Will too much chlorine in a pool be bad.?

Question

We just bought an above ground swimming pool and my wife will not stop with the chlorine. It is recomended once a week, but she is putting chlorine in the pool 2-3 times a week.

Answer 1

it is irritable to the skin and eyes.  the amount of times you put chlorine should be dependent on how much you use it, how much sun your pool gets, temperature.  buy a test kit and add when needed.

Answer 2

I don't think that 2 times a week is bad but 3 is a little much. If you have too much chlorine it will dry out your skin when you swim in it.

Answer 3

The frequency of adding chlorine really is not the issue.  What you should do is purchase a water testing kit from your local pool supply store.  Test the chlorine level in the pool.  Typically, absent other circumstances, the chlorine should be kept between 1ppm and 2 ppm.  Honestly, mine is often up around 3ppm.

I personally add liquid chlorine once a week, and then have a floater with chlorine tablets that floats around all the time.  That seem to keep me generally in a good range, spiked on the weekends when I add, and falling off throughout the week.

But by a test kit.  That gives you a basis for how much chlorine to add, rather than adding blindly.

Answer 4

Yes it is. Get your wife to stop. I swim competitively and I get chlorine poisoning if a pool is full of it. You can't breath and you cough every time you do. You also can't think fully. Even if it is just a backyard pool, it is still as bad as if it's a 50m.

Answer 5

Purchase a test kit. It will tell you when the water has the correct amount of chlorine. Too much can be hazardous to swimmers.

Answer 6

Yes to much chlorine can sometimes damage the skin or insides of your body if swallowed to much( hopefully by accident) Hope this helps laterz!

Answer 7

Yes. Too much chlorine is a bad thing. It can lead to skin irritation, eye irritation and even difficulty breathing. I am a swimmer and also have a pool at my ous and we just do the recommended amount. It could get serious if she puts to much. Be Carefull;)

Answer 8

yyeesss.....tell her to stop....way to bad.....bad for hair eyes and skin...i wouldnt want to go near that pool if i were u

Answer 9

Pool wise it is not damaging, except for maybe the filter....

But human wise it can be really bad...

~skin irritation

~red and irritated eyes

~dry hair

~chlorine poisoning (horrible for young children)

~and can cause a mass outbreak of asthma-breathing issues (we had this happen at our pool, and at least 10 out of 21 kids had issues practicing)

~can also be hard to breathe for those with out asthma

Answer 10

That can be very unhealthy and I would advise her to stop. I'm on the swim team and I remember when there is just a teeny bit of chlorine over the reccodmended, practice would be cancelled. Mainly because chlorine is a dealthy gas. I'm not saying it will kill you or anything because that is only in the case of pure chlorine...but its not good for your body, and will also burn your eyes and open sores.

Answer 11

Chlorine should, ideally, be put into the pool on an as-needed basis.  To do this correctly you need to purchase an inexpensive test kit to measure both the free-active chlorine and combined-chlorine in your water (The free chlorine is what is actually keeping your water sanitized).  It is usually recommended to have 1.5 to 3.0 parts-per-million free chlorine in your pool water.  However, up to 5 parts-per-million in a regularly used pool is certainly OK.  When you get up to about 10 parts-per-million you will start to experience fading in swim-suits, but it takes a lot more than that to actually cause real health risks.

You should also test for the pH balance of your pool water.  People have less eye irritation and the chlorine works better if you maintain the pH at 7.4 to 7.8 or so.  Anything over 7.8 actually inhibits the chlorine's ability to sanitize the water, and anything under 7.2 will cause significant eye & skin irritation and can also damage pool circulation equipment.

The combined chlorine measurement can also be important, as it will show when the pool needs to be super-chlorinated or 'shocked'.  Too high a combined-chlorine level will also inhibit the sanitizing effect of the free chlorine, and may also lead to cloudy water.

Chlorine is photo-reactive and sunlight will deplete it from your pool water.  In very sunny conditions a pool will require more chlorine than a shaded or indoor pool.  Chlorine also reacts with organic matter;  the more people who use your pool the more chlorine might be needed.  People's cleanliness also has an impact on this.

The bottom line is, however, you should follow the directions on any pool chemical closely.  Not following the instructions could be potentially dangerous.  While its difficult to over-chlorinate a pool it is possible.  At the least you may be wasting money.  At the worst you could cause someone to develop a reaction or illness related to the pool water.

Answer 12

Yes, too much chlorine will eat away at the lining of the pool increasing your chances of having a leak, or the pool collapsing. If it is recommended once a week, dont' put it in any more than once a week.