Ecosmarte Pool

UNDERSTANDING YOUR COMPUTERIZED WATER ANALYSIS

There are several factors for running a swimming pool that is balanced.

PH: Potential hydrogen is important for sanitation to work properly. For chlorine or bromine pools the ph needs to be maintained between 7.4 and 7.8. For Bacquacil the ph needs to be between 7.2 and 7.6. For alternative sanitizers like ionization 6.8 to 7.2 is appropriate. In all three of these cases you are actually running at neutral as chlorine raises the neutrality to 7.4.

Calcium Hardness: Calcium is also very important to running a swimming pool. For this reason, pools should not be filled with soft water. All pools should maintain a minimum of 200 ppm, with 400 ppm being ideal for ionization.

Chlorine/Bromine: Chlorine/Bromine needs to be measured for a chlorine/bromine based pool. The ideal level of sanitation is 1.5 ppm (one important note, chlorine loses its effectiveness if the temperature goes over 90 degrees).

Copper: Copper needs to be measured for ionized pools. The ideal level of sanitation is between 0.4 and 0.7 ppm if there is zero chlorine can be maintained at 0.4 ppm if free chlorine is 0.5ppm. Either number being higher can result in staining of the pool.

Biguanide: The ideal level of Biguanide for a Bacquacil pool is 30 to 50ppm. Hydrogen peroxide shock and algaecide also need to be added weekly.

Alkalinity: Alkalinity is a factor for chlorine, bromine or bacquacil pools. Proper alkalinity levels can help to stabilize the ph of the pool. Typically, this should measure between 80 and 120ppm.

Phosphates: Phosphates these can cause significant problems to running a pool properly. They ideally should measure 0ppm. If they measure less than 1000ppm then a product like Zero-Phos is effective at removing them. If over 1000ppm, then aluminum sulfate should be used to remove them. (See page 10.)

TDS: Total Dissolved Solids are measured as anything solid that can dissolve in water. If this level reaches a level of over 2000ppm then the pool needs to be drained and refilled.

CYA
Cyanuric Acid (cyanide) is a stabilizer used to extend the life of chlorine. 35 is the ideal level. Not compatible with ozone or oxygen based sanitation. At a level of 100ppm there can be significant health effects so this level should be monitored.