Our customers ask, "why do I have to worry about testing & balancing my swimming pool water? If it looks clear, everything must be good. Right?"
The answer is, "Usually not." The short answer is if the water isn't properly balanced, you're not safe, the pool & its components (filter, pump, heater, pool surfaces, fittings, etc) just won't last long, and finally, you'll be wasting your money!
Here's what we mean:
Pool Water balancing for you & your body: When the pH & Total alkalinity are out of balance, your chlorine, bromine or other sanitizer don't work as efficiently as they should. When the sanitizer doesn't work efficiently, bacteria & other stuff you don't want in your spa start gaining control. You could easily end up with skin rashes and eye irritations at least.
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Pool Water balancing for your pool: Without proper chemical maintenance, you can get water line scum build-up, much shortened heater life (the heater either corrodes away due to low pH & Total Alkalinity; we've seen people buy 2 heaters in one season because they don't think they need to balance their water!) or scale build-ups (high pH, high Total Alkalinity, high Total Hardness) prevent efficient heating (scaling of the thickness of just 1 sheet of paper can easily cause you to use at least 10% MORE electricity or gas), clogged filters and shortened filter life. Left completely alone, we've even seen the pool liners become faded & brittle & other damage because of it's constant contact with out-of-balance water. You didn't buy your pool for that mess!
Good & proper swimming pool water balance involves 3 essential parameters: pH, Total Alkalinity and Calcium Hardness. Each are direct contributors to effective & efficient sanitizer use (chlorine, bromine, biguanide, salt, Pristine Blue or whatever you use), care of the equipment and the bodies of you, your family & friends who use the pool
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what a good question and good answer here.
i learned so much about pool water now. keep balance is the most important thing.
cause i am doing business about heat pump control panel, so i always learn some information about the swimming pool.
Posted by: linna | Thursday, 29 September 2011 at 02:55 AM