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Increasing or Decreasing Chlorine Levels
Instructions for increasing the chlorine in your water are available to
read online, or you can
download and print a copy of the instructions in
Adobe PDF format.
Instructions for decreasing the chlorine in your water are available to
read online, or you can
download and print a copy of the instructions in
Adobe PDF format.
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How To Shock a Pool
The "smell of chlorine" in a pool is actually the smell of chloramines,
the chemical compounds formed when chlorine combines with sweat, oils,
urine and other contaminants in the water. Chloramines are not effective
in disinfecting the water and cause eye and skin irritation.
Breakpoint Superchlorination or "Pool Shocking" is required to
combat the loss of effective chlorine in the water. Breakpoint
Superchlorination is required (on average) every 2-3 weeks for indoor
pools and every 7-10 days for outdoor pools. Heavy bather loads
will increase the need for Breakpoint Superchlorination.
Instructions for
Breakpoint Superchlorination of your water are available to
read online, or you can
download and print a copy of the instructions in
Adobe PDF format.
Fecal Accidents in Public Water Facilities
Fecal matter has been proven to be a source of gastrointestinal disease
organisms such as Pseudomonas, Hepatitis, Giardia, Legionella,
Staphylococci, Cryptosporidium and Shigellosis. Blood borne
diseases such as HIV, AIDS, Hepatitis B are not transmitted through pool
water since these organisms cannot survive outside the human host.
Prevention of fecal accidents can limit the number of health related
Recreational Water Illnesses (RWI's). Procedures for prevention
and procedures for fecal accidents are available to
read
online or are available to
download and print in Adobe PDF format.
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