What do I do if my free chlorine is too high?

Tips to Lower the Chlorine Level in Your Pool

1. Use the Sunshine. A quick and easy way to dissipate chlorine in your pool is to take advantage of a warm, sunny day.
2. Heat the Pool Water.
3. Dilute the Pool.
4. Use Hydrogen Peroxide.
5. Use a Chlorine Neutralizing Product.
6. Try Sodium Thiosulfate.

What if free chlorine is higher than total chlorine?

If the Total Chlorine in your pool is higher than the Free Chlorine reading, then the difference between the two represents the level of Combined Chlorine in the water. If the readings are the same, then no Combined Chlorine is present. The Total Chlorine level cannot be less than the Free Chlorine level.

How long does it take for free chlorine to go down?

Decrease pool chlorine with natural sunlight Sunlight depletes chlorine level, although not as fast as chemical methods. On a cloudless sunny day, 90% of the chlorine level in a pool can be destroyed in about two hours.

How do you neutralize free chlorine?

Vitamin C is a newer chemical method for neutralizing chlorine. Two forms of vitamin C, ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate, will neutralize chlorine. Neither is considered a hazardous chemical. First, vitamin C does not lower the dissolved oxygen as much as sulfur-based chemicals do.

What’s the best way to test for chlorine?

Colorimeters used to test free chlorine are based on a colour change test; The DPD 1 (N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine) method for residual chlorine was first introduced by Palin in 1957. Over the years it has become the most widely used method for determining free chlorine in water and wastewater.

How can you tell if you have free chlorine in your pool?

When all of the chloramines are gone, any leftover chlorine is referred to as the free chlorine residual. A simple test kit will measure your pool’s chlorine levels. To determine the levels of free and combined chlorine in the water, first test to determine the level of free chlorine, then test to determine the level of total chlorine.

What to do if free chlorine level is too low?

Raising Free Chlorine Level. If the water’s free chlorine level is too low and its combined chlorine level is too high, your pool isn’t as clean as it should be. To fix the problem, the goal is to reach a point called breakpoint chlorination. At this level, there is enough free chlorine in the water to neutralize all the chloramines in the water.

What should the chlorine level be in my Pool?

In fact, when you can smell chlorine in your pool, it means that most of it is used up. And what you’re actually smelling are chloramines (used up chlorine particles). So for the most accuracy, test your pool water with either test strips or a liquid test kit. An ideal chlorine level is 3 ppm.