POOL CHEMICALS for BEGINNERS: How to Test and Balance Water | Swim University

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Need help understanding pool chemicals? Not quite sure how to actually test and balance your water? Knowing what to test and when can save you from big pool problems in the future. So here’s a quick guide on how to test and balance your pool chemicals.
⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Pool Chemicals for Beginners
00:46 - Water Testing 101
01:09 - How to Collect a Water Sample
01:50 - How to Read Test Strips
03:57 - What Pool Chemicals You Need
04:27 - How to Add Chemicals to Your Pool
04:54 - Right Order to Add Chemicals
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@SwimUniversity Месяц назад

We hope this helps you with pool chemicals! Here's what we cover in the video. And be sure to grab our free cheatsheet at www.SwimUniversity.com/cheatsheet 👍 00:46 - Water Testing 101 01:09 - How to Collect a Water Sample 01:50 - How to Read Test Strips 03:57 - What Pool Chemicals You Need 04:27 - How to Add Chemicals to Your Pool 04:54 - Right Order to Add Chemicals

@WayneDonkerbrook Месяц назад

Brilliant, great help

@SwimUniversity Месяц назад

Glad to help!

@ladycaruso 4 дня назад

Thanks for the informative video! 👍👍. Do I need to worry about CYA? I have an above ground pool, but I keep it covered with solar cover and a tarp when not in use. Thank you!!

@Jonathanbarros90 21 день назад

👏👏👏 good job dude, thank you so much, I'm definitely buying your product

@SwimUniversity 19 дней назад

Glad it helped!

@samabdel2905 Месяц назад

Great information thank you

@SwimUniversity Месяц назад

Glad it was helpful!

@eddiehernandez4886 Месяц назад

I’m signing up for your video subscription

@terrilhargrovejones Месяц назад

Thank you...😊

@SwimUniversity Месяц назад

No problem 😊

@mytube1806 Месяц назад

First. 👍👍👍 Perfect, today's the day I'm opening up the pool.

@SwimUniversity Месяц назад

Enjoy! Happy Pool Season!

@mytube1806 Месяц назад

You as well. Thank you 😊

@bigbroexplore День назад

Thanks mate for the informative video. I look after 2 pools a 25m pool and 50m pool olympic standard. I have been facing problems with a strong stain greenish algae on the side of the pool. I tried to brush it off but didn't work. Any suggestions? Thanks once again 👌🙏

@marcodanieleisachi8652 Месяц назад

Hi man, you have all my respect for giving ur time to actually explain those things to us, but i have a slightly little problem in my pool, i have checked my clorine and ph levels and fixed them , and then i added floc , and everything went greate ,i vacuumed it all and stiil has a green color ,it looks like it s clean but it s green clean,i really need your help, should the alkalinity be the problem here? I have to mention that i tooked the water from a swamp and it was brown at the beggining

@SwimUniversity Месяц назад

Have you tested your other levels, like minerals and metals? If it's coming from a swamp it could the water source causing that, unfortunately. You might want to get it tested professionally at a pool store

@anonymousf454 16 дней назад

Oh man, I bought a small 10'×6'×24" pool and thought it was gonna be easy to maintain and cheap. Goodness, I had no Idea I needed so many things to keep this little thing up. Water was crystal clear for the first week. Started geting a little cloudy, so I bought some 1 inch chlorine tablets and some baking soda. I put in one tablet and a hand full of baking soda. Now my pool water is yellow😂😂😂. I dont know what to do....This is well water, so i read it could be the metal in the water but Idk.

@fayechamp4156 12 дней назад

Did you ever get it straightened out ? If so , how ?

@CarolinaOats 11 дней назад

You need stabilizer, chlorine tablets, shock & baking soda. If alkalinity is high & ph get ph down if it’s low get ph up.

@SwimUniversity 10 дней назад

Oh yikes! Have you used a metal sequestrant yet? You'll need that to help remove things like iron from the well water.

@jasonlewallen7146 5 дней назад

@@SwimUniversityis this that you speak on related to the causes of a copper flash?

@dealerspot 5 дней назад

Offtopic but related: can u help me if how to clean my home storage main tank water that is recently mixed with drainage water (yes sewage water , thanks to my country unstable system) . Except draining the water because this is regular happening thing

@Morgan_Davis Месяц назад

With a salt water pool where CYA is added manually and kept in range, which is better, dichlor shock or oxidizer, for refreshing free chlorine without increasing CYA? I’m having trouble finding non-stabilized dichlor shock or shock products that specifically states no added CYA. If oxidizer is best in my case, any recommendations? Thanks for all the excellent, well-produced videos!

@SwimUniversity Месяц назад

Oxidizer is better for refreshing free chlorine without raising CYA. But for shocking (i.e. raising your free chlorine up to kill contaminants), you could do liquid chlorine (sodium hypochlorite) - that's not stabilized!

@dan9002 10 дней назад

I have found that the test strips work easier. So far my hardness, free chlorine and total chlorine is high but the rest reads OK. This year I cut back a lot of trees and bushes so organic debris doesn't get in the pool. So far this spring I have not shocked it to get ready for the summer swim. Should I always shock the pool before getting it ready? Thank you, North Texas

@SwimUniversity 7 дней назад

If your TC is high, you might want to shock. It means there's a lot of combined chlorine (used up chlorine) in the water

@DannyAranda-xc6vb 3 дня назад

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@nunya6379 Месяц назад

All my readings are where they need to be my pump & sand filter are working fine but my water is still cloudy & I’ve been using cal hypo & liquid shock what do you recommend?

@SwimUniversity Месяц назад

Check out this video for help with that: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Q3kPcBl5Bog.html Otherwise try clarifier or floc to clear it up

@nunya6379 Месяц назад

My chemicals are right on my pump is new my lateral is new & valve is new i been using cal hypo & liquid shock but it’s still a greenish color & cloudy

@brittanyschroyer3166 28 дней назад

I have read so many different things about how long to wait to use a test strip after adding chemicals. Do you have a rule of thumb or specific knowledge to help me?

@SwimUniversity 28 дней назад

For the basic chemicals, like alk, pH, etc., wait 20 minutes at least, with everything circulating.

@denisemeikel3932 28 дней назад

Good info, but I'm an absolute beginner so how do I know how much of each chemical to add? Also, I have a swim spa so do I follow pool guidelines or your hot tub guidelines? Thanks.

@moigamino1875 18 дней назад

For real someone need to tell us how much chemical to add cuz this is confusing (maybe we go with what feels right)

@SwimUniversity 7 дней назад

We'll make a video about that! It's usually on the chemical packaging but we'll break it down.

@HotSauceStain Месяц назад

Thank you. Hired a pool company to open my pool this season, $800 and 5 days later it’s still cloudy. Lousy company.

@SwimUniversity Месяц назад

Yikes! Hopefully you know how to fix it and maybe get some money back?

@tanetrablaylock6103 8 дней назад

I can NOT get my PH and TA to go down I’ve used 2 gallons so far of MA … what should I do

@coleenequintana3550 10 дней назад

Oh o wish I watched this first before adding shock to my pool. It was filled freshly and I added shock, if I go do the step by step said in the video will that be okay? Or do I have to dilute this shock first? I’d hate to have a cloudy pool. (It’s just a small above ground pool) pls help :(

@SwimUniversity 7 дней назад

How's it looking after shocking? Balancing pH makes the shock work better. But retest your levels first.

@kaylynnepruett7015 17 дней назад

We just set up our above ground pool. We have had the filter on and started circulating some chlorine tablets. Right now the free chlorine is low, the alkalinity it High and pH low. Should we just shock it to get more chlorine and lower the alkalinity? Then fix the pH?

@SwimUniversity 13 дней назад

Bring your alkalinity and then pH in range. pH helps the chlorine work more effectively. And tablets take some time to disperse.

@papi.tate_ 19 дней назад

All of my levels are great on the test strip other than the chlorine levels. I have 3 tablets in a floater and when I test the water, my levels are still showing at 0. Do I need to shock my pool again?

@SwimUniversity 19 дней назад

Have the tablets had time to dissolve? Otherwise shocking the pool can help. Check this video out for more help: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PVmVOrQOcRA.html

@eddiehernandez4886 Месяц назад

I’m using Clorox six and one shock is that good enough?

@moigamino1875 18 дней назад

Idk

@sundarsundar1555 Месяц назад

Hlo sir gd eveng Sir one doubt Example:- water color green is there Pool capacity 11lakhs how much will adding for calcium hypochloride & sodium hypochloride

@FoxFire-pt4dl 27 дней назад

I'm new to pools and i am working at a hotel which has a hot tub 2,500 gallons. It closes at 11pm and reppens at 8am. My issue is when i would come back from the weekend my Monday was spent dealing with a spa that was cloudy and had no chlorine. The reason i suspected was because night shift would leave the feeder valve cranked all the way up for my two days off. My supervisor is not happy with this and has instructed me to add more tricoor tabs to the feeder. At first it was 3 tabs, now he wants 6 tabs in the feeder. I think this is causing a higher concentration into the spa. We use a leslies test kit and i noticed my alkalinity test was turning funky colors and I re-did the FC/TC and it was super high. What setting and tablet size, would work best and how do i convince my supervisor?

@SwimUniversity 26 дней назад

Adding more tablets isn't going to solve the issue. Running the spa during the off hours likely will. Even for 30 minutes during the "closed" hours. Can you set an automatic timer to make sure the chlorine and water is circulating more often?

@FoxFire-pt4dl 26 дней назад

@@SwimUniversity Thank you so much for responding. I don't have an automatic timer, but that is something i really want to look into! :)

@user-sd8tv6tq3c Месяц назад

hoping you'll respond to this...bought 2 different stick cheeks...chlorines are good...I shocked...ph alkalinity and stabilizer sr trips stat are yellow... please help

@user-sd8tv6tq3c Месяц назад

typos sorry...ph alk...stabilizer all stay or are yellow...tested as you said with glass

@Haywardpowerflolx Месяц назад

How long can I run my pool pump without water?

@SwimUniversity Месяц назад

You should never run your pump when there isn't water flowing through it

@Jay-be2le Месяц назад

Do I need to shock my pool if I’m using algaecide already

@SwimUniversity Месяц назад

Non-chlorine shock is still good to add weekly (it keeps free chlorine active). Use chlorine shock if you have bigger issues.

@stevey820 Месяц назад

I'm having a problem where my combined chlorine is near 5 and my FC is 1. I've drained half the pool, added 12 bags of shock (30,000 gallon pool) and the next day my FC was still 0 while my CC was still high. Any recommendations? Pool is clear and blue, and no bad chlorine smell. PH and Alkanity are also in range, CYA is a little, 25. Any help is appreciated

@SwimUniversity Месяц назад

When you add shock, your goal is to reach breakpoint chlorination (30 PPM Free Chlorine). Do another round of this shocking, testing your water to make sure it's at 30 PPM FC. But before that, check your testing supplies or chemicals. Make sure they're accurate or not expired. And consider getting your pool water tested at a pool store, since you don't have a bad chlorine smell but high CC.

@moongoosemcqueen Месяц назад

How important is bromide in a salt water pool> I see it on the test strip

@SwimUniversity Месяц назад

You might be seeing bromine under free chlorine on a test strip. You only need to measure your free chlorine in salt water, not bromine.

@moongoosemcqueen Месяц назад

@@SwimUniversity thank you. Was a bit confused

@eddiehernandez4886 Месяц назад

Or should I use liquid chlorine?

@SwimUniversity Месяц назад

You can use liquid chlorine to shock. If you use Clorox 6-in-1, it's Dichlor shock and it will raise your CYA levels. It's more powerful than liquid chlorine but just watch the CYA.

@tanetrablaylock6103 8 дней назад

I can NOT get my PH and TA to go down I’ve used 2 gallons so far of MA … what should I do

@SwimUniversity 7 дней назад

What are your other levels like? Sometimes cal-hypo shock or a salt water generator will bring them up