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How Long Do I Have To Wait To Swim After Adding Pool Chemicals?
After Adding pH, Alkalinity and Clarifier It is recommended to wait at least 20 minutes to an hour after adding water balancing chemicals.
After Adding Calcium Chloride to Raise Calcium Hardness You should wait 2-4 hours (or one full cycle through the filter) to swim from the moment you use calcium chloride in your pool.
After Shocking Your Pool It is safe to swim once your chlorine levels reach 5 ppm or lower. Typically a minimum of 24 hours up to a couple of days depending on the type of shock and amount used.
After Adding Muriatic Acid Muriatic acid can create a hot spot of acid in the water that could potentially burn or irritate your skin. It is best to wait 30 minutes after adding it to your pool.
After Adding Algaecide We recommend waiting at least 15 minutes to swim after adding algaecide to your swimming pool. Some algaecides are perfectly safe to swim with.
Liquid Chlorine Depending on how much you have added and the size of your pool, it is generally safe to wait about 4 hours after adding liquid chlorine or until levels reach 5 ppm or lower.
After adding chemicals, it is always best to retest the water first before swimming. Always follow label directions for each product and follow the equipment instruction guidelines from the manufacturer.
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Diving Boards: A Trend of the Past
Spending summer days by the pool is one of the most popular summer activities for people of any age. Today you’ll see pools full of noodles and unicorn floats, but more than a decade ago, approximately 90% of all in-ground swimming pools had a diving board. Today they are becoming less and less common.
Here are the top four reasons why diving boards are no longer common:
Safety: Perhaps the most obvious reason that diving boards have become less popular over recent years is due to the fact that they can be dangerous and often cause many accidents. A pool is meant to be a relaxing space, but diving boards often were added stress because users needed more supervision.
Not Enough Space: In order to have a diving board safely installed, the pool needed to be at least 38’ to 39’ long because the slope in the middle of the pool needs to be far away from the board to prevent injury from hitting the bottom. This length is not feasible these days the trend in pools is now smaller because current housing trends are going towards smaller yards. Pools today are often 35’ long or less.
Insurance: In many cases, a homeowner’s insurance premiums go up with the addition of a diving board to a swimming pool. The percentages vary depending on each individual policy and often the homeowners’ insurance will not actually cover diving board related accidents. Homeowners with pools without a diving board typically experience little to no change in their rates after putting in an in-ground swimming pool.
Rigidity: The diving boards of today aren’t what they used to be. While diving boards used to be incredibly springy, the diving boards produced today are much stiffer and more rigid. The change in rigidity is because many manufacturers are scared of lawsuits related to the spring of their diving boards. As a result, manufacturers aren't making them with as much bounce as they once had; thus, losing much of their novelty value.
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