f you have ever taken swimming lessons in your life, you will immediately know the sharp smell in the pool. Even if you think that this smell is the smell of chlorine, the truth of the matter is not. Let’s see the truth of the matter!
What you’re actually smelling is a compound called chloramine. Chloramine is a by-product formed as a result of the combination of chlorine in pool water with wastes of the human body (skin scales, body oils, etc.) and other components. What we think of as the sharp ‘chlorine smell’ and irritating our skin and eyes is actually this by-product itself. When this component occurs, the free chlorine in the water naturally decreases. Therefore, this situation creates an unsafe situation for everyone in the water. The job of chlorine is to disinfect water.
Therefore, if there is a strong and sharp odor coming from a pool, it is not the smell of chlorine. It is the odor of chloramine produced by wastes combined with chlorine. Therefore, there is a problem with the water of your pool. Better treatment is essential to ensure proper sanitation. You may not have any knowledge of the necessary procedures to correct this pungent odor. We have briefly summarized this information for you. You can take a look at our article named “How to clean the pool“.
This term is used to destroy organic pollutants that combine with chlorine to form chloramines. It refers to managing this process by adding an oxidizer to the water.
You can easily find pool water oxidizers, which are used to destroy the wastes produced by the human body, on the internet sales platforms. The oxidizers you add will destroy these organic wastes. As a result, it will prevent the formation of chloramine by combining with chlorine. Ultimately, these wastes will combine with chlorine to prevent the odor created and ensure that you have clean pool water.
After the first shock cleaning process, you will need to repeat this process for certain periods to keep your pool clean and odorless. During periods of heavy use, it will be sufficient to do it once a week. In periods when there is no heavy use, it will not be a problem if you increase this period to once every three weeks.
After sterilizing your water in this way, it is very important to protect it. We recommend that you test your pool regularly in order to swim in healthy water and avoid diseases that will spoil your joy. You can find it in our Pool test article on the subject.
