Pool Chemicals (188 items found)

Transform your summer leisure time with a home swimming pool and keep the fun going worry-free by maintaining pristine water hygiene. Visit your local Ace to discover our selection of pool chemicals, designed to help treat your pool and ensure a refreshing swim all season long.

The Importance of Swimming Pool Chemicals

Indoor and outdoor pool chemicals are essential for keeping your pool water healthy and swim-ready. Whether it's pool chlorine, bromide, alkalinity adjusters or algae removers, these chemicals come in different forms to serve a variety of important functions.

Pool chlorine is essential, as almost every pool that's filled for more than a day or two needs it for several key reasons, like health and safety.

• Reduces risk of waterborne illness: Using a chemical pool cleaner such as pool chlorine helps reduce the risk of waterborne illnesses, preventing minor infections and more serious problems caused by bacterial growth.
• Prevents algae buildup: Chlorine keeps algae and other contaminants from impacting the water, ensuring a pleasant swim all summer long.

How Much Chlorine to Add to a Pool?

It's vital to maintain consistent chlorine levels in your pool; otherwise, you might experience skin irritation, unpleasant odors and the all-too-familiar "swimmers' red eyes" caused by excessive chlorine. For home pools, recommended chlorine levels are between 1-3 ppm (parts per million). Head to our pool equipment section to find pool test kits that measure chlorine, pH and alkalinity, featuring essentials from trusted brands like Jed Pool Tools.

What is Pool Shock?

Pool shock is a concentrated form of pool chemicals, mainly chlorine, used to treat pool water. Whether your pool is newly filled or the chlorine levels have dropped, using liquid pool shock efficiently restores the balance and ensures your water is clean and safe.

Use testing strips or kits to monitor your pool's chlorine levels to know when to apply pool shock. Generally, the average pool needs shock treatment about once every two weeks. However, factors such as hot weather, heavy rainfall or frequent usage might require more frequent applications.

Pool Chlorine Tablets

Enhance your pool's hygiene with liquid pool chlorine by measuring the right dilution carefully. For a more convenient, hands-free option, choose pool chlorine tablets. When used with a floating container, these tablets gradually release chlorine into the water, maintaining consistent levels. They are also a great supplement to regular testing and shock treatments.

Alkalinity, pH and Algae Guard Pool Products

While chlorine is vital, you’ll need additional products to keep your pool ready for use at all times:

• pH balancers: Modify your pool’s pH levels as necessary.
• Alkalinity increaser: Help your pool resist pH changes.
• Algae remover: Algae guards work alongside chlorine to prevent various algae outbreaks including mustard, black or green algae.

Many of our pool cleaner chemicals are available in both liquid and granule forms offering plenty of options for keeping your pool clean.

Shop Pool Chemicals Near You at Ace

Keep your swimming pool in top shape all summer long with pool care essentials from your neighborhood Ace. Shop swimming pool chemicals near you including pool shock, chlorine tablets and test strips. While you're there, check out our range of pool and spa supplies, equipment, toys and games for the ultimate poolside outdoor living experience this summer! Shop online or in-store today.