How To: Have Simple Sparkly-Clear Pool Water This Summer

CALLING ALL CHLORINE POOL OWNERS! I know what you are thinking… POOL SEASON!! Such an incredible time for the kids, friends, and family members in your life. The pool parties, the memories to be made, the sunshine, the swimming, the floating, etc. Pools are INCREDIBLE, and I know you want yours to be sparkly, clear, and as simple as possible. If this is you, keep on scrolling!

Opening!
I have some special tips for opening your pool. Now, if your pool is already opened, THAT’S OKAY! You can STILL use my ideas!

Whether you opened up your cover to a swamp or a crystal clear body of water, this will help you.

SWAMPERS: Do not be afraid of chlorine! ADD ADD ADD until your pool is clear! HERE’S THE TRICK: Triple shock your pool, check the chlorine level 2-3 times a day. If your Free Chlorine level drops at all, add more! Keep repeating until your chlorine stays high for a full 72 hours without having to add anymore. The transformation of your pool will be green, to cloudy, to clear. Be patient with it and stay on top of your chlorine until it’s clear! THEN, keep reading to find out how to keep the green away for GOOD!

CLEAR: When you open your pool, it is very important to add a metal remover and an algicide to your water. I recommend BioGuard® Scale Inhibitor and Back Up® 2. Then, it is important to add your initial dose of shock treatment to the pool. for this, I recommend BioGuard Burn Out 3® or Smart Shock®. (To find out how much of each you should add for opening and to get your opening kit, contact us at 608-788-7747 or e-mail amanda@hotspringlacrosse.com )

Prepare!
Prepare, the step that so many pool owners skip. This step is KEY to keeping your pool CLEAR, SPARKLY, and SIMPLE this Summer!

Optimizer® Plus not only improves the clarity of your water, but it also enhances water quality, softens your water, and prevents algae. And the best thing is, YOU JUST ADD IT ONCE!

Maintenance!
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We have been using the BioGuard once a week, 3-Step System for many, MANY years, and customers continue to love the simplicity and quality of these products.

Step 1: Sanitize to Clean Water
Keep pool water sanitized with BioGuard® Smart SilkGuard Sticks™ containing SilkGuard® Technology.

Smart SilkGuard Sticks: Long-lasting chlorine sanitizer that dissolves slowly and all but stops dissolving when pump is off
Kills and controls algae
Easy to apply to skimmer, no special feeder required
The special formulation works best with the skimmer chlorination application

Step 2: Shock to Remove Contaminants
Keep pool water clear with BioGuard Smart Shock®

Kills bacteria
Kills algae; contains blue algae-fighting crystals
Clarifies the water using a filter enhancer
Buffers pH to provide brilliantly clear water with no cloudy residue and without increasing pH
No need to pre-dissolve

Step 3: Algae Killing and Prevention
Prevent algae before it starts with BioGuard BackUp® 2

Highly effective algae preventative
Keeps water clear and free of visible algae
Activity increases as water temperature rises (and you need protection the most)
Will not evaporate
No need to pre-dissolve
Non-staining

Testing!
Our store, HotSpring Spas & Pools, offers FREE water testing for our chemical customers. Out high-tech BioGuard SmartLab can break down EXACTLY what your water needs. pH, alkalinity, free chloring, total chlorine, harness, metals, CYA, and more. We will test it for you as often or as little as you want.