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Is the test kit for a saltwater pool different from a chlorine pool?
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How often should I test my pool water for pH and chlorine levels?
You should test your pool weekly at the very least and if there has been lots of rain or after a pool party. Liquid testing kits, strip testers, and digital testing kits are the main ways to test your pool water. You should test for total and free chlorine, pH, alkalinity, cyanuric acid, calcium hardness, phosphates, copper, and salt if you have a saltwater pool.
How do you get the free chlorine level down in your saltwater pool?
To give you an accurate answer, it's important to know how many gallons are in the pool, how high is your Free Available Chlorine (FAC), and what is your Combined Chlorine Reading. Is pool enclosed and protected from sun etc? Is your chlorine generator working properly? You could simply shut down the generator and test your pool everyday at the same time. Keep records of pH, Free Chlorine, Combined Chlorine, Alkalinity, etc. It's important that you maintain a proper pH at ALL TIMES.
What is the difference between a saltwater pool or a chlorine pool?
I suggest you drink a spoonful. If you have a saltwater pool it will taste like the ocean. If it tastes like the local swimming baths, it's tapwater loaded with chlorine to kill things that are presumably all over your body, as you're the only one using it. Go to the filter and see if you can see an attachment connected to the pipes that looks like it has plates in it like a battery with wire running to it this will usually be the highest part of the piping. if it has this and the water tastes salty in the pool you have a salt water pool. However it sounds like you need some instruction so I suggest you have a talk with your pool shop about your system, and all will be revealed
How do i get my clorine level up in my pool?
go to the local market that you get chlorine at and pool shock. buy test strips that test the water's chlorine, and just add an extra chlorine tablet each time you add chlorine. if its still really low and not even close to the amount you may want to add pool shock
What does blue mean on the alkalinity pool test?
That usually means high chlorine. Try doubling the amount of chlorine neutralizer on a second test.
What do you do if pool has high chlorine with algae?
Use an algaecide and test for phosphates.
Green in an above ground pool?
Algae, time for chlorine. Pool supply places have a test kit (ph) & can tell you how to use & what to add-chlorine or acid.
How do you know if there is too much chlorine in a pool?
Use a test strip or test kit. They will tell you your chlorine level. You want it between a 1 and a 3.
How is swimming pool water tested for chlorine and bacteria?
You buy a little test kit, and adjust the chlorine as directed.
How much chlorine do you put in a 15 ft 42 in high intex above ground pool?
Purchase a good test kit for chlorine, pH and total alkalinity. Add chlorine to the pool. After about 20 minutes - time for the chlorine to circulate - test again. If no chlorine 'reading - add more chlorine. As an example a 15' x 30' plaster pool with no chlorine and with the proper amount of CYA will usually take about a gallon to bring the chlorine readings up to near required standards. REPEATED testing and the addition of chemicals will give you an idea what it takes for YOUR individual pool. Note: the same size pool next door with similar conditions may require different amounts to acquire the same results. k
How quickly can you swim after adding chlorine to a pool?
You should not re-enter the pool until the chlorine level is 3ppm or less on your test strip, however long that takes. Chlorine is a known carcinogen and high chlorine levels are linked to many respiratory diseases.
How much bleach can you use in a pool?
Bleach in a pool I assume you mean amount of chlorine in swimming pools? Chlorine treatment of swimming pools. Normally the the amount of Chlorine in the water is checked by test strips, which are normally part of a pool treatment test kit. The disposable test strips are dipped in the water and will change color, comparing the color against a test chart determines if more chlorine needs to be added. You will also need to test the acidity level of the water i.e. pH. The pH for pools is determined with another type of test strip in the kit. Another Answer: Actually you can use common bleach in your pool as well if you like, although Chlorine tablets are the easiest and more economical to use. They dissolve slowly and maintain a more constant chlorine level in the pool. Also, an OTO test kit (which uses drops) is far more accurate than test strips. Hatawa.
