Below is our list of handy DIY pool cleaning tips to keep your pool sparkling.
Sanitize With Liquid Chlorine “Bleach”
Using bleach for sanitizing purposes seems like one of our more obvious DIY pool cleaning tips, but it’s great for getting out grout stains and pool shocking: just carefully pour an unscented gallon of 5.25% bleach into your (10,000 gal) pool until it reaches 3 pppm.
Raise Ph Level With Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)
One of the most inexpensive DIY pool cleaning tips involves baking soda. You can mix it with water to clean pool tile, grout, concrete, or stone. It also can raise your pool’s alkalinity and pH level by pouring 1.5 lbs for every 10,000 gal of pool water to increase the pH level by 10 ppm.
Lower pH Level With Muriatic Acid
Muriatic acid can accomplish your pool care needs as an acid wash cleanser for concrete and gunite, but it can also lower the water’s alkalinity by 10 ppm depending on the concentration and pool size. Be sure to wear acid-resistant gloves and boots, eye protection, and clothing that covers your skin.