How much shock to add to your pool in general. You'll want to add add one pound of chlorine shock for every 10 000. Gallons of water in your but if you're experiencing issues like green water you'll need to add more so here's a quick guide on figuring out how much shock to add to your pool. Let's dive in real quick.

If you want more help taking care of your pool be sure to grab our free pool care cheat sheet at swimuniversitycom. Cheat sheet it's totally free and will help keep your pool clean and clear all season long first what happens when you add shock to your water shocking. A pool is the process of adding a highly concentrated dose of chlorine to quickly raise the levels of free chlorine in your water and that high concentration kills. Things like algae and bacteria and helps break up chloramines chloramines are also known as combined chlorine combined chlorine happens when free chlorine in your water gets used up after combining with contaminants.

Using a chlorine shock. Like cal hypo or dichlor shock. Once a week will help kill contaminants and break up any chloramine buildup. You can also use a non chlorine shock to get rid of chloramines in your pool.

But it won't kill algae growth. If you have any more questions about what type of shock is right for your pool be sure to check out our other video. So how much shock. Should you add to your pool.

A standard dose of chlorine shock is one pound of shock per 10 000. Gallons of water but always double check the product label before adding it to your pool. The goal is to quickly raise your free chlorine levels to at least 10 parts per million or higher this will increase your free chlorine and decrease your combined chlorine your free available chlorine levels should be between 1 and 3 parts per million. With 3 parts per million being ideal your combined chlorine levels should be no more than 05.

Parts per million or as close to 0. As possible if you need help understanding how to calculate and test for your combined chlorine check out our other videos. Now if your combined chlorine levels are a lot higher like three parts per million. You'll want to add a double dose of shock regular weekly shocking can keep your free and combined chlorine levels in the right place just be sure to balance your ph and alkalinity before shocking your water.

So the shock can work more effectively and always test your chlorine levels before and after shocking but how much shock should you add to kill algae. Shocking your pool with a double triple or even quadruple dose of shock is the most effective treatment for algae. If you have light green or teal green pool water. This is early stage.

Algae growth. So you'll need to double shock your pool with two pounds of shock per 10 000. Gallons. If you have darker green water or significant algae growth.

You'll want to triple shock your pool with three pounds of shock per 10 000. Gallons finally if you have black green or extreme algae growth. You'll need to quadruple shock. Your pool with four pounds of shock per.

10 000. Gallons. Remember. Only a chlorine based shock will kill algae.

A non chlorine shock. Can help refresh your free chlorine levels. But it won't actively combat an algae problem and algaecide won't work to kill a significant algae issue either it's more effective at preventing algae from happening in the first place if you need more help getting rid of algae in your pool be sure to check out our other step by step videos can a pool be shocked too much it is definitely possible to add too much shock. Especially if you have a smaller pool.

It can take much longer for chlorine levels to drop back down to a safe range. If you have less water so be sure to test your levels after shocking and do not use the pool. Until the chlorine has dropped back down to a safer range of about three parts per million finally can you use bleach or liquid chlorine to shock a pool. While you can technically use liquid chlorine or bleach to shock your water.

You'll have to use a lot more remember your goal is to quickly raise your free chlorine levels to 10 parts per million or higher. So regardless of which type of chlorine that you use test your water before and after using a super concentrated dose and that's it if you need more help with pool maintenance be sure to grab our free pool care cheat sheet at swimuniversitycom. Cheat sheet and if you found this video helpful leave a comment hit the like button and subscribe for more pool maintenance tutorials throughout the season that's it thanks again and happy swimming.