pH refers to the acidity of a pool on a scale of 0 - 14. The pH in your salt water pool should be between 7.2 and 7.8. A pH within this range is considered ideal for proper water chemistry. At...
Category: Chemicals
Saltwater pools tend to be easier to maintain than chlorine pools and that includes keeping water chemistry in check. Water chemistry simply refers to various measurements that we'll discuss in...
Which salt water pool chemicals does a pool owner need to keep their pool running? Despite what you may have heard, salt water pools do require the use of some chemicals including chlorine. While a...
With a saltwater pool, your chlorinator produces a type of chlorine that doesn't have the strong smell that chemical chlorine has that also irritates your eyes. We also need to distinguish between...
One of the myths about saltwater pools is that they don't use actual chemical chlorine. This is not true. While a saltwater pool uses a chlorinator to produce sodium hypochlorite (chlorine) from salt...
What Is Shocking A Pool? From a pool perspective, shock is both a verb and a noun: Shocking a pool: Refers to quickly raising the chlorine level in your pool - including a salt water pool -...