It may surprise you, but the water you drink may not be fit for your pool. Tap water can have high or low pH and mineral levels that can harm your pool. Improper levels of pH and minerals can prevent pool treatments from doing their job, not to mention damaging your pool and its equipment with stains, scale and corrosion. pH, Total Alkalinity, Calcium Hardness, iron, copper and Total Dissolved Solids make up overall water balance.

Maintaining the ideal ranges of these parameters will maximise swimmer comfort, chemical effectiveness and protect the surface and equipment of your pool. So even if you fill your pool from the tap, it will need to be chemically balanced. It's a good idea to have your water balanced at the beginning of the pool season, or when it is initially filled. Then have it checked once a month during the summer, by your BioGuard® Pool & Spa Care Centre. Your BioGuard® dealer can determine what your pool needs by analysing the water.

The most important pool test is pH. A low pH indicates too much acidity. This causes chlorine to be used up quickly and leads to corrosion of equipment and damaged pool surfaces. High pH slows sanitiser effetiveness, causes cloudy water and scale formation on equipment and surfaces.

 Rain and thunderstorms could impact your pool's balance.

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