chlorine stabilizers are used in outdoor pools.If the amount of the acid stays within 30 to 50 parts per million, it's good for the pool.You should make sure that your pool water is within this range by regularly testing it.
Step 1: Make sure that your state allows it.
Every state has their own laws and maximum and minimum levels that they allow.It is important that you know what you are testing for.
Step 2: Understand the benefits of cyanuric acid.
Reducing the amount of chlorine lost over time is achieved by protecting the chlorine in a pool from ultraviolet sunlight.The pool stays cleaner because of this.The effectiveness of chlorine can be reduced by high amounts of cyanuric acid.A health risk can be created by the build up ofbacteria in the water.
Step 3: Stabilized chlorine is a must for your pool.
Many pool owners don't know that they are adding chlorine to their pools.When buying chlorine for your pool, choose either dichlor or trichlor.
Step 4: Don't forget to test your pool.
Set a time once a week to check your levels.You should test more often if you have concerns about your levels.
Step 5: You should get a testing kit.
A "disappearing dot" test kit should include a glass test tube, plastic vessel, and chemical reagent packets.Many kits come with a plastic pipette and a spoon or stirring rod.A black dot or black line should be at the bottom of the glass test tube.The testing process depends on this mark being there.There should be at least two separate compartments for the test tube and plastic vessel.
Step 6: Sample water can be filled with the plastic vessel.
The testing kit has a plastic vessel.The amount indicated in the test instructions is common.The plastic vessel can be used to scoop the water up.A plastic vessel with a lid can be found in some testing kits.Shake the sample water for 30 seconds and mix the reagent into it.
Step 7: Add the solution with water.
The chemical reagent should be put into the sample water.The provided spoon or stirring rod can be used to mix the powder into the water.If you don't have a spoon or rod, use a plastic or glass spoon.
Step 8: Wait one minute.
The necessary chemical reaction will occur if this is done.The reagent reacts with the water to create a cloudiness.The cloudier the water, the higher the concentration of the acid.
Step 9: The solution should be put in the test tube.
One drop at a time is how to transfer the testing solution into the marked test tube.The black mark is easy to spot if the test tube is on a white or light surface.You can see the test tube from above as you drop the solution.
Step 10: When the black dot disappears, stop.
If you can't see the black mark at the bottom of the tube, stop dropping water inside.The test tube should be viewed from the top and not the side.
Step 11: The liquid level needs to be checked.
You can read the graduated line on the test tube.The line will tell you the concentration of the acid.The cyanuric acid concentration is greater if the mark disappears.It is lower if it disappears above the 10 ppm mark.The ideal range for pool water is between 30 and 50 parts per million.
Step 12: If the level is too high or low, run the test over.
If the level of cyanuric acid is over 100 parts per million, you will need to take another water sample and try the test again.Take a small sample of pool water.Add distilled water to the sample water.Run through the test the same way as before, but use the newly prepared sample.
Step 13: As needed, adjust your water.
After the acid has had a chance to distribute itself evenly, add as much cyanuric acid or fresh water to the pool as needed.This takes about four hours.To test the water again, use the same steps that were used the first time.
Step 14: Purchase a package of testing strips.
The chemical composition of the strips is sensitive to the presence of cyanuric acid.Since you can submerge the strip directly into the water without collecting a sample, it's a good idea to buy a separate strip.A color identification chart is required for the package of testing strips you purchase.
Step 15: The instructions should be read.
The strips are different so make sure you use them correctly.Since the instructions apply to the specific product you have on hand, follow those instructions instead of the ones indicated here.
Step 16: Lower the strip into the water.
If you want to test the water in your pool, you need to submerge the test patch portion for 30 seconds.There is a color on the testing patch of the strip when the chemicals react with the water.
Step 17: The strip has a color chart on it.
Take the strip out of the water and compare it to the chart that came with it.The shade of the testing strip should correspond to the color on the identification chart.The levels of the acid should be marked on the chart.
Step 18: Retest the water as needed.
If you need to add cyanuric acid to the pool water based on the amount detected by the testing strip, do so now and retest the level afterwards.You need to give the water a chance to distribute the acid evenly.You should wait at least four hours if you read the test strip instructions.