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Swimming pool water treatment is necessary in order to ensure that pool water is free from Algae and other nasty microbiological contaminants. Untreated water can result in disease producing microorganisms causing nasty and often dangerous infections.

Contaminants can get into the pool water from a number of sources. It is vitally important that swimming pool water is regularly tested and treated to ensure that it is safe for bathing. Unfortunately the Pool Chemicals that are used to treat pools present a few hazards of their own.

There are a number of well documented cases of incidents involving swimming pool chemicals. There have been a number of cases of fire, smoke and vapours created as a result of swimming pool chemicals becoming mixed. There have even been cases of explosions caused by incorrect disposal of pool chemicals and there are numerous cases of personal injury caused by pool chemicals.

One common injury arises as a result of people inhaling fumes when opening a container of pool chemicals for the first time. Another common cause of injury has been when people have attempted to pre-dissolve the chemicals in a small amount of water. One of the most common causes of injury occurs as a result of people splashing themselves or having chemicals splash into their eyes.

While pool chemicals perform an important function in making swimming pool water safe to use they are clearly hazardous to handle. And they must be applied in the correct dose to ensure that bathers are not injured.

Some pool chemicals are very volatile and highly reactive, capable of generating very high temperatures and toxic, hazardous fumes. Reactivity can be triggered by wetting the chemicals or mixing with other pool chemicals. Some are even time sensitive and can become reactive simply due to their age.

Under normal conditions most swimming pool chemicals are intended to be added to very large quantities of water. If a small amount of water gets mixed with some pool chemicals an unwanted reaction can occur resulting in heat and the release of very toxic vapours. Even a small amount of water can cause a very serious reaction. This is why it is imperative that swimming pool chemicals are stored carefully.

Another common circumstance in which pool chemicals can become hazardous is when they are mixed. Most swimming pool chemicals are actually incompatible with one another. Mixing incompatible chemicals will potentially result in a reaction that can produce high temperatures that can even ignite combustible materials. Mixing problems of this type have even occurred when new chemicals are mixed with old of exactly the same type.

Clearly the handling and use of swimming pool chemicals needs to be treated with caution. There has been an explosion in the installation of easy set above ground swimming pools in gardens and yards. This means that many people are coming into contact with pool chemicals for the first time when they treat the water in their new Intext pools. If you are a new pool owner with no experience in handling and using swimming pool Pool Chemicals it is recommended that you take some advice from professionals who will guide you in the choice of appropriate chemicals, how to flush your pool pump and filtration system and and how to safely treat your pool water.

Recently I went along to an exhibition with a friend who has been looking for an outdoor swimming pool and it was quite an eye opener! 

I had no idea as to the wide variety of pools, spas and hot tubs that are on offer. I really had not given them much consideration but having spent a really informative afternoon looking around I went home with loads of ideas. I have the perfect place for an above ground pool at the bottom of the garden. 

The cost of these pools are surprisingly much less than I had anticipated. You can buy a fair sized one starting at around £1300. The one I had my eye on was about 12ft in diameter and held just over 11,000 litres of water. 

They can be installed above or below ground level and one question I needed to know was do you need planning permission to have a structure like this in your garden. As a general rule the answer will be no, unless of course you have a listed building in which case this would not be a viable proposition. 

One important point to consider is the fact that in the beginning it will look great when it is just set up and ready for use, but it will need maintaining. There are however a great choice of pool accessories on the market to help. In fact there is a whole list of things to be considered for instance heaters, chlorine, pumps, pool vacuum cleaners and also swimming pool chemicals test kits. Most of these items are a one off expense and it is mainly the water chemicals that need replacing. 

Having weighed up all the pros and cons I think it could be a brilliant idea. It could be a really nice feature in the garden and hopefully if we get this brilliant summer that has been promised us there will be plenty of opportunity to enjoy a pool of our own.