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How To Shock a Pool

A little shock therapy is just what your pool needs to stay clean and sanitized for the winter. Here's all you need to know ...
Free chlorine detection is crucial for ensuring water quality and public health. The field encompasses a wide range of sensing approaches, including electrochemical, optical and sensor array ...
Starting May 7, the San Luis Obispo County Department of Public Works will temporarily switch the disinfectant used in the Lopez Project water system from chloramine to free chlorine. This change will ...
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) -Brunswick County Public Utilities (BCPU) will revert to using chloramines as its primary ...
ENGLEWOOOD — The Englewood Water District will change the way it disinfects water to use chlorine only — a process known as a free chlorine burn — starting July 1. For decades, the district has used a ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – If you thought those post-swim ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) -- Several Hampton Roads cities' drinking water may have a slightly different taste for about a month. Virginia Beach City Manager David Hansen announced his city, along ...
BELL COUNTY, Texas (KWTX) - Starting Feb. 1, the Bell County Water Control & Improvement District No. 1 will start a water treatment process that involves removing certain disinfectants found in the ...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Residents in Miami-Dade have begun tasting chlorine in their tap water and it is perfectly safe, the county says. The county announced last week that starting on November 8, the ...
Cocoa utility officials will employ a free-chlorine disinfecting boost to the city drinking water supply in March and April — so residents may notice the odor and taste of chlorine. "There is a change ...
A healthy pool with chlorinated water doesn’t have a strong chemical smell at all. Strong odors and irritants are due to chlorine mixing with the pee, poop, sweat, dirt, skin cells, makeup and ...