Testing Your Pool Water
An important part of owning your own personal pool is testing your pool water for multiple factors and chemical levels. You want to ensure that you prepared to perform each of these important tests to have the highest quality pool water possible in your pool. The four main tests that are used are pH, chlorine, Total Alkalinity and Calcium Hardness. pH is an important part of testing as it measures the acidity of the water found in your pool. Bad pH levels can render chlorine ineffective in disinfecting your pool, which is obviously bad for you and everyone who swims there. Ideally, your pool should be between 7.2 and 7.8 pH to have a balanced acidity in the water. Chlorine is another important chemical in your pool as it helps kill bacteria and keep your pool free of contaminants and viruses. Testing this will make sure that your pool is staying as clean as possible, chemically. In your pool, you should aim to have the chlorine levels at 1.0 to 2.0 ppm for the most effective disinfec