Pool Tips
Pool Tip: How to retrieve a water sample from your pool or spa
It sounds simple enough. But in order for Innisfail Chemex to give you accurate recommendations on your pool or spa water, we must first start with a "good" sample of water.
Make sure the water has been circulating (pump running) for at least 10 hours. Go to an area of the pool that is NOT in the direct flow from the return inlet. Take a clean container and submerge the container "elbow deep" under the surface of the water. Fill the container to the top and cap.
Take the sample directly to Innisfail Chemex for a complete water analysis.
Do Not:
- Collect the sample in unclean containers (e.g. soft drink bottles, etc)
- Do not leave the sample in the hot car.
If you have not been to Innisfail Chemex before, take the time to record some of the critical information about your pool or spa before you go.
- Approximate literage
- Measure the size of the pool or spa (length and width)
- Depth of the deepest area and the shallowest area
- Type of pool or spa surface (e.g. concrete, pebblecrete, vinyl, fibreglass, etc)
- Type of filter (e.g. sand, diatomaceous earth or cartridge)
- Type and amount of chemicals you have on hand.
Pool Tip: Reasons why most problems with your pool or spa occur:
- inferior filtration
- ineffective circulation
- improper water balance
- inadequate sanitiser
- insufficient oxidiser
Please note that we only sell in Australia
