How do you get household bleach out of a chlorine pool?

In order to use pool chlorine as bleach, you can use the following ratios:

2.5 tablespoons (1/6 cup) pool chlorine per gallon of water.
2 teaspoons of pool chlorine per quart of water.

Can I use liquid household bleach in my pool?

Technically, you can use household bleach as a means to sanitize your pool in a pinch, but it is best to use pool-grade chlorine in your pool as it has higher concentrations of chlorine, giving it the sanitizing capabilities needed to keep your pool clean and safe.

How long after adding bleach can I swim?

20 minutes
It is a good idea to wait at least 20 minutes after adding the water balancing chemicals.

What is the difference between bleach and pool shock?

Swimming pool shock contains 12.5% sodium hypochlorite (bleach) vs. 6-8.5% for Clorox (bleach). At a 12.5% concentrate, liquid pool shock is approximately 2x’s stronger than Clorox bleach. The CDC recommends 5 tablespoons of regular bleach per gallon of water to properly disinfect a surface.

What happens when you add bleach to your pool?

Chlorine bleach, as discussed above, is not bound to a stabilizer, so when you add chlorine bleach to the pool, it will go right to work killing microbes and sanitizing. Daily adjustment of bleach to your pool water will result in a relatively constant level of active sanitizing chlorine that will be cheaper and easier to maintain over time.

What kind of bleach to use in endless pool?

As with Salt Systems you still need to use a small amount of Chlorine – we recommend regular household bleach such as Clorox – in order to burn off contaminants and body oils. In fact, the levels of chlorine in our water is lower than the allowable limit for drinking water so your home will not smell like the local Y.

How much pool shock to make regular bleach equivalent?

1 gallon of Regular Bleach can treat LOTS of water. It depends on the concentration used, the turbidity of the water, the organics within the water, etc. However if you use the formula of 8 drops per gallon – and if you do all the math – you end up with about 30,000 gallons of treated water from one pound of pool shock.

Can you use Clorox bleach in a swimming pool?

In fact as you read this article you will find that using bleach and only bleach is a safe and smart choice. There is a lot of ignorance surrounding household bleach and the use of bleach in a swimming pool. Here is a video I made that goes in more detail on using Clorox bleach in your swimming pool: http://youtu.be/tGCVl-O9GnA

What happens when you add bleach to a swimming pool?

The active ingredient in bleach is sodium hypochlorite. This is the same ingredient found in swimming pool chlorine, tablets and what salt chlorinates generate when using the salt method. When you add bleach to your swimming pool the sodium hypochlorite is raised in your swimming pools water which raises the chlorine levels.

How much bleach do you use to chlorinate a 15, 000 gallon pool?

For example, if you tested your swimming pools chlorine levels and determined that there was 2 ppm of active chlorine in 15,000 gallon pool and would like to raise it to 4 ppm you can use the chart above. It would take 62 ounces of bleach to raise the level by 2 ppm. KNOW YOUR CYA LEVELS

What kind of bleach to use in a wading pool?

When chlorinating wading pools, use 1/8 cup per 100 gallons of new water. Mix required amount of Clorox® Regular Bleach 2 with 2 gallons of water and scatter over surface of pool. Mix uniformly with pool water. Empty small pools daily.

Can you use Clorox regular bleach on a plastic pool?

Mix required amount of Clorox® Regular Bleach 2 with 2 gallons of water and scatter over surface of pool. Mix uniformly with pool water. Empty small pools daily. (Clorox® Regular Bleach 2 will not harm plastic pools.) Do not reenter pool until the chlorine residual is between 1 to 3 ppm.