Swimming Pool Chemicals

[mesogi_123]

Hi,

Where is the best place to buy chemicals for the pool ?

Thank you.

Paphos Area.

[kev]

I always use Florida pools on the Polis road.
Very helpful people.

[stuffu2]

Take your pick, they are all much of a muchness, but beware of the 'cheap' stuff, it's not worth it in the long run 'cos you need to use more of it, and I don't believe you get the same protection.
I've always used Shipshape down by the Viafos traffic lights. They give a loyalty discount too!

[Maramike]

I've always used Shipshape down by the Viafos traffic lights. They give a loyalty discount too!

But only on what they want to offload at the time, which might not be what you need.

[J B]

Why not try that place in the Stephanie area of Tala?

They seem helpful folks there.

[Wee Stumpy]

Well we have quite a large pool. We bought good quality Chlorine for €28 and it has lasted us 9 months. Add on to that if you need acid or sulphur( PH + and - I think) and algicide and if you keep it free from rubbish on a daily basis I reckon that you are only looking at about €60 - €70 per annum

[Rigsby]

Well we have quite a large pool. We bought good quality Chlorine for €28 and it has lasted us 9 months. Add on to that if you need acid or sulphur( PH + and - I think) and algicide and if you keep it free from rubbish on a daily basis I reckon that you are only looking at about €60 - €70 per annum

I would have thought double that, but I have never kept a list. It is the small things like test kit fluids, flocculants, scum line cleaner & algaecide that really add up. Essential spares like skimmer baskets and O rings are ridiculously expensive. Pools are like boats - money pits.

[the golden hi-lux]

a REALLY good way to work out chlorine is this... (off the side of a tub of tri-chlor multi-tabs!)
"one tablet per 10 tonnes of water per ten days"...

so if your pool is 8m x 4m it's approximately 40 tonnes of water,
so that's
4 tablets every ten days, or 12 per month...

[RedWoody]

so if your pool is 8m x 4m it's approximately 40 tonnes of water,
so that's 4 tablets every ten days, or 12 per month...

Hi the golden hi-lux;
Have you actually used this amount of tablets & tested the chlorine level resulting?

[the golden hi-lux]

so if your pool is 8m x 4m it's approximately 40 tonnes of water,
so that's 4 tablets every ten days, or 12 per month...

Hi the golden hi-lux;
Have you actually used this amount of tablets & tested the chlorine level resulting?

we've done more than 25 THOUSAND pool-cleans in Cyprus, for which we do keep records of chemical additions, and yes, 8m x 4m pools do indeed average 12 tabs a month for normal usage as long as the stabiliser level is kept under control.

[mesogi_123]

A big thank you to JB. We went to Tala and found the pool supplies shop ( think its called Macks ) next to Olivers Deli, we found the chemicals there cheaper than the shop we have been using for the past 4 years. Also, they are really helpful and managed to get us a part for our pool valve which we had struggled to get. So once again thank you JB as we didn't know it was there.