Today we’re going to explain different methods for disinfecting swimming pools . First of all, it’s important to understand that we shouldn’t confuse cleaning a pool with disinfecting it.
In this sense, there are several ways to disinfect the pool: we can use active oxygen for pools , we can use bromine, through saline chlorination,… and with chlorine.
Below, we show you one of the different types of pool disinfection: chlorine.
Chlorine-based pool disinfectant: types and formats
The fact: 90% of swimming pools are disinfected with chlorine . And there are two types of chlorine: dichlor and trichlor.
Chlorine typology :
1) Dichlorine : This is used for shock treatments in swimming pools . The key is its speed of disinfection, as it dissolves and acts quickly.
2) Trichlor; it is more stable in pools and has a much longer lifespan. Unlike dichlor, trichlor is used for maintenance and not for shock treatments .
Chlorine format:
a) In granule/powder form : shock chlorine. Basically, dichlor is usually in granule and/or powder form since we are going to add it to the pool water.
b) In granules and tablets : the tricoloro. We place the tablets in the skimmer so that they dissolve little by little.
How much chlorine disinfectant is needed?
The amount is determined by many factors: for example, the volume of the pool, the bathers, it depends on the water temperature, the hours of sunshine, etc.
But basically, in the summer season for a 50m2 pool, you may need between 2 or 3 tablets per week .
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