WARNING: Chemicals That DAMAGE Your POOL ⚠️ - Video

The Pool Care Cheat Sheet (Free): https://swimu.com/cheatsheet
The Pool Care Handbook: https://swimu.com/book
The Pool Care Video Course: https://swimu.com/poolcourse
The Pool Care App: https://swimu.com/poolapp

If you add the wrong chemicals in the wrong way to your pool, you could destroy your pool surfaces and equipment... OR even cause your entire filtration system to explode. LITERALLY EXPLODE.

Here are three chemicals to watch out for:

#1. Cal-hypo shock in salt water pools. This type of shock contains calcium, and that calcium can build up inside your salt cell over time. Eventually, that buildup will stop your salt water system from working properly. If you have a salt water pool, use dichlor shock or liquid chlorine instead.

#2. Copper-based algaecides. While algaecide can help prevent algae, copper-based versions can stain your pool surfaces, especially if you have high metal content in your water. Look polyquat 60 algaecides to avoid stains on your walls and floor.

#3. Adding chlorine shock directly to your skimmer. Here's where an explosion can happen if you have trichlor chlorine tablets in an automatic, in-line chlorinator or, worse, if they're in your skimmer basket. When cal-hypo shock mixes with trichlor chlorine tablets in a confined space, it creates a reaction that can blow up your filter system. Never add shock to your skimmer, and never mix different types of chlorine together.

Swim University makes pool and hot tub care easy for millions of homeowners. Each year, we continue to help more people with water chemistry, cleaning, and troubleshooting. We know taking care of a swimming pool or spa can be difficult. And it’s hard to find a trusted source of information. This is the reason we created Swim University.

Our Recommended Pool Supplies: https://swimu.com/supplies
Need more pool help? Go here: https://swimu.com/youtube