| Shock-treating your
pool is a way to quickly bring pool water back into its proper balance.
It’s a way of restoring cleanliness quickly so that you can get back to
enjoying your pool with all of the fun and relaxation it provides. There are
two primary reasons for shock treating your pool:
1. To oxidize
swimmer wastes and organic contaminants.
Suntan oil, perspiration, and urine enter your pool throughout the season.
Rainfall and heavy winds also bring contaminants into the water. This
accumulated waste can lead to the development of chloramines, which irritate
eyes and skin, cloud your pool water, and give algae a chance to grow.
2. To sanitize
or kill bacteria and algae.
- Bacteria can cause
waterborne diseases such as eye and ear infection. Proper levels of free
available chlorine will kill this type of bacteria.
- Algae is carried
to your pool by rain, wind, and swimmers. It can give your pool a green,
murky appearance or isolated yellow, brown or black spots. It is much
easier to prevent algae than to destroy it.
- Algae discolors
water, makes pool walls and floors slippery, and may cause stains. It
creates odors, clogs filters, reduces chlorine efficiency, and costs you
money to get rid of. The heavy dosage of chlorine used in shock treatment
will kill bacteria, oxidize waste and destroy and prevent algae growth
before it starts.
When to Shock
Treat:
- Weekly as a
preventative measure
- After heavy rain
or wind storms
- When the pool has
experience heavy use
- During extremely
hot periods
How to Shock
Treat:
- Correct the pH to
between 7.2 and 7.4 (for shock treatment, get the pH level to slightly
below the top end of the ideal range)
- Add the
recommended dosage of POOLIFE TurboShock or POOLIFE RapidShock. See
container for instructions. Use our online Water Tester for help.
- Run the filter for
24 hours, retest and if necessary correct the pH after the first 12 hours
of filtration
- Reenter the pool
when chlorine levels are between 1-4 ppm.
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