How do I lower the free chlorine in my pool?

Tips to Lower the Chlorine Level in Your Pool

Use the Sunshine. A quick and easy way to dissipate chlorine in your pool is to take advantage of a warm, sunny day.
Heat the Pool Water.
Dilute the Pool.
Use Hydrogen Peroxide.
Use a Chlorine Neutralizing Product.
Try Sodium Thiosulfate.

What chemical reduces chlorine in pools?

Sodium Thiosulfate
Two different chemical agents that can reduce chlorine levels are Sodium Thiosulfate and Pool-Grade Hydrogen Peroxide (specific to pool treatment). Be sure to test your water after using one of these agents as they tend to impact pH, sometimes dramatically.

How long does it take for free chlorine to go down?

Decrease pool chlorine with natural sunlight Sunlight depletes chlorine level, although not as fast as chemical methods. On a cloudless sunny day, 90% of the chlorine level in a pool can be destroyed in about two hours.

What to do if total chlorine is higher than free chlorine?

If your total chlorine level is high, you will use a non-chlorine shock; if it is low, you will use a chlorinated shock. As a rule, you will need to raise free chlorine to 10 times your combined chlorine to hit what is known as “break point.” Therefore, it is good to deal with combined chlorine while it is still small.

How can I raise my free chlorine level?

Raising pool chlorine can be much easier than trying to lower chlorine levels. Simply adding chlorine in the form of chlorine tablets, granular chlorine, liquid shock or powder shock will increase the total amount of chlorine within the pool.

What’s the best way to get chlorine out of the pool?

Ultraviolet light from the sun breaks down chlorine rapidly naturally. If your chlorine levels are really high, make sure no one goes swimming until the levels have dropped back down into a safe range. It’s FREE!

What happens when you add more chlorine to a pool?

Adding more free chlorine to the water, a process called superchlorination or shocking, reduces the chloramine level because free chlorine breaks the chemical bonds of the chloramine compounds, converting them to nitrogen gas. When all of the chloramines are gone, any leftover chlorine is referred to as the free chlorine residual.

What happens when you add free chlorine to water?

The sum of the levels of combined and free chlorine in the water is called the total chlorine level. Adding more free chlorine to the water, a process called superchlorination or shocking, reduces the chloramine level because free chlorine breaks the chemical bonds of the chloramine compounds, converting them to nitrogen gas.

How can you tell if you have free chlorine in your pool?

When all of the chloramines are gone, any leftover chlorine is referred to as the free chlorine residual. A simple test kit will measure your pool’s chlorine levels. To determine the levels of free and combined chlorine in the water, first test to determine the level of free chlorine, then test to determine the level of total chlorine.

How do you raise the level of free chlorine in a pool?

How can I lower the chlorine level in my Pool?

Another method to decrease chlorine levels in your pool is to remove the pool cover. If you have one, open it up and let the sun shine down. Sunlight is known to lower chlorine levels in relatively short periods of time.

How to bring down chlorine in an indoor pool?

How to Lower Chlorine in a Pool Method 1 of 3: Basic Techniques. Understand “chlorine smell” and stinging eyes. Many people think that a chemical smell or stinging eyes are signs of chlorine. Method 2 of 3: Adding Chemicals to Lower Chlorine. Purchase a chlorine neutralizer from a pool supply store. Method 3 of 3: Using Ultraviolet Lamps. Understand UV disinfection.

How much chlorine should you add to your pool?

Since adding chemicals to your pool is a chemical reaction, it must be done with the utmost care to stay in the right range where chlorine kills bacteria without harming you. Ideally, you should have 3 ppm (parts per million) of chlorine in your pool.