Never want to mix acid with chemicals like stabilisers, chlorine and buffers. Salt can be added with acid. Due to the nature of the acid, its low pH will react with anything with a higher pH such as chlorine - similar to when you mix vinegar and bicarb soda (it bubbles and foams up).
When adding pool chemicals, waiting around 10 to 20 minutes between additions is recommended. It's important to understand that pool chemicals are made of strong gasses and concentrated materials. Mixing these or adding them too quickly back-to-back could potentially cause unintended consequences, including explosions.
While shocking and adding algaecide is effective in getting rid of algae, it should not be done together. This is because when you mix chlorine and algaecide together, it renders both of them useless. Hence, you should first shock the pool and wait for the chlorine levels to fall below 5 PPM.
The simplest strategy is to follow them, remembering the two golden rules of adding chemicals: only add chemicals to a pool that is running, and only add chemicals to water, not water to chemicals.
Let the shock try to fight the algae first. Add algaecide about 24 hours after shock to finish the job and prevent future algae blooms.
Each compressed gas should have its own separate storage/feed area. Chlorine and ammonia should be stored separately from each other, as well as from all other chemical groups.
Is it possible to shock your pool too much? Yes—excessive shocking of your pool will keep it at an elevated chlorine level. This will cause irritation of the skin and eyes as well as excessive wear and tear on your pool filter system, including excessive corrosion of all metal parts.
The “SLAM” process is similar to “shocking” and is necessary when the chlorine level in the pool remains lower than required for a certain period of time, thus allowing algae to grow. It requires the use of a high concentration of liquid/powder chlorine to raise the chlorine level quickly.
NEVER mix any chemicals together before adding to the pool. Generally speaking, almost all pool chemicals are incompatible in some way.
Can I Add All Pool Chemicals At The Same Time? No. With the exception of salt, you should never mix any types of chemicals and put them together, not even close to each other. Never want to mix acid with chemicals like stabilisers, chlorine and buffers.
Because pH and alkalinity adjustments affect one another, you should always correct the total alkalinity before pH. This is because proper total alkalinity will act as a buffer for pH, helping to prevent fluctuations in pH levels.
Even when you add routine chemicals to your pool, it's smart to run the pump immediately afterward to properly disperse them.
Do-Not's. As for the 'do-not's,' you should never add water to chemicals, instead chemicals should be added to water. In the industry, people use the acronym AAA (always add acid) to remember this rule. Never pour chemicals too quickly or mix them together.
Ideally, you should shock your pool at night, so the sun cannot interfere and destroy the active chemicals before they can do their job. Then, you can add your chlorine post-shock after the chlorine levels have fallen below 5 ppm.
First, don't add everything at once, or add everything except the shock - which should be added separately, either before or after, by at least 8 hours. Second, add phosphate removers, enzymes or stain & scale chemicals before you lower the water level, so you can circulate the chemicals for at least 8 hours.
The “ghost ball” is basically an imaginary ball.
I'm going to draw a line from the center of the corner pocket into the center of the three, and then I'm going to put the five ball lined up with that line. That means the center of the five is still in line there.
The typical chlorine level in a pool should be between 2-3 ppm the aim when you shock a pool is to raise it much higher to over 10ppm which is guaranteed to kill any algae and bacteria that is in your pool water.
Yes you can backwash the morning after shocking. My rule of thumb is back wash until clean, rinse 10 seconds, backwash again, rinse 10 seconds, Obviously turning off the system between each step.
The acceptable range for pool water pH is 7.2-7.8, and the ideal pool pH is between 7.4 and 7.6. Water below a pH of 7.2 is too acidic, stinging your eyes, damaging pool liners and corroding equipment. Water above 7.8 is too alkaline and can cause skin irritation, cloudy water, and scale buildup.
If the pool water is hazy even after the pool shock, it is an indication of imbalanced levels of pH and total alkalinity. Usually the high level of pH causes calcium accumulation in the pool, affecting the clarity of the water. The high pH makes the water basic/alkaline and the low pH turns it acidic.
For example, acetic acid and ammonium hydroxide both start with “A” but are incompatible with each other, and should not be stored together.
Make sure to follow all manufacturers' instructions carefully when adding any type of chemical to the pool. Use the sanitiser first. It means that liquid chlorine and salt go in first. The next thing in the queue is the stabiliser, especially if it is the summertime and UV rays are more prominent.
We only wait an hr between adding chemicals to ours. You really want to make sure your alkalinity and pH are in range first, otherwise you are wasting your shock.