Hey- my pool lost some water and when it filled up, it was with well water and it’s pretty cloudy. The chemicals seem perfect, but my pool guy probably won’t come until Thursday or Friday. I have a spa shock with sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione in it. Is it a bad idea to put some in my pool to clear it up? If so, I have no idea exactly how many gallons is- it’s not a huge pool and goes to 8 feet. What’s a safe amount to dump in? Finally- if it is safe, do I just put it in the water on top and let filter run?
Can I use hot tub shock in pool?
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reggiehammond
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- Oct 4, 2020
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- 30000
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- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
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- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
PoolMath can show you the effect of adding dichlor.
We generally advise very different methods for pool care that what you're likely experiencing.
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sktn77a
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You'll be fine. A little dichlor (2 lbs) should clear up any algae/organics and isn't going to harm anything.
A misconception is that there is a chlorine product that is exclusively for shocking a pool or spa. Shocking a body of water is raising the chlorine level to such a point (basically adding 10PPM over what is in the pool) that it breaks the chlorine/nitrogen bond that forms chloramines (stinky chlorine). That can be done with any type of chlorine.
There are non-chlorine shock products ( potassium-monopersulfate is one) that do the same thing without raising the chlorine level and it is usually used in spas as it is an excellent hot-water shocking agent (also usually too expensive to be used in most residential pools).
It can also be done with hydrogen peroxide (not the wimpy stuff bought at a grocery or drug store).