It’s recommended to wait at least 10 minutes between adding chemicals to a pool, regardless of pool type. This is viewed as a sufficient amount of time for the chemicals to properly mix in the water.
When To Add Chemicals To Your Pool
For everyone’s safety, it’s crucial to ensure your pool water is maintained and kept a algae and bacteria-free environment. Pool chemicals need to be added regularly in order to maintain your water. This may seem like a daunting task to keep the water safe at all times, but it’s actually quite simple.
Homeowners need to know which chemicals to apply and how long to wait before mixing in additional chemicals. As mentioned above, 10 minutes is the recommended wait time.
Under normal conditions, you will be able to swim in the water about 10 minutes after all chemicals have been mixed in. This should be a pretty smooth process overall as long as you turn the pump on high and pour the chemicals into the water slowly. The process may take a bit longer if you turn the pump on low while adding chemicals.
What Are The Main Pool Chemicals?
Here are the main chemicals used in pools today:
- Chlorine Stabilizer
- Cyanuric Acid
- Hardness Balancers
- pH Balancers
- Sanitizers
- Shock
- Algaecides
- Alkalinity Balancers
- Alkalinity Increaser
- Calcium Hardness Increaser
What To Avoid When Adding Pool Chemicals
Always make sure to avoid the following situations when doing some pool upkeep:
- DO NOT add at the same time or mix chlorine with muriatic acid. This combination can result in a toxic gas.
- Refrain from mixing Trichlor and Cal Hypo together under any circumstance. This mixture can ultimately create an explosion.
- Wait at least 24 hours after adding Calcium Hypochlorie before mixing in any additional chemicals. This can alter the pH, creating cloudy pool water.
- DO NOT mix any pool chemicals with one another.
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