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What are the effects of over shocking and chlorinating a pool? |
My aunt bought a 12x36 pool. She seems to be over shocking and over chlorinating it. We bought both the shock and the chlorine in powder form, in rather large jugs. I can't remember the exact amount. She has gone through both of them in two weeks. She shocks and chlorinates the pool every day. And today we bought 10 Oz packets of powder shock, she used both of them today, without even mixing it with water first. So, it's no question IF she is over shocking and over chlorinating. But...She has atleast 6-10 small children swimming in the pool. I realize the chlorine makes it sanitary, but sometimes it's too much. As long as the levels of free and total chlorine are lower than 10ppm then the kids are safe. This is the maximum limit of chlorine allowed in public pools here in the states. However, just because it's safe doesn't mean it's ideal. If she is dumping that much chlorine in the water there is a problem... her chemistry maintenance. Chlorine will burn off out of the water in one day of sunshine, but some pool chlorine products contain stabilizer to protect them against this UV degradation. If the chlorine she is adding has this then the levels will build until the chlorine is no longer effective in the pool. If you can, please take a sample of water down to your local pool store to have it tested. Ask them to test for the following: Total chlorine Free chlorine Combined chlorine pH Alkalinity Hardness Cyanuric acid Total dissolved solids Metals Phosphates Bring these results back and post them here of feel free to email them to me at robandliz1992@yahoo.com and I'll be more than happy to analyze the results and put together a maintenance schedule for the pool that will keep it healthy and pristine, without over use of any chemicals. Source(s): Registered CPO (Certified Pool Operator) with the National Swimming Pool Federation http://www.nspf.com/ and maintaining public access swimming pools for many years now. what happends is its not safe to swim you have to drain the water out and start over because if those kids keep swimming it will bleach and scar their skin and eyes Hi, Having too much chlorine can really harm the pool, like bleaching the liner. You need to get a water test kit and not let anyone swim in the water until it gets below 3ppm. Keep the chlorine between 1.5 - 3.0 ppm at all times. Not lower or higher. Maintain it at that level and your pool and your wallet will be a lot better. Take Care, Michael Silvester http://www.greenpooltips.com it may turn a funny color and shok and chlorine are poisonouse so get them out of their pool owner |
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