Why Does My Pool Water Feel Gross
Now that summer is here, many people have been swimming for a few weeks now, especially in Las Vegas! If it has been awhile since you’ve changed out the water in your swimming pool, have you noticed that your water either feels old or disgusting? If so, it is now time to do something about it! First, we want you to think about everything that happens in a swimming pool….. Keep in mind, just because your pool water is clear and blue doesn’t mean it’s going to be great to swim in. Honestly, if you haven’t changed out the water in your pool in the last two years, you’re going to deal with any of the following in excess in your water….
- Body Oils
- Soap
- Suntan oils
- Suntan lotions
- Dirt
- Soils
- Salt
- Urine
- Sweat
- Hair products
- So much more
So, even though swimming can be a great source of relaxation, exercise, cooling off or entertaining friends and family you must realize your water will age! This means it isn’t going to feel great if you don’t change it out at least every two years. This is one of the main reasons why you might smell like chlorine when you get out, your skin will be dry, itchiness occurs and the dreaded red/stinging eyes occur. With that said, we want to examine why eyes turn red and it has nothing to do with high amounts of chlorine which is the most common answer people give.
This might not be as common in residential swimming pools but If you choose to swim in public pools and you notice you have red eyes, it’s not because of the chlorine, rather URINE is what is causing them to sting and turn red!
The nitrogen in the urine combines with chlorine and it forms what’s known as chloramines and it’s the chloramine that causes your eyes to turn red! With this being said, an important tip would be not to swim in a pool with if you can smell high levels of chlorine because chances are it’s filled with high levels of urine! Bottom line, if you can smell the chlorine, stay out of it!
Chlorines main purpose is to clean out and prevent bacteria, E-coli, and algae from forming in the pool. It’s not meant to deal with urine.
That’s why with as many bathers as swimming pools have, it’s vital to change out the water in your swimming every two years (sooner for commercial pools). At Clark County Pool & Lawn, we highly recommend using our Puripool Mobile Reverse Osmosis (RO) filtration system to combat this issue. It will lower Calcium Hardness, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Cyanuric Acid (CYA), phosphates, salts, waterborne diseases and so much more without draining the swimming pool. Using RO filtration will also give you and your family the best quality of water to swim in which is much better than our tap. If your pool water feels old or disgusting we promise it will feel much better or even softer using our service! Remember, just because your pool water is clear and blue doesn’t mean it’s always the best to swim in.
If you have questions about how you can swim in the best water quality today, let us know!
Recent Comments