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Chlorine Odor/
Irritation
It is a
common misconception that red eyes and a
strong chlorine smell to the water is
the result of too much chlorine.
Actually, the cause is not enough
chlorine! The combined chlorine
compound, called a chloramine, is produced when a free chlorine molecule combines with a nitrogen or
ammonia molecule. These compounds smell bad, irritate the eyes and skin, and get in the
way of free chlorine trying to do its job.
Shocking or
super chlorinating is necessary to oxidize, or
break apart these compounds. So then, when the eyes burn, and the pool smells over
chlorinated, the pool doctor's prescription is to raise the chlorine level ten times the
normal amount to achieve "breakpoint chlorination" thresholds which will break
apart the chloramine bonds...(follow instructions on the product).
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