POOL CHEMISTRY 101: How to Sanitize Your Water (Chlorine, Bromine, Salt, Minerals) | Swim University

We need to talk about how to properly sanitize your pool water with either chlorine, bromine, salt, minerals, and even Baquacil (biguanide). It would be great if you could just fill your pool with water, not add any pool chemicals, and then never worry about the water becoming a gross breeding ground for nasty contaminants and organisms? Yeah, and maybe you could keep Nessie in your pool, too. But we don’t think she’s any good at pool chemistry. Let's dive in and keep the pool water sanitized correctly!

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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00​ - Introduction to How To Sanitize Your Water
01:22 - Chlorine Pros and Cons
02:14 - Chlorine Levels
02:34 - Salt Water Pools
02:52 - Chlorine Levels in Salt Water Pools
03:19 - Bromine Pros and Cons
04:06 - Bromine Levels
04:32 - Biguanide Pros and Cons
05:58 - Mineral System
07:01 - Salt Water Levels

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Swim University®️ has made swimming pool and hot tub care easy for more than 10 million homeowners. And each year, we continue to help more people with water chemistry, cleaning, and troubleshooting. We know taking care of a swimming pool or spa can be difficult. And it’s hard to find a trusted source of information. We get it! This is the reason we created Swim University®️.

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