First you test the water with a decent test kit. By either using 12% liquid chlorine and or a combination of liquid and tablet or granular chlorine. You can determine by testing the next day or later that same day how much more you need to add or if you have added enough. Frequent testing will give you the experience and history of what you need to do to maintain sanitation levels. Don't skimp on your choice of sanitizer.
For a 20x48 above ground pool, you will typically need chemicals such as chlorine (in the form of tablets or liquid), pH adjusters (such as pH increaser or decreaser), alkalinity increaser, and a pool shock. It's important to regularly test the water to ensure proper chemical balance and adjust the chemicals as needed.
The easiest way is to use 4 lb of non-chlorine shock. Hatawa
How much chlorine, shock treatment, and conditioner do we put in an 18ft. x 48in pool? Also, how often does this need to be done?
Just wait a while and the chlorine lever wil go down by its self.
Absolutely. Even Intex the supplier to Walmart and toy stores sell a chlorine generator. Pool & Spa
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An Intex swimming pool is a pre-made above ground pool company. These pools come in a variety of sizes and depths as well as with or without pumps.
To maintain a small Intex pool you will need a filter, pool vacuum, pool test kit, net, and chemicals. Keep the filter running to clean the water, test the water daily. Adjust chemicals for chlorine, and PH. Use the net to scoop out leaves and debris as needed, vacuum the pool as needed as well.
20 x 48 = 960 square feet.
This depends on the size of the pool. Generally, when you buy chlorine, it should say on the bag or box how much to use for what size pool.
6000 gal
Only a very small amount is needed, a cup should do, i woudl still recommend checking your test strips for pH and other related pool chemistry