How to use chlorine the right way? The function of chlorine is so diverse and crucial in maintaining your pool water quality.
But, not knowing the right way of using chlorine may reduce its effectiveness even significantly.
So, before using it for any of your needs, let’s dive into how to use chlorine the right way!
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How to Use Chlorine
The correct and effective use of chlorine for pool and well water involves several important steps to optimal results, including:
1. Measure the Chlorine According to Your Needs.
First, measure how much water you have to determine how much chlorine you need.
Besides, determining the amount of chlorine is also very important depending on your needs, whether you are just to do maintenance to keep your pool water clean, or you want to further clean up the water in your pool to the maximum.
Besides, the amount of chlorine you need to purify your water consumption must be different than just cleaning the pool water. So, measure accurately to get optimal results from the use of chlorine.
2. See the Instruction
Usually, in the chlorine packaging there are instructions for use that you can read and used as guidelines to using chlorines.
In addition, the instructions of use usually also contain the recommended measurement for your various needs that also corresponds to the amount of water that you will purify.
So, by reading and following the instructions you can get the most out of the use of chlorine for your pool or well water.
3. Mix it Thoroughly
There are several types of chlorine based on its shape, the most popular of which are powder and also tablets.
If you want to use chlorine in powder form, you will usually be asked to dissolve the chlorine powder in clean water before using it in your pool or well.
You should also pay attention to this dissolving process, try to dissolve the chlorine thoroughly and use a clean container to ensure optimum effectiveness of chlorine.
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4. Spread it Thoroughly
If you’re not going to dissolve your chlorine powder with water first, you can also directly spread it into your pools and wells.
But make sure that you spread it thoroughly and also dissolved and mixed it thoroughly with the water in your pools or wells.
5. Use It at the Night Time
Chlorine is usually used at night time or when the sun is not shining too bright. This is done to prevent any unwanted chemical reaction.
6. Monitoring Your Water Quality
Monitoring your water quality is also necessary to ensure a maximum effectiveness of using chlorine.
Check water quality regularly using a chlorine test and adjust the dose of chlorine if necessary to maintain a proper level of chlorine in the water.
7. Use Safety Equipment
When dealing with chlorine, be sure to wear protections such as gloves and masks to avoid direct contact with the skin and inhalation of potentially harmful chlorinated dust.
By following these steps properly, you can use chlorine effectively to maintain the hygiene and health of your pools and wells.
But you also need to make sure that the chlorine you used is safe and also composed of high quality materials.
This cannot be forgotten in order to further the effectiveness of chlorine that you use.
Choose the one with the SNI logo on it, because that is the chlorine that has complied with the SNI certification regulation and already been tested for its quality and safety aspect.
Well, the SNI certification is a set of regulations to ensure every product and service served and marketed in Indonesia are within Indonesian standard.
For the chlorine itself, the regulation is clearly stated in SNI 2856:2021 about calcium hypochlorite.
