Is liquid chlorine or granular shock better?
Both liquid chlorine and granular chlorine are effective in sanitizing a swimming pool.
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Both liquid chlorine and granular chlorine are effective in sanitizing a swimming pool.
Chloramines are the cause of the strong odor of chlorine.
Sanitizing pool water kills bacteria that can be harmful to bathers and also aids in controlling algae.
This is the active chlorine in the water that has not combined with organic matter and is therefore available for killing bacteria and algae.
"Shocking" your pool water chemically destroys the organic contaminants introduced by bathers and the environment.
It's a way to measure the acidity or alkalinity of water.
It's a measure of the water's ability to resist changes in pH. pH can be affected by environmental factors such as acid rain, pollution, run-off from the surrounding land, and fertilizers-just to name a few.
It's the amount of dissolved calcium in the water.
Chlorine Demand is the consistent inability to maintain a chlorine residual in a pool.
Shocking a pool eliminates chloramines in the water.
Usually a drop in chlorine levels is the primary cause of cloudy water. As the water warms, chlorine consumption increases.