The length of time between pool shocks varies. It depends on factors such as how often the pool is used, how many people use the pool and other factors. It is best to have a test kit to check the chlorine level and the pH balance to decide how often to add chlorine or to shock the pool.
Backwash first then shock. If you shock and then backwash you will be throwing away the shock you just put.
Every time it gets nasty.
3800 gals of pool water shock it with 1 gal bleach
There is chlorine shock and non chlorine shock. Fo chlorine shock, which is the normal shock, it is the same a s Chlorine but unstabilized, so it will not last in the pool very long.
You do not need to remove it.
To shock a pool is to effectively increase the chlorine dosage to the max in order to exterminate a bacterial or algae problem.
No, pool shock is normally a really strong chlorine and stabilizer is like sunscreen for the chlorine
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?
shock it
Salt pools still require weekly shock maintenance, but not near the amount that a chlorine pool would need. There are Salt Pool Shock Treatments out there for your particular pool setup.
I try and shock my pool every other day, or, if it rains, shock it at night after it rains (never during rain).