The testing of the water’s chemical balance is essential for safe swimming in a swimming pool.   Too much chlorine may cause burning eyes, green hair and itchy skin. With too little pool chemicals you can get disease causing bacteria, infections and cloudy or bad-looking water.

Test Pool Chemicals Weekly

The water chemistry can be examined each week with a simple kit. To test the water, add the proper swimming 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

When spring/summer comes it is generally good to “shock” your swimming pool by using 10 times the amount of chlorine to expel any germs that may have flourished 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

The pool chemicals are altered by sun light and other chemicals in the water. Toxic chemicals that can cause asthma in some people are formed when chlorine links with sweat, dander or urine. Many people have discontinued using chlorine partly for ecological reasons and partly because of the toxic gasses and found other means 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.  This is why chlorine needs to be added regularly either by hand or through an automatic device.  swimming pool chlorine granules dissolve quickly and clean the water faster..

When To Add Swimming Pool Chemicals

For best results the swimming pool chemicals should be added in the evening so they have more time to operate before the sun begins evaporation.

Sanitation is not only the chemistry of the water but also how it looks. A pool that is appealing for swimmers is a clean disinfected pool.