| All pool owners must deal with chemicals. When | | | | 2. Alkaline powder. Although chlorine in your pool |
| considering which chemicals to use, there are | | | | will kill off germs, it will also raise the level of acid |
| several things that pool owners must know. | | | | in your water. If you do not use enough alkaline, |
| Regardless of how many chemicals you have, | | | | metal parts will start to corrode, turning your |
| you should never mix them together. Next, do | | | | water a misty green color. |
| not add water to dry chemicals. Finally, do not | | | | Then again, if you use too much alkaline powder, |
| handle chemicals with your bare hands. | | | | the water will get awfully cloudy, raising the level |
| There are three chemicals that you need to have | | | | of germs in the water. This can cause serious |
| for your pool. These chemicals are extremely | | | | health issues. So as to get the right alkaline |
| important, since you will be using them quite | | | | powder in your pool, you should use brand name |
| often. | | | | alkaline powders in the amount suggested by the |
| 1. Chlorine tablets come in dimensions of either | | | | package. |
| one inch or three inch. You put chlorine tablets in | | | | 3. Chlorine powder is important in killing germs |
| your skimmer, usually 3 - 4 tablets at a time. | | | | such as algae and bacteria that live in your pool |
| During the summer months, when you use your | | | | and multiply at extremely fast speeds. To |
| pool every day, you should change your tablets | | | | eliminate these germs, you should use a large |
| every week. | | | | amount of chlorine powder in your pool. |
| If you intend to use two skimmers, you will need | | | | Chlorine powder is expensive, so you should |
| eight tablets every week. You can purchase | | | | check how much you will need before you buy. |
| chlorine tablets by the bucket, containing 30 - 50 | | | | This is a must have chemical, because it is |
| tablets. They are not cheap, approximately $80 a | | | | impossible to keep your pool free of germs |
| bucket. | | | | without it. |