How Do You Maintain The Chlorine Level In A Swimming Pool?
Swimming pools are great – especially if you live in the Sunbelt (I do). But they’re also a lot of work and expensive to maintain, and costs can jump suddenly if the proper level of chemicals in the pool is not maintained. Additionally, it’s difficult to gage how much of which chemical will be needed if you’ve recently moved in and are unfamiliar with your swimming pool, because each one is a different size, gets different amounts of use (the more you use it, the more you’ll have to do to it) and receives different kinds and amounts of debris, all of which are factors in what happens, chemically speaking, to your pool. Amount of use is a factor because every time someone enters the water, they introduce sun screen, cosmetics, shampoos and other chemicals. The water itself is also a factor: over time, water can be affected by having so many chemicals added to it. And there are varying amounts of contaminants and compounds, such as chlorine and fluoride Chlorine is a vital chemical becau