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PayPal Owners How often should you be shocking your pool? Adding shock to your water once a week will help kill contaminants and refresh your chlorine levels. A non-chlorine shock is easy to use for weekly maintenance, but only a chlorine shock will kill bacteria and algae, so use this more often. If you have problems like cloudy or green water, follow us at swim. University for more pool care tips throughout the year.


4 thoughts on “How often to shock your pool swim university”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Amanda Longton says:

    But when I shock the water I get drop out sediment that falls to the bottom of the pool and my pump isn't strong enough to pull it off the bottom and it is too fine to vacuum up.๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

    How do you remove the sediment if you have a 15' Intex ring pool?

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars MARK SULLIVAN says:

    Never! Just keep your chlorine levels at 2-4ppm at all times and you should never have to โ€œshockโ€. I use liquid all year long so my cya doesnโ€™t get out of control, and in the 7 years Iโ€™ve had a pool have never once seen algae in my pool

    Also, get yourself a proper Taylor test kit

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ellie says:

    I have high calcium. Is there a non chlorine shock that does not have calcium.

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars tagle281 says:

    What chlorine shock is best for salt water pools?

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