Three most important swimming pool chemicals

You have no choice, as a pool owner, to use chemicals. There are several things to consider when thinking of which chemicals.

One of the most important rules to observe is: never mix your swimming pool chemicals. it is vitally important not to mix dry chemicals with water. The best advice, finally, is do not pick up the chemicals and handle them in any way. Make sure you don’t handle them with your bare hands!

As a pool owner, you will have to use three chemicals in your swimming pool. They will be used often, so are of great importance.

1. Chlorine tablets, which are available in both one and three inch sizes. You are supposed to put the chlorine tablets in the skimmer. Usually you would put about three or four tablets at any one time. It is a good thing to change the tablets once a week during the summer months, when usage is at its highest.

2. Powdered alkaline. The germs will be killed by the chlorine, but the level of acidity in the water will rise. You will need to use alkaline, otherwise the metal parts within the pool will start to rust. The clarity of the water will disappear leaving a misty green colour. Once the rust starts to appear on the metalic objects, you will need to drain off the pool and replace them. This can be time consuming, or expensive if you have to call in the services of swimming pool engineers. Perhaps the most expensive part you could damage in this way are pool filters. You have to guard against too much alkaline powder. Many germs will start to breed, and the water will loose its clarity. You are advised to use ‘brand’ name powders and follow the manufacturer’s guidelines

3. Chlorine powder is important for tackling algae and bacteria. It is vital to use lots of this powder, to combat the rapid spead of the organisms.

Chlorine powder will cost you a lot of money. Don’t go out and buy it, before you have checked how much you will actually need. You can’t get away from using this chemical, it is not possible to fight the germs without it!