove any germs that may have developed over the winter when the water was not cleaned as often. Don’t swim during the ’shock’ period  The gasses on the top of the pool, while doing this, can also make breathing tough so children and anyone not needed for the cleaning should not be there for at least two hours.

Safety Issues

Sun light and other chemicals in the water change the pool chemicals. When chlorine combines with sweat, dander or urine they form dangerous chemicals that can cause asthma in some people. Partly because of this and partly for ecological reasons many people have given up using chlorine and found different ways such as electronic oxidation, salt chlorination and ozone.

Chlorine Action

The bacteria or pathogens in the pool become safe when they interact with the chlorine which then becomes inactive.  Chlorine needs to be added frequently either by hand or through an automatic device because of this.  Stabilised chlorine granules are the quickest..

When To Add Swimming Pool Chemicals

The pool chemicals should be added in the evening so they have more time to function for the best reaction before the sun begins evaporation.

The chemistry of the water and the way it looks are part of the sanitation of a pool. A pool that is appealing for swimmers is a clean disinfected pool.