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Pool
Consumer Information |
Step
3 – Add Chemicals
After you or the dealer tests the water, it may be necessary to make chemical additions in
order to maintain proper chemical ranges. Please see chemical safety warnings on backs of
containers
Adding Water Balance Adjusters
It is best to predissolve a water balance adjustment chemical in a plastic bucket of pool
water. Then add to the deep end of the pool or in front of an inlet, with the pump
running. Refer to product labels to calculate required dosages. Never add more than one
pound of pH Plus or pH Minus per 10,000 gallons in a four hour period.
After adding all required product, wait 24 hours and retest.
Water Balance Adjustment Products
- To Raise pH pH Plus
- To Lower pH pH Minus
- To Raise Total Alkalinity Alkalinity Plus
- To Raise Calcium Hardness Calcium Increaser
- To Prolong the life of Chlorine Pool Stabilizer
Adding Stabilizer
When you bring your water sample to your pool dealer (at pool opening), the dealer will
recommend adding enough Pool Stabilizer to bring the level up to a minimum of
30 ppm. Backwash filter first then add Pool Stabilizer very slowly, through the
skimmer, with the pump running. Keep the circulation system running for at least 48 hours.
Do not backwash the filter for two days after adding Pool Stabilizer.
Chlorine
Chlorine was discovered in 1774. Commonly used to
safeguard municipal tap water, chlorine has undergone more testing over a greater period
of time than any other sanitizer currently used in swimming pools. Though other
alternatives are sometimes tried, chlorine remains the most effective, economical and
widely used pool sanitizer available. This is because chlorine is an algaecide, a
bactericide and an oxidizer.....all in one.
- Chlorine kills algae.
- Chlorine kills bacteria and other disease causing organisms.
- Chlorine removes organic debris and swimmer wastes through the
process of oxidation
Adding Stabilized
Chlorines
Manual Method
Hand-Feeding - Dy Chlor II (granular dichlor) can be predissolved in a plastic
bucket of water, then added to the deep end of the pool or in front of an inlet. Like all
stabilized chlorines, this product is 100% soluble and leaves no residue or cloudiness in
the water.
Semi-Automatic Method
Skimmer-Feeding - Chlorinated Tablets 3" or Skimmer Sticks are placed
in the skimmer or floating device to dispense chlorine for several days.
Automatic
Methods
Constant Rate Feeders - Chlorinated Tablets 1" are used in cartridge type feeder to
provide the most convenient, reliable and economical way to chlorinate both in-ground and
above-ground pools. These feeders help maintain proper chlorine levels, even when you are
away on vacation.
Declining Rate Feeders - -
Chlorinated Tablets 3", Skimmer Sticks, and Chlorinated
Tablets 1" can be placed in enclosed chlorinators which can be either off-line or
in-line models. Skimmer Sticks, and Chlorinated
Tablets 1" can be placed in enclosed chlorinators which can be either off-line or
in-line models.
Q: How do constant rate feeders save me time and money?
A: A constant Rate Feeder controls the water level in the Chlorinator to prevent
the water from dissolving more than a small portion of the chlorinated contents at one
time. The remaining chlorinated tablets are stored high and dry until needed.
Q: Why are other methods more expensive and less reliable than the
constant rate feeder method?
A: Skimmer feeding and enclosed pressure feeders allow water to cover and begin dissolving
virtually all load tablets or sticks at once. Initially the feed rate maybe more than
needed. Then the rate drops lower and lower until more product is added to restart the
declining rate cycle.
Superchlorination/Shock
Treatment
Swimmer wastes such as perspiration, body oils, and other contaminants can accumulate in
your pool. These contaminants join with chlorine to reduce its effectiveness by forming
"Combined Chlorine". Its presence includes a strong odor, eye burn, skin
irritation and dull or cloudy water. Shocking or superchlorinating your pool will oxidize
swimmer wastes and reactivate chlorine, restoring sparkle to the water.
Q: Should you shock treat, or superchlorinate your pool?
A:Shocking with a non-chlorine product is ideal when combined chlorine is less than 1 ppm.
Treating the pool in this way allows the swimmers to reenter the pool in 15 minutes.
Superchlorination (shocking with chlorine)
is required if the sanitize level is below 1 ppm, if combined chlorine exceeds 1 ppm, or
if algae is visible. Superchlorination drives the chlorine level to a range of 5-10 ppm,
oxidizing swimmer wastes and killing algae and bacteria. Swimmers, however, may not
reenter the pool until the chlorine residual has fallen to 3 ppm. Understanding the
difference between these two methods of treatment, will help you choose what’s right
for your pool.
Adding Shock Products
For best results, predissolve shock products in a plastic bucket of pool water. Then
pour the liquid mixture around the perimeter of your pool. After shock treatment with a
chlorine product, bathers should not enter the pool until the Free Chlorine residual
returns to below 3.0 ppm.
Q: How often should I shock my pool?
A: About every 7 to 14 days, and after heavy use, rainfall, or heat waves. |
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