Intro to Power of Chlorine

1. History of chlorine

1. Chlorine was first used

2. Where it is used today

3. Why is it so popular

2. How chlorine works

1. How chlorine breaks down in water

2. What do the different types of acids do

3. How does chlorine sanitize

4. How does chlorine oxidize

5. How to get the maximum effect from chlorine.

3. Free chlorine, combined chlorine, and total chlorine

1. Define each

2. Why it is important to know about each

4.  Testing for chlorine

1. Methods to test for chlorine

2. Analyzing results

5. How to add chlorine to the pool

1. Issues when adding chlorine

2. Careful about combining chlorine with other chemicals

6. Analyzing problems

1. When chlorine is not working

2. Identify the causes

3. What are the solutions

Chlorine is one of the most important and powerful sanitizing chemicals.  It is affordable and relatively easy to handle.  Chlorine is commonly known as bleach and has been used safely and effectively for over one hundred years.

To get the most out of chlorine while at the same time minimizing the amount put into your pool it is important to understand how chlorine works, how to test for the levels of chlorine in the water, and how to add chlorine properly.