If you want to chlorinate your pool properly, you need good chlorine tablets. We have linked the best chlorine tablets to you in the form of specific product recommendations. To know how to use chlorine tablets and which ones are best suited for your needs, take a look at our checklist. There you will find all the important information.
- Shock or surge chlorination is a short burst of chlorine: when refilling, after a party, in case of infestation by mosquito larvae or other acute loads. Continuous chlorination helps with constant high loads. Here you chlorinate permanently.
- Accordingly, you need slow or fast dissolving tablets. Granules are also suitable for shock chlorination.
- Do you want both? There are mixed tablets: One half dissolves immediately, the other only slowly.
- Do you only want to disinfect? Or additionally an algae killer, pH stabilizer or flocculation: Here multifunctional tablets with appropriate additives are suitable.
- You need a different type of chlorine for indoors than for outdoors. Will the chlorine be exposed to the sun? Then use stabilized chlorine!
- Non-stabilized chlorine should only be used at night or indoors. It decomposes quickly and is good for shock chlorination.
- Active chlorine is in contrast to combined chlorine: if it binds to dirt or bacteria, it is no longer effective. Active chlorine is also called free chlorine. It can be up to 90 percent of the tablets. However, certain additives can reduce its effectiveness.
- Nevertheless, additives are useful.
- Algaecide, for example. Or cyanuric acid: it stabilizes chlorine for permanent use.
- The size of the tablets should fit the pool. The manufacturer’s specifications provide orientation: A slowly dissolving tablet of 200 g should be sufficient for 30 m³ for an average of one week. Round up, if you need more: About 80 m³ to 90, makes 3 tablets.
- Small tablets of 20 g or large tablets of 200 gare common. Ideally, they should be individually wrapped so that they can be stored for longer.
- It is better to buy products from the EU! Asian tablets are cheaper, but sometimes have defects due to differentiated standardization.
- Not all tablets belong in the skimmer. Certain ingredients could damage the system! Information about this can be found in the product description. Then use accessories, such as a floating dosing unit.
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FAQ For Chlorine Tablets
There is a wide range of chlorine tablets. We have collected the best variants and listed them in our product recommendations. Especially good is e.g. the manufacturer POOLSBEST®.
Too much chlorine can irritate the skin, so you should always pay attention to the manufacturer’s instructions. How often you should use chlorine tablets and in what quantity can therefore not be said in general terms. It depends on the size of the pool and the dosage of the tablet. There are special test strips with which you can check the chlorine content in the water. In this way, you can dose in a targeted manner and do not risk skin irritation or other problems.
Chlorine tablets dissolve in water and thus release their ingredients into the water. This is how the desired effect occurs.
Chlorine tablets are used to clean the water and to prevent allgae and germs.
Pure chlorine is toxic, but since the chlorine tablet dissolves in the water and thus the chlorine is diluted, this does not cause any harm to health.
If the tablets are stored in a dry and cool place, they can be kept for several years. It is best to always follow the manufacturer’s date. You can usually find this on the packaging. However, chlorine itself cannot expire.
It is important to check the chlorine content regularly with a test strip. The chlorine content depends on the use, the quality of the water and the weather.
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