Chlorine tablets are a great way to maintain your swimming pools chlorine levels throughout the pool season. You can place the tablets in a floating dispenser or automatic chlorinator for them to dispense the chlorine gradually while keeping your water sanitized and clear.
The first thing you must do is determine how many tablets your swimming pool will need on a weekly basis based on the pools water capacity. For every 5,000 gallon of water in your pool, you will need to use 1 chlorine tablet. It is also important to always round up to the nearest 5,000 gallons.
For example if you have a relatively small swimming pool that only holds 8,000 gallons of water, when adding chlorine you would add the appropriate amount for a 10,000 gallon pool. When rounding up this will always ensure you are getting the correct amount of chlorine levels.
| Intex Pools (Types & Sizes) | Water Capacity | 3 Inch Chlorine Tablets Needed |
|---|---|---|
| 10 ft X 30 in Easy Set Pool Set | 1,018 gal (3,854 L) | 1/4 |
| 10 ft X 30 in Easy Set Pool | 1,018 gal (3,854 L) | 1/4 |
| 8 ft X 30 in Easy Set Pool | 639 gal (2,419 L) | 1/4 |
| 6 ft X 20 in Easy Set Pool | 232 gal (878 L) | 1/4 |
Are there different kinds of chlorine tablets?
Just as there are different kinds of chlorine, there are also different kinds of chlorine tablets. And these kinds of chlorine tablets come in different sizes as well. chlorine tablets come in two main sizes 1 inch and 3 inches. Just one 3 inches tablet can treat your 10ft pool and even up to a 5,000-gallon size pool.
But, on the other hand, the 1-inch chlorine tablet contains less chlorine so they are better used in spas, smaller pools, and smaller indoor pools. But since your 10ft pool isn’t a small one, you might want to consider a 3-inch chlorine tablet.
Some chlorine tablets are labeled as; ‘stabilized’ or ‘unstabilized’. The stabilized chlorine has a specific ingredient called cyanuric acid. This acid ingredient helps to shield chlorine from UV rays from the sun. with this chlorine tablet, it will help strengthen the chlorine tablet to last longer such that it can work properly even in sunlight.
But the unstabilized chlorine tablet doesn’t contain any form of cyanuric acid and if this kind of chlorine tablet is added to a pool under the sunlight, its effectiveness will be reduced and it might not work well for your outdoor pool. So if you have an indoor pool, you can use this kind of chlorinated tablet for it.
How Do Chlorine Tablets Work, and why do we use them in pools?
But, how can chlorine help us? How can a small tablet be enough to get rid of bacteria?
By dissolving themselves, chlorine tablets add what we call “Free Chlorine”. It will remain in the pool until some bacteria or noninvited visitor enters the water. Then, it will destroy the invader by combining with it. The result is noncontaminated water, but the free chlorine has become “combined chlorine”, now inactive, so we should replace it. How to do that? By adding more chlorine, we can stay safe, and our water can remain clear as… water.
How Many Chlorine Tablets Do You Need For Your 10ft Pool?
Not as many as you can. You must understand that chlorine usage is highly dependent on the number of gallon sizes in your pool. and since your pool is about 10ft, that means, it is automatically 1,018 or 1,052.
The most important thing is, that a 10ft pool is equivalent to a 1000 gallon size pool. Now, how many chlorine tablets do you need for a 1000 gallon size pool? you need about 1-2 tablets that is if the tablet is about 3inches.
Sometimes, just one tablet will do the trick for your pool for a whole week! Indirectly it means that you need to simply place one chlorinating tablet into the skimmer to chlorinate your pool.
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