Swimming Pool Chemicals – A Easy to Follow Guide to Sustaining a Clean and Healthy Swimming Pool

February 9th, 2010 Posted in Outdoors

By Pool Chemicals Care Team, Online Pool Chemicals

 

 

Balance

Managing the correct proportion of pool chemicals in your pool is the key to maintaining a hygienic swimming pool and getting an agreeable swim day after day. Your swimming pool will keep looking and smelling clean and, most importantly, the growth of bacteria and algae will stay at a minimum, ensuring that neither you nor your pool suffer.

First

The first step is to ensure that the water has the right mix of chemicals when you fill. A pool chemicals starter kit could be the best thing to use here to have confidence that you get it right from the start, and there is a large selection available on the market just like the ones we manufacture and distribute from our swimming pool chemicals store.

After this, you need a good quality pool tester to ensure that the right balance is  maintained.

{To let you enjoy your swimming pool or spa it is important that the water is tested on a timetabled basis and you ensure it is kept in good condition. You can do this by the regular use of pool treatment chemicals. The testing of the pool / spa water will initially seem initimidating, however test kit instructions are easy to follow and can be relied on to give quick accurate results. }

The standard tests are
1.     pH
2.     Alkalinity
3.     Sanitiser (Free Chlorine or Bromine)

Other Investigations
1.     Calcium hardness
2.     Combined chlorine
3.     Copper levels

Sight [InspectionInvestigation]
1.     Investigate the pool water for a clear appearance, and ensure it is clear.

To assist you , you can always note your results and the chemical additions that you make.
Remember to test the water again after the addition of chemicals to ensure you have created the appropriate chemical levels.

* If the water is cloudy then it is not safe to swim, people cannot see the bottom and might dive into shallow water!
* Swimmers in difficulty under the water will not be visible!
* Cloudy water is a sign that there is a problem with the treatment.

Sanitation is the priority reason for using swimming pool chemicals. Left not properly treated, a sports pool can become a breeding ground for bacteria and algae. The algae will affect the pool but the bacteria will make you sick!

The answer is a sanitiser such as Bromine or Chlorine. You will need to ensure that the levelsare maintained all the time and levels should be checked and supplemented weekly or as needed. Remember, if you want to decrease the levels, just add more water in your pool to reduce the concentration of the chlorine. There are a number of choices for adding the Chlorine to the pool. Consider using slow dissolving tablets in conjunction with a chlorinator or, alternatively, a floater. You will need to be very careful that the floater stays in your pool though!

Twice monthly you also need to treat your pool with additional products to deal with the waste by-products left by the Chlorine, i.e. the dead bacteria and algae. Most will, of course, have been removed by your filtering process but some will still be present and decompose creating to unpleasant smells and skin and eye irritation. You can easily know when this is necessary because your water will appear cloudy, you can use clarifiers and flocculents to solve this.

When managing your pool, watch your ph levels. This measures the acidity in your pool. The balance needs to be kept steady to enable the Chlorine to work efficiently. After that, an effective pool filtration system will help you to keep your water clean and healthy. And that is the key to an enjoyable swim every time!

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