{"id":16865,"date":"2024-06-22T19:08:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T17:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bricoaitana.com\/what-chemicals-can-be-used-to-maintain-the-pool\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T09:17:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T07:17:26","slug":"what-chemicals-can-be-used-to-maintain-the-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bricoaitana.com\/en\/what-chemicals-can-be-used-to-maintain-the-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"What chemicals can be used to maintain the pool?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Keeping the pool water crystal clear is an important task to enjoy it throughout the season. To achieve this, you need to know the right chemicals for its maintenance, which will help you maintain the balance of pH levels, alkalinity, and chlorine, among others.<\/p>\n\n

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Below, we detail the variety of chemical products available to keep the pool in perfect condition. They are as follows:<\/p>\n\n

\u2022 Chlorine: Chlorine is one of the most common chemical products used to keep pool water clean and free of bacteria. It is available in liquid, granular, or tablet form. The dosage varies depending on the form: liquid 32g\/m3, tablets 250g\/25m3, and granular 10g\/10m3. There are two qualities of chlorine to choose from: dichlor at 55%, which dissolves faster, and trichlor at 90%, which is slower but more effective and leaves fewer residues in the water.<\/p>\n\n

\u2022 Alkalinity: This measures the amount of hydrogen ions in the water. To maintain balance, a specific chemical product must be added to increase or decrease the alkalinity level. These are called alkalinity increasers or reducers.<\/p>\n\n

\u2022 pH: pH is a measure of acidity and is related to the alkalinity of the water, which should be between 7.2-7.6 for proper pH levels. It is available in liquid and granular formats. Liquids are typically used for specific dosing pumps, with concentrations of 20% for individual use and 40% for professional use. Granules are used manually, dosed at 150g\/10m3 to increase the pH by +0.2 units. There are pH plus products to raise pH and pH minus products to lower it, both available in 5 to 6 kg containers.<\/p>\n\n

\u2022 Algaecide: Algaecides are specific chemical products used to eliminate algae from the pool. These products are available in liquid or tablet form. They are tailored for black, green, or brown algae, and are either preventive or curative depending on the algae’s state. They are sold in containers of 1 liter, 5 liters, and 30 liters.<\/p>\n\n

\u2022 Flocculant: Flocculant is used as a coagulant for organic matter suspended in water, causing them to clump together and settle at the bottom of the pool for later removal. This is done using a vacuum cleaner with the filtration system set to drain position. This way, all impurities are directed straight to the drain without passing through the filter.<\/p>\n\n

To conclude: We recommend always following the manufacturer’s instructions when using any of these chemical products and conducting periodic water analysis to ensure that pH, alkalinity, and chlorine levels are within the appropriate range.<\/p>\n\n

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Keeping the pool water crystal clear is an important task to enjoy it throughout the season. To achieve this, you need to know the right chemicals for its maintenance, which will help you maintain the balance of pH levels, alkalinity, and chlorine, among others. Below, we detail the variety of chemical products available to keep […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16850,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categorizar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bricoaitana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bricoaitana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bricoaitana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bricoaitana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bricoaitana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16865"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bricoaitana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16872,"href":"https:\/\/bricoaitana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16865\/revisions\/16872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bricoaitana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bricoaitana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bricoaitana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bricoaitana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}