Sodium Bisulfate
Sodium bisulfate, or dry acid, is used to lower swimming pool water pH and often will decrease alkalinity somewhat.
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Sodium Bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate, also called baking soda, is used to increase the total alkalinity of swimming pool water.
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Soda Ash
Soda ash, also called sodium carbonate, is a chemical added to swimming pools to increase the pH level of the pool water.
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Shock Treatment
Shock treatment, also called shocking or superchlorinating, is the process of adding enough sanitizing agent to a swimming pool to overwhelm any microorganisms in the water, killing or rendering their numbers small enough for safe swimming.
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Water Scale
Water scale occurs rapidly in swimming pools with total alkalinity that is too high, causing deposits of calcium on pool surfaces and equipment.
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Saturation Index (SI)
The saturation index estimates the point where swimming pool water will no longer hold any more substance, such as minerals or chemicals.
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Sanitizer
A sanitizer is a chemical or process designed to destroy or render ineffective harmful microorganisms from reaching levels too high to be considered safe for swimmers in pool water.
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Sand Filter
Sand filters are used in the filtration of contaminates and particulate from swimming pool water, with the sand acting as the filter medium.
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Reagent
Reagents are chemicals found in test kits used to test swimming pool water and designed to result in a chemical reaction, exposing the levels of chemicals and water balance levels in the pool water.
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Potassium Peroxymonosulfate
Potassium Peroxymonosulfate, more commonly called non-chlorine shock, is a substance that can rapidly oxidize swimming pool contaminates without the use of chlorine.