OVERVIEW. KEMTEK pool and spa care Chlorinating Liquid is fast acting and can be used for every day chlorination and shock treatment. Compatible with salt pools, will not cloud water and safe for all pool types. Easy to pour, one gallon jug.
Just so, is liquid chlorine better than shock?
Liquid chlorine and granular shock have the same active chemical that sanitizes your pool, what changes is the strength and the way you use it. Liquid chlorine is less costly, unstabilized and comes in liquid form. Granular shock is stabilized and comes in a solid form that dissolves in your pool.
Also, is Super chlorinate same as shock?
Superchlorination, also known as shocking or chlorine shocking, is the process of adding several times more chlorine to the pool than is normally needed so that the chlorine can “burn” through resistant compounds, chemicals, oils and strong types of algae.
How much is chlorine per gallon?
The basic balance of chlorine to water is between 1 and 3 ppm, or 0.00013 ounces of chlorine per gallon of water.
How much is a gallon of liquid pool chlorine?
of pure gas chlorine at the average cell price of $382.99. Produces 200 gallons of liquid chlorine at the average price of $2.25 per gallon = $450.00. Click to see full answer.
What happens if you put too much shock in a pool?
Adding too much shock or overshocking your pool will kill off algae. The negative of adding too much shock is it will upset the chemical balance of your pool. It’s likely to do that regardless of if you overshocked the pool or not. The pH will either go up or down depending on which product you used.
How often should I add liquid chlorine to my pool?
As long as you test and actually KNOW what you have and what you need in the pool, you can manage it any which way that works to keep the levels up. Around here we usually suggest that you keep your chemicals “separate”, that is, add exactly as much CYA as you need, then add exactly as much chlorine as you need.
How do you use Kem Tek chlorinating liquid?
To start-up or superchlorinate (shock treatment) a pool add 64 to 128 fl oz of this product for each 10,000 gal of water to yield 5 to 10 ppm chlorine residual. Do not enter pool until residual is less than 4.0 ppm. Add this product at night while running pump and filter. Check in the morning and adjust as necessary.
How much shock do I need for a 2000 gallon pool?
In this case, you should double shock your swimming pool water. To double shock, you will need to add 2 pounds for every 10,000 gallons of water. For instance, if you pool is 20,000 gallons, you will add 4 pounds of shock.
How often should I put chlorine in my pool?
The Short, Short Version. Test Chlorine levels at least twice per week. Also make sure to test after heavy use or rainfall, as Chlorine levels have likely been depleted. Pool chlorine is responsible for sanitizing your pool and hot tub water to make it safe to swim.
How much chlorine do I put in a 30000 gallon pool?
It takes 1 ounce of chlorine in 7,500 gallons of water to equal 1 ppm. We will divide 30,000 gallons by 7,500 to get 4. It requires 4 ounces of chlorine to raise the parts per million of this example pool by 1.