We just put our pool up, and we're gonna shock it tomorrow. I've heard that it only takes a couple days before you can go swimming. We'll be shocking it with liquid chlorine, so does anyone happen to know the approxomate amount of time it'll take?
2006-07-24 09:39:07 · 18 answers · asked by JAYM33 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
How To Shock A Pool
2016-09-29 06:57:37 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of variables concerning how quickly Cl levels drop from a shocking. Weather, current water state, and how sunny it is, being the biggies.
In a new pool, with properly balanced water, average day outside and not covered with a solar blanket, the chlorine residual from a normal shocking will, in most instances, be down to a safe level of 3.0 or less, in about 4 hours on average after the shock.
When you do shock, try to always do it at dusk. A couple of reasons for this.
1/ You get more bang for your buck. It takes a little less chlorine shock to do the same job as would if you shocked in daylight hours.
2/ In most families, everyone is done swimming at dusk, so the down time due to high chlorine levels will not be noticed.
2006-07-24 18:51:57 · answer #2 · answered by scubabob 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
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How long to you have to wait to swim after you shock a pool?
We just put our pool up, and we're gonna shock it tomorrow. I've heard that it only takes a couple days before you can go swimming. We'll be shocking it with liquid chlorine, so does anyone happen to know the approxomate amount of time it'll take?
2015-08-08 02:57:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
we use the bags of powdered chlorine.
we throw the Shock in, the water turns white, and when the water is back to being clear, we swim in it.
but that is after everything is already working. I would wait a day or so if i were just opening the pool or it had visible gunk, like algae.
2006-07-24 09:48:12 · answer #4 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
After you shock the water, in your pool, you should wait at least 24 hours, before swimming. It is also very important to check the free chlorine level, after you shock the pool, and before you swim. Make certain that the free chlorine level, is within the acceptable parameters, only then is it safe to swim.
2006-07-24 09:48:46 · answer #5 · answered by Kipper 7 · 12⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the shock. I use lithium hypochlorite and I can swim after 15 minutes. Some calcium shocks require 12 hours or so.
go to www.poolmanual.com to read everything you ever wanted to know about pool chemicals, etc
2006-07-24 10:15:44 · answer #6 · answered by Bullfrog_53 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Either you need to wait a week or two days, depends on how much you shocked your pool
2016-03-20 07:20:40 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What is loquid chorine ? Is is just bleach?
2016-06-24 05:33:42 · answer #8 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
using good shock(calcium hypochlorite 70%) I have needed 5 hours for the chlorine level to become nice and tolerable for swimming
2015-08-12 12:10:04 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wait until the chlorine level subsides to 3 parts per million.
2006-07-24 16:55:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋