Common Household POOL CHEMICALS? | Swim University
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- Have you ever wondered if you have to use chemicals to clean your pool? Some products you find at your local grocery store can do just as good a job as the products marketed specifically for pool cleaning, which can save you quite a bit of money.
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00:00 - Introduction to Common Household Pool Cleaning Chemicals
00:32 - How To Use Baking Soda To Clean Your Pool
01:12 - How To Use Bleach To Clean Your Pool
02:38 - Pool Care Video Course
03:16 - How To Use Muriatic Acid To Clean Your Pool
04:21 - How To Use Borate or Borax To Clean Your Pool
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Heck yes I found him calming after what just happened to me then a small fly landed on me...I immediately thought it was him on me because bowtnan bugs swim and love my pool I'm not the first one in my swimming pool just got it
I’m Completely new at this. I find your videos extremely helpful.
Your videos have been extremely helpful!! We just put ours up one week ago by getting lucky at Walmart with the last one the shelf. Chemicals have been hard to find also! So now knowing I can do with household items will be extremely helpful!!
I subscribed to your channel after watching this video. Thank you so much!! You're my go to guy for pool care. This bleach, borax, & baking soda video is the best, most informative on RUclips.
Sodium hypochlorite is sodium hypochlorite. In the fall when all the pool chemicals go on clearance, I buy the gallons of pool chlorine for using in laundry. It's just a higher concentration, so you use less in the wash than you would normally put in.
Yes it’s 10%, where as most bleach is only 5%. Some concentrated bleach is 7.5% but not 10 like chlorinated liquid. 👍🏻✌🏻
These videos are the best!! Thanks for breaking it down.
Great information!! Thank you!!
All your videos are so helpful. Thank you so much
Thank you for your videos. I follow your advice and my pool that is used almost daily by multiple people is always clear. I brush it several times a week, shock every Sunday evening. Check levels 2x a week, keep it covered when not in use. Bought a skimmer and hand skim daily. I recently put tennis balls in to soak up the oils. Works amazingly well.
What type of cover do you cover your pool daily? I need to cover mine because of the nearby Oak tree.
thank you i agree with you 100%
you should do live streams so people can snow you there actual problems
Always informative and fun to watch your vids! Love the pool care guide too...I highly recommend
Videos beyond helpful. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your videos. I will be buying your book. :)
Very helpful info . Thanks
Thanks for this, i knew the baking soda trick but the borax for ph will help me out huge from now on!
Your videos are really helpful!
Glad you like them!
Best content, thanks putting out video
I’m going to try thank you have a great day 👍👍👍
Thank you for saying all that. You are great>.
The most helpful videos
So helpful, thank you!
This was really helpful since I bought my pool during quarantine. It was a real mission getting it in the first place and impossible to get products for it. So thank you !
Me too! We lived in Puerto Rico and its impossible visit Walmart to find one pool...and the chemicals, no I don't need to say its impossible find that now.
Bummer! I guess I got lucky, then. I bought everything a-la-cart from multiple places and got ALL of it in a reasonable amount of time.
We bought ours too but its the 5th one weve had and im glad i bought everything in April bc online pools are going for WAY more than what they cost
First world problems 🤣
You really simplify all this chemistry stuff . Wish I could afford your book or program/system. Listening to audio books just doesn't work. The price is very reasonable for all the info you provide especially like how it's so mobile friendly ! It's that pool that made me so broke ! Lol
Hog wash! Been using baking soda for over 8 yrs. No worries!
Thanks 😊 I will try
I looked at liquid chlorine and it's the same as bleach on the bottle and same for the Alkalinity powder to Baking soda I was like huh? The pool store is robbing us lol
The chlorine will be stronger. But yes its the same thing for the most part.
Yes the pool stores are robbing everyone.
Ty so muchhh for telling me
Hi What do you think about using ionized copper as a disinfectent in the pool?
Informative, as always, but one major point that was left out regarding boric acid is that it can be used to stabilize pH. That's very significant for those of us who have salt chlorine generators.
Thank you can you tell me how much you are putting in your pool? I am adding tons of acid and would like a alternative.
Boric acid ?????? Is that the same as Borax?
Very informative.
I know alot of people say bleach is cheaper than liquid, But not really Clorox has only about 5% sodium hyperchlorite. Pool esentials at Walmart has 10% for 3.64 a gallon. So Clorox you need twice as much. 🤓
True!
I have noticed this also. A friend of mine keeps telling me to use bleach but it’s not any cheaper.
is bleach safe? I have kids
@@normantorcal1984 Bleach is a ratio of water to the chemical that is chlorine or sodium hypochlorite. Get a good test kit to determine free chlorine levels and use a pool calculator to determine how much to add.
Unfortunately, the higher the % chloride, the more unstable and short-lived the product. 6% Clorox will maintain its potency for a good six months. 10% or higher usually starts losing potency within a month. So as long as you use it promptly, it is a better buy, but Clorox keeps for much longer.
TQ for the info. However you didn’t mention which one is the better choice? Please advise. TQ
I had a pool for years and used common bleach and nothing else, worked great with the right amount
What is the ratio
Wondering same thing bc I can't find chorine tablets
@@drinaryjayelledalan891 I use a gallon of bleach for every 10,000 gallons of water
How much
New subscriber here!
I need help!!!! I bought a house a year ago with a very nice hot tub, but I am on a city well, and even though I’ve purged the lines many times, scrubbed the shell until it was sparkling, ia pool filter,
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Can you use the products in a stock tank pool (untreated/natural)? Maybe you could do a video on stock tank pool care !!
2:34 - Which chemical will stabilize that?
Can you use this in an above ground pool?
Hello...i have intex pool 10', tested it 3 way solution kit...PH goes up everytime i use it. And chlorine too. How to lower it?...
How to rise the calssium hardness with home products?
Thank you.
Love me some good ‘ol bacon soda 🥓.
But seriously though, great video. Many thanks
Excellent video
Should definitely be the face of pools period. Like a mr.clean of pools idk but dude start making products il bias buy your products I swear!
Thanks for your guidance! Would this method work for an above ground intex pool?
Yes
can you use Borax to clean dirty Tiger flex hoses in swimming pool plumbing??? Joe
Hey small 2300 gallon pool. Total chlorine is 9.58ppm, free is only 0.75 which is a huge difference. Ph and alkalinity are good, cya is 37. Pool store recommended 2 lbs of oxidizer shock, did this last night ran filter all night this am pool test strips still showing 0 for free chlorine
Can all theses methods you mentioned be used in an underground “lined pool” without bleaching or changing the color of the liner?
Does anyone know how much of each product to use for a 6,000gallon pool that has just been filled for the first time?
Any idea if I could use iodine in a pool? Instead of chlorine.
Iodineism absorbs into the thyroid gland a d is really healthy for people, it's one of the main reasons why fish are "healthy" due to iodine from the ocean and omega fats.
I love swimming, pools and even the smell of chlorine, I use iodine on a daily level though and have been using it for a mini animal pool for a few weeks and it's been going good for far.
I'd really like to know if It could be used on a large swimming pool though
Thanks
Just started maintaining a pool and it doesn’t have any valves for backwash or vacuuming . Any ideas ?
What about Clorox bleach? Ive read you shouldn't use because of their "cloromax" additives. Is this correct?
An acid wash were told cannot remove a lot of the stains in our pool. Is there another alternative. Like a large sander to remove the calcium? The pool is 25x45 wound cost a fortune to re plaster.
Hi. How do I get rid of calcium sticking on my polyester pool?
What can I use to raise chlorine in my pool. There is a shortage this year and we are completely out of all tabs.
One thing to mention - the amount of bleach to add would depend on the CYA level in your pool (stabilizer). “Stabilizer” or CYA (Cyanuric Acid) acts as “sun screen” for your chlorine (sodium hypochlorite / bleach). You need a proper pool test kit to test CYA, but if the level is high, you’re going to need more than 1 gallon per 10,000 gallons of water to reach the desired chlorine ppm level to kill any algae.
If which level is high?
@@skybox-101 CYA aka “Stabilizer”
Wouldn't it be that you will need a lot of bleach of the cya is low..
@@dev2times No, it would be more like - you would technically need less bleach, but ‘more often’ because the sun would cook the sodium hypochlorite (bleach / chlorine) out of the pool faster. You only need more chlorine if your CYA level is so high that it takes more to bring the free chlorine PPM up to a level where it becomes effective. I’m short, just keep your CYA level between 30 and 50 ppm, you’ll be good.
@@ed0985587 ahh i gotcha noww. Also do you have any tips on how to keep cya levels up? I follow the instructions of a couple diff methods but nothing works.
Orale like your info, is your thing in Español too ? ,just got a 16.5x9x48 intex, in ca. What the difference here and other states to keep up pools? Thanks 👍
Do you have any info on kiddie pools? 550 gallons or less? Keeping it safe for kids during the summer?
Can you use it with inflatable pools? What if you only use baking soda and not bleach?
Just found you, thank you !!
Would Ajax Powder be OK to use as a Bleach???
Ugh....went on vacation for a week and all it did here at home was rain rain rain. My pool has been green since before i came home (5 days ago) and ive managed to lighten the color but its still green! I guess I'll try straight bleach tonight and see if thats the final blow. Ive already added the chloriator liquid with algaecide in it, and ive shocked it 3 times. 😒 All levels were good last i checked them except for an obvious high chlorine level.
Bacon Soda. Ha ha ha. Great video, thanks.
Yep came to comments Just to see if I was hearing properly 😂😂😂 Bacon Soda. Will never be the same again. .
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My son is immunocompromised but I want to teach him to swim. I don’t feel safe letting him learn in a public pool. What is the safest chemical to use for the absolute cleanest pool water? We live in Florida.
So house hold bleach is the same as adding like chlorine tablets but in liquid form I just whta to know so I want to be sure
I have a small pool and it’s 70 x 20 round pool - are you able to help me know how much baking soda and bleach i would need.?
my pool currently has all levels fine except free chlorine..it's at 10...I read that peroxide can lower the free chlorine but I don't wanna mess with my other levels and have to re-do the shock and alkaline etc.. u have any tips?
Where I live Clorox (at Costco) is more expensive (per gallon) than Liquid Chlorine.
Muriatic acid is not easy to find in the stores.
Lowe's used to sell it (I remember the container was wrapped in a thick plastic sheet) but, since it's very dangerous to handle, Lowe's is no longer sell it.
Thank you for your video though!
Try Home Depot
You have a weird Lowe's, I just bought a gallon last week
Added granulated chlorine directly into my pool 3 days ago. I still see the chemicals floating around in the pool and they arent dissolving. It settles to the bottom but when I put in my dolphin vacuum it just spreads it around . Help !
Awsome thanks! Opened the pool for the first time and I’m noticing the sand filter psi increasing by 10psi every 24hrs. Is that because it’s cleaning so much?
Most likely, yes! Which is a good thing because it's working. A bad thing because you have to keep backwashing it. You can help your filter out by vacuuming and skimming and cleaning the pool manually.
Thank for the video. I am about to buy new products for my spa. We aren't hurting things by using baking soda or borax for PH? I have just drained and cleaned the tub to change from chlorine to bromine and the frog setup. I am going to be using the frog mineral with a floating bromine setup.
Nope, not hurting anything at all if you're using the correct amounts and keeping your readings in the correct ranges.
With all due respect, bromine is an inferior disinfectant to chlorine, and more expensive. And speaking of expensive: Frog is a bit of a scam (and this is from a former user). Minerals are bad for your pool in general, and their disinfectant products jack up your CYA to the point of neutralizing the disinfectant. Plus they produce different lines of refills that are purposely manufactured to not fit between a myriad of models, each sold exclusively to individual pool-store chains. It’s all very slimy.
I have a mini pool that holds about 1,000 gallons of water only. How much bleach in liters should i use?
thanks a lot. I was in the store the other day here in May 2022. 1 pound bags of shock that were $1.99, or now six dollars.
when I was first considering getting a an above ground pool about 20 years ago. I ran into a guy that buys bleach in 5 gallon plastic models directly from the company that makes sense. He said that’s all he’s ever used to chlorinate his pool. He said “ chlorine is chlorine”
I would like to hear an explanation about raising or lowering alkalinity or pH. Those test strips are youse tell me some things are low and some things are high. I had an aluminum ladder for the first five years of my pool. Something I was putting in the pool or something I wasn’t putting in the pool cause that aluminum to be corroded, and I had to replace the ladder. I now have a stainless steel ladder..
I have a Hayward DE filter. I would like to know how many hours a day I need to run that, and if there is a better time to run it like mornings, afternoon when the sun is strongest, or after sunset. I generally run the pump for about eight hours a day, and I always always have the pump on if anyone is in the pool..
The biggest problem I have is algae. My pool doesn’t get direct sunlight until about 11 AM, and the sun goes off of my pool probably around 2 PM. Because of the trees.. I can’t believe how much stuff from those trees falls in the pool every day. I actually have to close the pool here in Western Pennsylvania around the third week of August every year. If I let it go past Labor Day, I just can’t keep up with the leaves that are in the pool hourly, they turn the pool green if I don’t get those leaves out of there daily..
Great video with straight talk. Thanks
I have outdoor bleach, It's very strong says the bottle makes 30 gallons of bleach. So one of those should work??? Anywone??
Which product makes the water softer
Hi, how about Calcium hardness ,how to increase it?
How much bleach can I use in a above ground pool ? It’s a 18ft pool
is baking soda raise ph in pool
after huge raining weekend hier in tc florida the pool went from blue the green bubble algee what can i do
m acid and baking soda
or what
So if both bacon soda and borate do the same thing, why use the soda? 1.5 lbs vs 1/2 a cup?
My pool is light green,What do I use first? I have testing kit! So I test than what would I do next ? On chemicals? First time pool owner ,Pool above ground and is a intex pool,Don't know where to start, I would say chlorine is low to begin with.Someone please help ? Haven't seen my grandson in 3 years and my family are having a pool party on Saturday so I need to get the pool cleaned fast. Thank you for your help 🙏.
Can you use the bleach in a bromine stock tank pool?
Hi! What is the wrong with thick bleach?
I'm not seeing the calculator for muriatic acid in the description as mentioned.
Can you mix bleach and baking soda together
How much baking soda for 160 gallons of water? And bleach?
The easiest and cheapest way to get sodium bicarbonate is at a Co-Op or animal feed store. 50 lb bag for about $25.
Can I still add bleach with no pump? My kids have a 5x10 3 ft pool and I really need to figure out a way where I'm not dumping all that water out every time they want to swim in it
When adding baking soda, does it effect the test for free chlorine?
I have a 10,000 gallon salt pool that had a algae build up do to the pump being busted. Since i have fixed my saltline pump my water readings are 7.0 pH andaLKALINITY 40PPM both are low my normal pH should range from 7.4 to 7.6 mine is 7.0, and my range for Alkalinity is 80ppm to 120ppm mine is 40 ppm how do I raise them.
barbara centeno My pool alkalinity is also at 40 ppm. According to this video you need to add 6 lbs of baking soda to your pool to bring it from 40 ppm to 80 ppm.
I have a 20,000 gallon pool so I’m going to add 12 lbs of baking soda today and see what happens. I’ll probably add 6 lbs. Then test the water after a few hours. Then add 6 more pounds if I still need to bring it up more.
Ok I’m not an owner of an in ground pool but i am a owner of a stock tank that I’m trying to make into a fabulous 10 ft round / 2 feet high wading pool.
I do want to make a filter system~I’m considering the standard built in filter and exhaust by cutting in the sides but also see a kiddy pool system that is a over the edge filter system ive seen done (on You Tube) with a blow up pool.
What i want to know is WHAT do you recommend for should i worry about painting / treating the inside (which I’ve seen good and bad ideas).
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Thank you for your helpful advice. I subscribed to watch more of your videos.
If anyone can. Give me a list of everything to make own chorine tablets please and how much etc I'd really appreciate it
So I can maintain my pool completely with household products?
Hello I would like to know could you also use these items in a pond would that be a harmful for your animals like ducks and dogs
If I use Borax to raise my PH will it also raise my alkalinity? I'm trying to get my PH up and get my alaklinity down in my 18' intex easy set pool
I have an above ground pool, normal pH but the total alkalinity is 240. 12×24 rectangular pool. I'm not sure how much pH down to put in as it will affect the pH level. I can't find a chart for it. Please help!
I’m surprised you didn’t mention that Muriatic acid lowers PH as well as T/A??
My pool build some pink kind of lavender stains how can I remove it?
Is there a weekly thing I can do to maintain pool? Like a gallon of chlorine and a cup of baking soda?
Which ORDER? our pool is green but when I take a sample in a cup its clear...
My good old poolman says i need to ""drain hte pool?
I just Changed my sand in my filter and its stopping up now about 1hr of run time the waster was a dark green i hit it with alot if shock now its trying to get blue..i tested and i had copper n the water i ran the copper out stuff but i am still have filter isssues helpppp
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