Breakpoint Chlorination Explained

Breakpoint chlorination is a chemical point where enough chlorine has been added to the pool to eliminate the bonds that are combining chlorine to contaminants.  So that’s the definition, but let’s back up a bit and provide some context When swimmers complain that they can smell the “chlorine” in the pool, what they are actually [...]

What Is Chlorine Shock?

Chlorine is a commonly used pool sanitizer. It sanitizes by killing algae, bacteria, and other pathogens and binding with unwanted substances such as skin cells, oil, urea, leaf litter and other debris to form chloramines or combined chlorine compounds. These can cause eye irritation and an unpleasant “chlorine-like” odor. This process of sanitation together with [...]