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WHOLESALE & RETAIL DELIVERY AVAILABLE WHOLESALE & RETAIL DELIVERY AVAILABLE The Area’s Only State The Area’s Only State Registered Facility Registered Facility Buy From Buy From the Source the Source and Save and Save Beacon Valley Greenhouses 194 Beacon Valley Road, Beacon Falls • 203-729-4247 OPEN: Monday-Friday 8 am - 6 pm • Saturday 8 am - 5 pm • Sunday 8 am - 5 pm ––– WE GROW OUR OWN SO YOU KNOW IT’S THE BEST! ––– STILL LARGE SELECTION AVAILABLE All ANNUALS and HANGING BASKETS are REDUCED! CITIZEN’S NEWS Friday, June 15, 2012 16 A backyard swimming pool is a welcome respite from the hot sun and summer heat waves. Pools provide exercise and enjoyment for those of mostly every age. This is what makes a pool installation a popular home improvement project. Once you have established the size, type and shape of the swimming pool, you want and have secured the proper building permits and contractors to install the pool, your next main task could be to take a crash course in pool water chemistry. A pool is essentially useless without clean, hygienic water. Achieving clean water starts by understanding what is necessary to keep pool water clear and safe for swimming, and knowing the terminology related to testing pool water. There are five different chemical levels with which a pool owner should be familiar. Here are the basics behind each one. Chlorine Even the most wet-behind-the-ears pool owner knows that he or she will need a disinfecting agent in the pool, which is commonly a chlorine-based product. Chlorine serves as a sanitizer that kills off germs and keeps the pool safe. There are many different types of chlorine sanitizers on the market, from liquid chlorinator to slow-dissolving tablets to powdered forms that must be dissolved in water. In terms of checking chlorine levels, you should be familiar with free chlorine, or FC, combined chlorine (CC) and total chlorine (TC). Free chlorine refers to the active amount of chlorine in the pool water that is available to sanitize it. Organic matter in the pool as well as sunlight can use up free chlorine very quickly. It is good to habitually check the FC chlorine level on a daily basis and add as needed to keep the level adequate for your size pool. It is best to add chlorine to raise FC in the evening when it will not be affected by sunlight. Combined chlorine is the broken- down amount of chlorine used in the pool -- in other words the used-up chlorine. This is what causes the “chlorine smell” many people associate with over- chlorinated pools. In essence, a chlorine smell means that your pool likely needs more available fresh chlorine. CC indicates there is something in the pool that the FC is trying to break down. As long as you maintain an appropriate FC level, CCshould remain at near zero. Total chlorine is the sum of FC and CC in pool water. When you use an Establishing and maintaining proper pool water chemistry inexpensive water test that only measures one form of chlorine, it is likely TC. This is usually adequate for testing if the water is clear. However, in the presence of algae or another water problem, TC level is useless on its own as a barometer of water quality. pH and Total Alkalinity The proper pH, or balance of alkalinity or acidity of the water, must be maintained to prevent irritation of the skin and eyes and to prevent corrosion of the pool equipment. Many pools tend to drift upward to the high level over time. This may result in eye burning that is often blamed on chlorine levels. The pH is raised with borax or washing soda (often the same chemical used in pH “Up” in pool stores), and it can be lowered using muriatic acid. Total alkalinity is the water’s ability to buffer pH changes. This means you’ll need less product to change the pH. The level of TAneeded varies depending on the type of pool material (plaster or vinyl). In general, pH levels between 70 and 90 are fine for most pools. Water Hardness Water hardness, also known as calcium hardness, indicates the amount of calcium in the water. Plaster pools are susceptible to damage from low-calcium levels because the water will then tend to dissolve calcium out of plaster, stone, concrete, tiles, and other surfaces. Homeowners with a vinyl-lined pool typically don’t have to worry about calcium levels. Cyanuric Acid Cyanuric acid protects chlorine from deterioration in the sunlight and will correspond to the amount of FC needed in the pool. CA is often called stabilizer because it helps to lock in the chlorine in the water and make it less susceptible to breakdown from the sun. It is important to keep the FCand CA balanced; otherwise you could use more chlorine or stabilizer than is necessary. In general, the more CAin the pool the more chlorine that will be needed to keep the pool clean. Keep in mind that many tablets contain both chlorine and CA, which could be detrimental because there will be a constant rising in CA, necessitating more and more chlorine. A thorough pool water test kit will measure all of these levels and help you gauge when to add which chemical. Because pool chemicals can be expensive, frequently testing your pool water levels can enable you to make small adjustments rather than having to deal with cloudy, green or unsafe water when these problems occur seemingly out of nowhere.
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•• Colorr Enhancedd Mulch• Color Enhanced Mulch •• Playground,, Barkk && Naturall Mulch• Playground, Bark & Natural Mulch •• Woodd Chipss •• Screenedd Topp Soill • Wood Chips • Screened Top Soil
Enrichedd withh Organicc CompostEnriched with Organic Compost •• Dumpsterss Available• Dumpsters Available
203-758-3725 MONDAY-SATURDAY
7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
845 Carrington Rd. (Rt. 69), Bethany, CT1/4 Mile North of Rt. 42 on Left
www.FreezerHill.comTheron Simons • Robert Carrington, Owners
FREEZERR HILLFREEZER HILL MULCHH CO.MULCH CO.
WHOLESALEE && RETAILL DELIVERYY AVAILABLEWHOLESALE & RETAIL DELIVERY AVAILABLE
Thee Area’ss Onlyy Statee The Area’s Only State Registeredd FacilityRegistered Facility
Buyy FromBuy From thee Sourcee the Source andd Saveand Save
B eacon V alley G reenhouses194 Beacon Valley Road, Beacon Falls • 203-729-4247
OPEN: Monday-Friday 8 am - 6 pm • Saturday 8 am - 5 pm • Sunday 8 am - 5 pm––– WE GROW OUR OWN SO YOU KNOW IT’S THE BEST! –––
STILL LARGE SELECTION AVAILABLE
All ANNUALS and HANGING BASKETS
are REDUCED!
CITIZEN’S NEWS Friday, June 15, 201216
A backyard swimming pool is a welcome respite from the hot sun and summer heat waves. Pools provide exercise and enjoyment for those of mostlyevery age. This is what makes a pool installation a popular home improvement project.
Once you have established the size,type and shape of the swimming pool, you want and have secured the proper building permits and contractors to install the pool, your next main task could be to take a crash course in pool water chemistry.
A pool is essentially useless without clean, hygienic water. Achieving clean water starts by understanding what is necessary to keep pool water clear and safe for swimming, and knowing the terminology related to testing pool water.
There are five different chemical levels with which a pool owner should be familiar. Here are the basics behind each one.
ChlorineEven the most wet-behind-the-ears
pool owner knows that he or she will need a disinfecting agent in the pool, which is commonly a chlorine-based product.Chlorine serves as a sanitizer that kills off germs and keeps the pool safe.
There are many different types of chlorine sanitizers on the market, from liquid chlorinator to slow-dissolving tablets to powdered forms that must be dissolved in water.
In terms of checking chlorine levels,you should be familiar with free chlorine,or FC, combined chlorine (CC) and total chlorine (TC).
Free chlorine refers to the activeamount of chlorine in the pool water that is available to sanitize it. Organic matter in the pool as well as sunlight can use up free chlorine very quickly. It is good to habitually check the FC chlorine level on a daily basis and add as needed to keep the level adequate for your size pool. It is best to add chlorine to raise FC in the evening when it will not be affected by sunlight.
Combined chlorine is the broken-down amount of chlorine used in the pool -- in other words the used-up chlorine.This is what causes the “chlorine smell” many people associate with over-chlorinated pools. In essence, a chlorine smell means that your pool likely needs more available fresh chlorine. CC indicates there is something in the pool that the FC is trying to break down. As long as you maintain an appropriate FC level,CCshould remain at near zero.
Total chlorine is the sum of FC and CC in pool water. When you use an
Establishing and maintaining proper pool water chemistry
inexpensive water test that only measures one form of chlorine, it is likely TC. This is usually adequate for testing if the water is clear. However, in the presence of algae or another water problem, TC level is useless on its own as a barometer of water quality.
pH and Total AlkalinityThe proper pH, or balance of
alkalinity or acidity of the water, must be maintained to prevent irritation of the skin and eyes and to prevent corrosion of the pool equipment. Many pools tend to drift upward to the high level over time. This may result in eye burning that is often blamed on chlorine levels. The pH is raised with borax or washing soda (often the same chemical used in pH “Up” in pool stores), and it can be lowered using muriatic acid.
Total alkalinity is the water’s ability to buffer pH changes. This means you’ll need less product to change the pH. The level of TAneeded varies depending on the type of pool material (plaster or vinyl). In general,pH levels between 70 and 90 are fine for most pools.
Water HardnessWater hardness, also known as
calcium hardness, indicates the amount of calcium in the water. Plaster pools are susceptible to damage from low-calcium levels because the water will then tend to dissolve calcium out of plaster, stone,concrete, tiles, and other surfaces.Homeowners with a vinyl-lined pool typically don’t have to worry about calcium levels.
Cyanuric AcidCyanuric acid protects chlorine from
deterioration in the sunlight and will correspond to the amount of FC needed in the pool. CA is often called stabilizer because it helps to lock in the chlorine in the water and make it less susceptible to breakdown from the sun.
It is important to keep the FCand CAbalanced; otherwise you could use more chlorine or stabilizer than is necessary. In general, the more CAin the pool the more chlorine that will be needed to keep the pool clean. Keep in mind that many tablets contain both chlorine and CA, which could be detrimental because there will be a constant rising in CA, necessitating more and more chlorine.
A thorough pool water test kit will measure all of these levels and help you gauge when to add which chemical.Because pool chemicals can be expensive,frequently testing your pool water levels can enable you to make small adjustments rather than having to deal with cloudy,green or unsafe water when these problems occur seemingly out of nowhere.
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