Chemicals are scary.
especially when you need to use them and are a little foggy as to the quantities and type and regularity with which you should use said chemicals! Owning a pool comes with the onerous task of maintaining it with chemicals and between how often you should use your pool cleaner and when you should test your water Ph, it can be a bit of a mission.
Never fear, however, as this article has some great tips on what to use, what it does, and when to use it! Pay attention now...
Water Ph Water's ph level indicates the balance of alkaline and acidity.
If the ph is too low, it could cause problems with the tiles on the pool's surface, not to mention the fact that it can dry out hair and skin, and irritate your eyes.
It's a good idea to check the ph levels once a week and accordingly adjust them.
For a swimming pool, the Ph levels should be between 7.
0 and 7.
6.
7.
2 is ideal because it is the same ph level as our eyes! Check out your products that add acid or alkaline to your pool and use these depending on the results your ph test yields.
Chlorine Ok, so chlorine doesn't smell so great and you definitely don't want to go on a date without showering after swimming in it, but there's something a little reassuring about the fact that it disinfects so efficiently.
Fact: kids pee in pools.
Fact: they also lie about it.
Fact: sometimes, so do adults.
These facts add up to the unavoidable conclusion that swimming in chlorine is better than swimming in pee.
Test the chlorine levels regularly and keep them at the optimum balance so that no nasty bacteria makes its way into your body while swimming.
Shock the Pool When people talk about 'shocking' a pool, they refer to the process of adding a large amount of chlorine at one time in order to quickly clear away any bacteria or dirt that has built up over time.
Green, brown or cloudy pools often need to be shocked as they may have developed algae over the winter months.
A shock will have your pool cleaned in about 8 hours but be sure to test the levels and turn on the pool pump before hopping in!