Pool chemical safety

How to store, measure and add chlorine, acid and other pool chemicals without risk to you, your children or your pool.

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Never mix different products, dry or dissolved. Chlorine and acid together release a toxic gas.

When adding chemicals

• Wear gloves and, if possible, eye protection.
• Keep a spoon and cup just for the pool. Never use kitchen ones.
• Dissolve granules in a bucket of pool water: always the product into the water, never water onto the product.
• One product at a time, with the filter running and a few hours in between.
• Nobody in the pool while you add chemicals.

When storing them

• Out of reach of children and pets, somewhere cool, dry and ventilated.
• Keep chlorine away from acids and cleaning products.
• Always in the original container, tightly closed.
• Don't store them indoors, near heat or in the sun.

If something goes wrong

• Skin or eye contact: rinse with plenty of running water for 15 minutes.
• Breathed in fumes or short of breath: move to fresh air.
• Call 911 or Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222, and have the product container with you.

The calculator's values are for home use. Always follow the manufacturer's label.