Water Chemistry

Why do you need shock? It is not because we want to sell you more chemicals… It’s the opposite actually, we want to sell you less! And you want to use less! Shocking your pool weekly ensures the most efficient chemical usage. Proper shocking practices are the least talked about and least understood element of pool chemistry. It is slightly more confusing than normal Chlorine and PH testing, so many pool owners gloss over when it is mentioned. The test for it does not say “sh

Keep your water clean with less chlorine It is hard for some people to admit but chlorine is the only fully approved method of keeping a pool safe and clean. According to the Superior Health Council of Belgium ‘there is no evidence that alternatives to chlorine will provide an appropriate solution for the disinfection of swimming pools’ (1). In addition to sanitization, chlorine is also an oxidizer. Which means it kills bacteria and other contaminants while also releasing the

Alright, that headline may be a bit of an exaggeration but we all know how clicks work these days. While the whole world may not have been saved, the pool world was, and is being saved by Pool RX (based in San Clemente). If you have ever been to our store or had one of our technicians in your yard chances are we have mentioned this product. And for good reason. This year, due to COVID-19 along with other factors, the pool industry experienced a major shortage of chlorine. Pr

Oxidizing (Shocking) There is a distinct difference between a sanitizer and an oxidizer. A sanitizer destroys disease causing germs; sanitizing water means the removal of bacteria from pool or spa water. An oxidizer, on the other hand, does not destroy bacteria and is not a sanitizer. Instead an oxidizer uses active oxygen to consume nonbacterial waste and convert it into harmless gases that can be released into the atmosphere. Sanitizers kill germs. Oxidizers are designed t