Chemicals
As a minimum, the average pool will want to keep the following chemicals on hand
As a minimum, the average pool will want to keep the following chemicals on hand – even if you use a salt chlorinator, you will need these other pool chemicals from time to time:
- Chlorine tablets and pool shock
- Pool pH Up and/or pH Down
- Test strips or test kit
Every pool will also need other chemicals to raise calcium, cyanuric, or alkalinity levels, usually once per year – and clarifiers, enzymes, and algaecides can be an important part of the overall routine or especially handy when you’re in a pinch!