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Pool Maintenance Kit

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A pool maintenance question!?

I recently moved and the house that we bought has a pool.
I purchased a 6in1 test kit for the chemicals and I’ve got everything pretty cool to the “ok” level. Except for the Bromine, it’s VERY high and I’ve been trying to find out on the internet about how to lower the Bromine level, what do I use to lower it? I can’t seem to find anything other than when the Bromine level is high it will irratate your eyes when swimming, umm yes I agree, now what do I need to do!!!???
Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

You have two courses of action you can take.
1/ If you need the Br down in a hurry, you can use chlorine/bromine neutralizer. You’ll find it at your local pool shop. It’s a powder you broadcast onto the pool’s surface. It’s very quick and effective. Just follow the directions on the amount you need for your pool volume and the amount of change required. This is usually the preferred method as it doesn’t impact the rest of your water chemistry.
2/ Drain some of the water out and replace with fresh to dilute the Br count. This works, but is slower and may actually be more expensive than the neutralizer route, depending on cost of water in your area and what the fill water’s chemical properties are. You may have to adjust other factors that are present in the fill water source, like perhaps a high local pH or TA. That will bring the costs up.

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I want to replace the carpet around my pool and am looking for something that does not mildew.?

We want to replace the carpet because we spend days each summer cleaning up the mildew that forms. Does anyone have a suggestion for a good around-the-pool surface? We are not interested in concrete because the kids run around too much. From my research it looks like Kool Deck peels up and lifts in spots. We are looking for maintenance free.

There’s a company in California that deals in soft synthetic turf…. They even did the turf for the XL Super Bowl…..animal friendly also. It will even withstand the chlorine….It will last 20-25 Yrs. They can even do putting green for your backyard…..
http://heavenlygreens.com

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