Troubleshooting your pool can be an unavoidable problem. You go swimming in your above-ground pool for enjoyment, recreation, and relaxation during the hot summer months. The last thing you want to have happen is to endure pain and irritation from swimming on any part of your body. However, this can sadly happen if you are not careful. Your eyes and skin are the body parts most susceptible to irritation and pain due to improper levels of chlorine, which in turn can lead to a potentially harmful pH level of the water in the pool.
The most common reason for skin and eye irritation after swimming in an above-ground pool is an excess of chlorine in your pool. Chlorine is a chemical placed in your above-ground pool’s filter that keep the water sanitary and clean, but using too much of it is harmful to swimmers and anything else entering the pool water. As a result of the far too strong levels of chlorine in the pool, the pH levels in your pool will become either too acidic or basic (alkaline). This is what causes damage to swimmers more than anything: an excess of pool chemicals makes the water dangerous, and the eyes and skin are the most sensitive, easily targeted parts of the body that undergo irritation.
If you want to have a safe pool once again, you must fix the ph levels. To do so, acquire a pH testing kit, available at pool supply stores: dip the strips from the ph kit in the water. The paper will change color. Match the color on the strip to the corresponding color on the kit to find if the water is too acidic or basic. From there, acquire a pH increaser or reducer kit; use the granules in these kits and apply them to the pool water. Make sure the pool water is circulating when applying the increaser or reducer. The pool water should return to normal chemical levels within a matter of hours. A more detailed description of the steps of fixing ph can be found earlier in this blog.
Despite its inherent risks as a chemical, chlorine is an important part of keeping a pool safe. To provide further protection from chlorine, consider using goggles when swimming underwater to keep your eyes safe and dry. Even those with sensitive skin should not have an immediately negative reaction to chlorine in water: consider showering or soaking in pure, un-altered water before and after swimming in an above-ground pool. Using lotion to soothe the skin should only be used after exiting the water, as an excess of lotion or sunblock in the pool water can lead to rings around the pool’s edges.
So maintaining PH level of pool is essential and the Blue wave products can help on this in two ways;
Increaser
Use as needed to raise the pH level to the ideal range of 7.2 to 7.6 ppm. Slows the rapid loss of chlorine caused by low pH, and slows chlorine dissipation, so your pool uses less chlorine. Stops eye irritation, etching and corrosion caused by low pH. Contains sodium carbonate “soda ash”.
Recommended dosage: 1 lb. per 10,000 gallons.
THE SAFER ALTERNATIVE TO MURIATIC ACID!
Use as needed to lower pH to ideal range of 7.2 to 7.6 ppm. Stops eye irritation, cloudy water, and scaling caused by high pH. Boosts chlorine’s ability to fight bacteria and algae. Contains granular sodium bisulfate.
Recommended dosage: 6 oz. per 10,000 gallons.
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