Which products should you keep at home to ensure your pool or spa is properly balanced, sanitised, and safe to swim in? We encourage everyone to ensure that you have a small stock of pool chemicals on hand for when you can't make it into the pool shop to keep your pool in good working order and avoid any expensive issues in the future.
Test kit & testing reagents
Chlorine, pH & Total Alkalinity are the main balances to keep in check. With a well-stocked test kit, you can make sure the pool is in balance even when you can't get into the store.
Chlorine / Bromine
We suggest having at least 2 kg of on hand for a pool or 1kg Bromine for a spa (powdered chlorine will last longer and is easier to store than liquid chlorine)
Lo'n'slow
1.5kg to lower the PH for an average salt pool for the early part of the spring period.
Buffer / Total Alkalinity Increaser
2 kgs of pH buffer for pools or 500gms of TA Increaser for spas will last you a month or more, depending on the weather conditions.
Salt & Minerals
Having a few extra bags on hand, ideally, 2-4, will allow you to ‘top up’ if your chlorinator production drops.
Clarifier
1lt Polysheen (or 3 - 4 Super Clear clarifying tabs) will help your filter remove organic and inorganic waste.
Oxidiser
2 bags of Burnout Lite or Salt Pool Sparkle will help the chlorine kill germs and bacteria much faster and efficiently.
*Please note that there are no shortages of chemicals, spare parts, or supplies of any kind at this time.