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by: RayLam
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If you know your pool needs a shock dose of chlorine, there are some simple steps that you can take in order to accomplish that task. The first task is to buy the shock, either liquid of powdered from your local swimming supply store. If you have a non chlorinated pool use non chlorinated shock and the same thing if you have a chlorinated pool. If you are not sure which kind to buy ask the salesman what you need for your style pool and style filter.

There seems to be a very wide selection of swimming pool shock on the market, and each pool supply distributor works hard to make their product seem a step above the rest. When all of the products are compared side by the side, the only real difference on the labels is the concentration of the active ingredients in the product. The standard pool shock that most pool owners use has the active ingredient Calcium Hypochlorite. You should expect the label to read 65% Calcium Hypochlorite. Another more concentrated version of the pool shock may have as much as 75% Calcium Hypochlorite. Some manufacturers advertise a Calcium Hypochlorite based shock product, which allows you to swim in the pool shortly after adding it. Upon examining the label you will notice that the concentration of Calcium Hypochlorite is only around 47%. Although you can swim shortly after using this type of shock product, the lower concentration of Calcium Hypochlorite may not be enough to effectively destroy bacteria and harmful contaminants in your pool.

Another chlorine based shock product that most pool supply distributors offer is commonly referred to as "Lithium Shock". Rather than the active ingredient Calcium Hypochlorite that is found in common Pool Shock, Lithium Shock contains Lithium Hypochlorite. Lithium shock uses lithium as a filler instead of the calcium, which allows this product to dissolve in water much quicker and does not affect the calcium hardness level of the swimming pool. Although Lithium Shock is superior to the common Calcium Hypochlorite based pool shock, this product is not used by most pool owners due to the higher cost.

Most shocks require at least 8 hours with no one in the pool read the label before adding shock. Also some dealers will tell you to add shock directly to your skimmer. This is not a good idea especially if you have chlorine or an automatic chlorinator. Reason being is because calcium hypo and tri-chlor, which can be found in chlorine tablets, creates a harmful chlorine gas. To get to the point, your automatic chlorinator could explode. It's happened.

Try vacuuming the pool as well, if the sides and bottom of the pool have algae on it then vacuuming may help get rid of some of it...but I find that brushing the walls and floor does a much better job. Do not stop using these methods until the pool is totally clear. Make sure your filter is running properly. Doing all of these steps will guarantee a clear pool in a matter of days.

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