Swimming Pool Care
Your pool is a large body of water that needs to be balanced. First make sure your pH and Alkalinity are in the target range. If you can achieve that simple step then you are well on your way to clear fresh pool water.
The Target Range for pH in a swimming pool is: 7.4 to 7.6
The Target Range for Alkalinity in a swimming pool is: 100ppm to 150ppm
Obviously you have a lot more play room with alkalinity. That’s a good thing because within this step, alkalinity controls the pH, Without alkalinity your pH would constantly go up and down like a roller coaster not keeping it balanced. So first make sure your alkalinity is balance and then adjust your pH from there.
keep a close eye on this balance all season long. You can bring your water into your local pool store to get tested every week or buy a home testing kit. Either way it’s important you keep up with it.
The key to a crystal clear and healthy swimming pool is proper sanitation. The first thing we need to know is the different kinds of sanitizers you can use in your swimming pool. The most common is of course chlorine. People give this a bad rap but the truth is that it’s the most effective means of sanitation in a swimming pool. And it’s also the cheapest. There is also a ton of myths about chlorine that you need to understand are not true. For one it doesn’t burn your eyes. What burns your eyes is low pH.
Keeping it balanced and sanitized will keep it from turning green and getting cloudy for sure but, not without the final step. Your job is now to make sure that your pool is clean by vacuuming and skimming your pool constantly. By doing this you are preventing that debris and dirt from contaminating your swimming pool. Your proper chemical balance and sanitation is only your back up to the war on debris. You need to get it out before you pool get its chance to fight it, that way you are always on top of your game.
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