The ABC's of Pool Care (sound)

[Music] for thousands of American homeowners the private pool has been a most rewarding investment right in his own backyard is a place for health relaxation and family fun an ideal Center for outdoor social events day or evening and an architectural feature that enhances the attractiveness and the value of his property naturally an investment so rewarding entails responsibilities keeping the water healthfully pure clear and inviting and its surroundings in clean ship shaped condition this used to be a big job it certainly an important one it used to be a confusing and tiresome chore but now there's a convenient way to pool sanitation developed by pens salt chemicals Corporation a leading producer of chemicals for pool treatment for over half a century this scientifically approved system can make any pool safe and enjoyable for swimming with a minimum of effort and expense as simple as as a b [Music] c a beautiful warm day and the water looks clean clear and sparkling what a day for a swim but hold it right there the fact is that water that looks clear and clean is not necessarily sanitary harmful bacteria are constantly carried into the water through surface drainage through the air and especially by bathers chlorine today is still the most effective and least expensive way to purify water it's important to remember that there are various methods of chlorination for various types of pool situations for example gas chlorination is most widely used to purify Municipal Water Supplies also to purify large community swimming pools use of chlorine gas in smaller pools would require careful safety procedures gas masks for attendance there is risk from gas leakage or cylinder malfunction also cylinder chlorine is designed for continual use not normal seasonal use requirements of normal home pool use would not make chlorine gas G an efficient method of water treatment sodium hypochloride better known as laundry bleach is normally purchased for household use in gallon containers this material while generally inexpensive is also relatively unstable and can lose considerable strength when exposed to sunlight there is also an inconvenience in disposing of empty gallon containers granular or tableted calcium hypochloride is widely accepted and an efficient method of pool water treatment per choron granular calcium hypochlorite and Chlor tabs a handy tablet form are ideal for home pool use why because there are no swimming pool chemicals on the market that kill bacteria faster than per choron or Chlor tabs they are concentrated and highly stable are easy to use and store a 100 lb drum of per choron is equivalent to at least 70 gallon jugs of liquid bleach just about every swimmer knows that by adding chlorine bearing chemicals such as per choron to the water the bacteria problem can be controlled per choron will also go after the algae the tiny plant life that sometimes discolor cool water and slime up the bottoms and sides of outdoor pools but the question is how much chlorine to use and how often too little won't be effective in killing bacteria and how long will the chlorine [Music] last we know that chlorine will be quickly dissipated by the Warm Rays of the Sun by debris and by a lot of pool [Music] use [Music] to help us answer that question we can look to pens swim and the pen swim girl who is the spirited symbol you'll see on the package of every pen swim product and here she comes write off the package to show us that pool can be as simple as AB C now let's see for ourselves just how this ABC formula [Music] Works a adjust pH B boost chlorine level C check chlorine level these are the three simple steps that will help keep your pool Crystal Clear and safe for you and your family first adjust pH [Music] simple well pH is just a numerical rating from 0 to 14 indicating the relative acidity or alkalinity of water within the pH scale is is your comfort zone a pH rating of seven is neutral values above seven Are alkaline and those below seven are acid people are most comfortable in water that's just slightly alkaline in a pH zone of 7.2 and 7.8 and fortunately it's in this range that chlorine is most effective you don't have to be a chemist to make a pH test with a simple inexpensive test kit you can determine the pH in a few minutes if the Test shows pH too high 7.8 or above lower the ph with muriatic acid or sodium bisulfate available through your pen swim dealer now with the help of our pen swim girl we'll get a sample of the pool [Music] water this sample should test a pink color after adding red indicator solution to the [Music] water if it's too low 7.2 or below you need an alkaline adjuster you can raise the ph or increase alkalinity with pen aquet your pH reading has told you just how much aquet to add for each 10,000 Gall of water in order to bring the ph up to the Comfort Zone packaged in convenient plastic bottles aquet in powder form dissolves immediately and may be added directly from the container by scattering it over the pool surface aquet prevents the excessive consumption of the bacteria killing chlorine in choron due to low PH it reduces the chlorine odor too prevents eye and nose irritation and most important it stops damage to the pool filter and piping resulting from low [Music] PH after application test pH [Music] again so you finish step a by adjusting pH and now for step B boost the level of chlorine in your pool here you add enough per choron or Chlor tabs the Cy tablet form to bring the amount of chlorine residual up to 6/10 to 1 part per million of water chlorine residual that's the active chlorine in the water that's going to be available for killing bacteria and algae after the initial chlorine demand has been met to get the proper chlorine residual add 2 oz of per choron or the same quantity of Chlor tabs per 10,000 gall both products contain 70% available chlorine ready to go to work on killing harmful bacteria and discoloring algae and with either product you're assured of an additional release of chlorine to sanitize the water for normal pool usage for one whole day and now for step C check for chlorine residual every day to do this take a sample of water from your [Music] pool add clear indicator solution to the sample and compare with the yellow color standard in your test kit if the chlorine residual is in the acceptable range you're all set for a refreshing s if not add enough per choron to bring the chlorine residual up to the acceptable [Music] level and now that her job is complete our pen swim girl is on her way home home in the water shown on the label of all pen swim products come on in the water's fine and it can stay pure and inviting all day under normal usage if you have a large number of swimmers on an especially hot day a small addition of per choron may be needed in the afternoon but in any event follow the simple ABCs of Home pool care yes and there's a whole family of reliable pen swim chemicals for every other pool care pen swim sure flop for clearing cloudy water pen swim armide to knock out algae fungi and slime tilite is pen swims fast acting cleaner that keeps tile porcelain and cement surfaces sparkling bright for plastic pools pool liners even the lounge chairs liner right is an easy to use cleaner all pen swim products are made by pen salt chemicals Corporation producer of quality chemicals for water treatment for over a half century all the pen swim products are backed by The Good Housekeeping consumers guarantee seal your Assurance of consistent quality to keep your pool clean healthful and refreshing remember the name pen swim quality chemicals for every pool care need pen swim