[rrtgolf]

They have gone to a chlorine tank system so I've been told

[boilermaker7091]

Actually if you smell the chlorine it usually means they’ve over chlorinated the pool. You should only have the odor after you get out of the pool.

[Dlbonivich]

I can assure you that without chemical the pool would be green in one day. Summer is a struggle with rain and heat to keep chemicals well balanced. No chemicals equals algae in Florida heat!

[dlb8159@yahoo.com]

If you smell chlorine that means the pump and chemicals are working hard to keep the water clean. I only smelled chlorine when I would shock my water.

[kathy1516]

As a previous pool owner for 28 years, I can tell you that if the chlorine is properly added you shouldn’t smell it. If you smell it, it’s out of balance.

[ColdNoMore]

///....It was pretty funny though.

[newgirl]

I thought they never used it, salt water?

[nevjudbaker]

When we had a pool I went to a pool maintenance class. I was always told if you smell the chlorine the chemicals were off. I checked my chemicals every few days or after a rain. I always kept my pool shocked & added acid when needed. My pool never smelled of Chlorine. My neighbor kept adding chlorine & didn't allow the chlorine level to drop down & she had a strong chlorine smell. After a while she had algae. Algae will grow with a constant chlorine level. Shocking the pool means let the chlorine level drop down then add a big amount of chlorine which kills the algae. The acid level needs to be corrected as well. If chemicals are off the bad water can ruin the pipes.

[Mustagotlost]

Are all the pools open? What about activities? Aerobics, volleyball, etc.?

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

If you REALLY want to know....



District Property Management
The District Property Management Department is responsible for upholding the aesthetic, physical and environmental assets of the District by maintaining the District’s physical assets and infrastructure.
Sam Wartinbee, Director
sam.wartinbee@districtgov.org

Originally Posted by Rzepecki

Go to Districtgov.org and email or call the Recreation Dept. and ask. Get the real scoop. The info may already be on this website.

I suggested that in post #11.....didn't seem to work.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by kathy1516

As a previous pool owner for 28 years, I can tell you that if the chlorine is properly added you shouldn’t smell it. If you smell it, it’s out of balance.

Did your pool water fade bathing suits and make your eyes burn?

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by B767drvr

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you're NOT smelling chlorine, you're smelling chloramines (BAD). A properly sanitized pool has no smell.

"Pool smell is due, not to chlorine, but to chloramines, chemical compounds that build up in pool water when it is improperly treated.

Chloramines result from the combination of two ingredients: (a) chlorine disinfectants and (b) perspiration, oils and urine that enter pools on the bodies of swimmers. Chlorine disinfectants are added to pool water to destroy germs that can give swimmers diarrhea, ear aches and athlete's foot. Perspiration, oils and urine, however, are unwanted additions to pool water. By showering before entering the pool, and washing these substances from the skin, swimmers can help minimize pool smell."

Chloramines: Understanding “Pool Smell”


Here's info on how chlorine is produced in "saltwater pools".

The Definitive Guide to Salt Chlorine Generators

Very informative.

[davem4616]

the pools are safe...stop trying to second guess those that are responsible for maintaining the pools

ya can't look at it the same way you might have managed a back yard pool...come on, these guys know what they are doing

[Piomom14]

There are no saltwater pools first of all. Secondly, if you smell chlorine, it’s not being added correctly. I managed a huge city pool for almost 20 years. We went from having to add drums of liquid chlorine to finally having a computerized system that added all chemicals automatically. I used to think if I “smelled chlorine” it was a good thing. I now know differently!!

[Ramone]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Without all the group aerobics and water volleyball the sports pools have never been cleaner. They don’t have to super chlorinate the pools with just lap swimming and light water walker use.

No matter, all pools should have proper levels of chlorine in them. You can actually hear the little virus screaming as they die. No place safee than pools and jacuzzi's with chlorine in them!