Check Pool Chemical Levels

Use your pool chemistry testing kit to determine whether or not your ph levels need to be stabilized.

Check pool chemical levels.

Balance the water accordingly. Checking pool and spa chemical levels is an important practice that pool owners and operators often overlook. Your test strip container may provide general guidelines on balancing chemical levels. The four chemical levels critical to healthy water are free chlorine calcium hardness ph and total alkalinity.

But if the water is off kilter a little bit you will need a ph balancing chemical to get it back to where it needs to be. Ph 7 4 to 7 6 total alkalinity 80 to 120 ppm. These are the ideal levels for pool chemistry or the most acceptable range for proper pool water chemistry. Dip the test strip into your pool away from jets and at elbow depth for 15 seconds.

Along with cyanuric acid a type of water conditioner sometimes referred to as sunblock for pool water these compounds work in unison and having each at the right level helps deliver sparkling swim ready water. If ph level has changed check the ta level. Remove the test strip from the water and compare its results to the chart provided in the package. Commercial pools are required to check chlorine levels every hour and record their findings in a log however the home pool owner should check their ph and chlorine levels 2 3x per week.

These are the average ideal ranges however there are times when it can be desirable or necessary to operate outside of one or more of these ranges.