How soon after shocking the pool is it safe to swim?

Answer 1

After shocking a pool, a person should wait at least 24 hours before going into the pool. This allows the chemicals from the shocking treatment to evaporate, therefore, making it safe for your skin.

Answer 2

wait until the chlorine level drops to 2.0-4.0 ppm. In some pools that could be up to 8 hours or 3or longer in others depending on the size of the pool and the usual chlorine demand of the pool

If the pool is being shocked with a non-chlorine shock treatment swimmers may re-enter the water as soon as 15 minutes after shocking the pool.

Answer 3

Four hours; eight hours for small children to avoid having their eyes hurt. Chlorine shoul drop to below 3ppm before entering a s a general guideline.

Or, you could try using a non chlorine shock. ( potassium mono persulfate ) That's what we use on all our pools.

Answer 4

In my opinion, there is no Safe Zone after shocking a pool! You must wait at least 24 hours. treatment technologies like Ultraviolet would aleviate the need to ever shock your pool again. Jon

Answer 5

It used to be 24 hours, but now there is a pool shock on the market that lets you swim within 2 to 4 hours.

Answer 6

Usually overnight. Test the water to see that the chlorine level has gone down.

Answer 7

12-24 hours