Replace Your POOL CHEMICALS with Household Products (Bleach, Baking Soda, etc.)

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Did you know you can replace most of your expensive pool chemicals with common household products? If you want to stop spending extra money on things like chlorine tablets or alkalinity increaser, here’s what to use instead: Bleach, Baking Soda, Soda Ash, and Muriatic Acid.

Knowing how to use each one could help you save hundreds on pool chemicals. So here’s a step-by-step guide on how to use household chemicals to maintain your pool.

⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Household Pool Chemicals
00:48 - What Levels Need Balancing
01:29 - Common Pool Chemicals
02:02 - How to Maintain Your Pool with Household Chemicals
02:42 - #1. Baking Soda to Raise Alkalinity
03:23 - #2. Soda Ash to Raise pH (or Use Aeration)
04:32 - #3. Muriatic Acid to Lower pH and Alkalinity
05:26 - #4. Bleach or Liquid Chlorine to Sanitize
07:16 - Other Pool Chemicals You Might Need
07:30 - #1. Chlorine Stabilizer or Cyanuric Acid (CYA)
08:18 - #2. Calcium Hardness Increaser