Early morning or in the evening or even at night; heat and sunlight reduce the effects of chlorine or other shock methods.
what time of the day should i sock my pool
I try and shock my pool every other day, or, if it rains, shock it at night after it rains (never during rain).
Night around 1130 pm
If the water is staying clear there is no reason to shock it.
It is chlorine reacting with the metals in your pool water.
SHOCK!! Its a powder you can buy at a pool store or chemical store.. its chlorine in powder form, you just dump it in your pool stir it up a bit, wait a day or two, and the pool should be clean.
Remove the dead animal skim any floating materials from the top of the water vacuum the pool floor, then shock the pool with an extra strong dose of chlorine. The pool should be ok the next day.
Testing kits are available to indicate when this is required. the best time of day to do this is in the evening as the nigh with no sunlight will not loose you as much chlorine until the next day.
It is best to leave running. Have a neighbor check for anything unusual.
First of all remove all remains of the cat. then super chlorinate it and leave it to filter for a day. check the chlorine levels and every thing should be OK after that. so long as the chlorine levels are correct the water should be properly disinfected.
The pool in Pennsylvania is open May 23 to Labor Day.
Generally you should shock about every 7 to 10 days. To find out exactly when you need to shock, and how much, you need to check your combined chlorine levels. Shocking will beore necessary when bather loads are high, or a lot of debris is present. I also recommend shocking if the pool is cloudy or has algae, as both are usually caused by low chlorine..... Best advise I can give to any pool owner is to test your chlorine regularly. Once a week is not enough, especially in the summer months. You can usually get away without shocking as often in off months. Also shock if the chlorine feels and smells high, but the test shows it is not. This means chlorimines are present which need to be superchlorinated out.
I turned my pool water whiteI just turned my pool water white, by accident, of course, because I put too much PH balancer in at the same time as my shock-it. Apparently you are supposed to wait at least 2 hrs after the shock-it. I'm having to replace 1/2 my water with fresh, and am pumping just air into it. It's clearing a little, but this looks like it's going to take a few days. When I test it, my pH it perfect but I don't show any br or chlor, at all, after 2 bags of shock-it. Great start to a hot summer, huh? Shock-it has no chlorine. next time you shock your pool be sure to usechlorine chlorine tabs or granules to maintain the chlorine levels.