What are Shock Treatment and Superchlorination?
Shock Treatment: Is an additional boost of Chlorine every two weeks. This will help with the chlorine levels in chlorine or salt pools especially during very hot weather or following heavy bather loads. Shock Treatment is adding double the normal dose of chlorine. Always add chemicals in the evening. Superchlorination is usually four times the normal dose of chlorine. Remember salt pools also need shock treatment and superchlorination from time to time. Shock treatment is recommended weekly in the hot summer months, as your chlorinator doesn’t know it has been unusually hot or you have had a heavy bather load in your pool. Did you know? Allowing your dog in your pool is equivalent to having up to 30 people in the pool. So if you allow your pet to have a swim be aware that you will probably need to give your pool a boost of chlorine afterwards. End of this topic.
