Are Goggles a Necessary Thing to Wear for Swimming?
Question?
Q: Greetings. I have been reading on the Internet about the effects of chlorine on the human eye. I have four kids that love that swimming pool that you would think they were fish. There is one problem; I cannot get them to wear swimming goggles. All right, that is the summary.
Top of the day to you and your team.
Willian Rigdon (Boca Raton Florida)
Answer!
A:
Thanks for taking the time to write. There are usually no problems when the pool is properly balanced. What we mean by balanced is having an alkalinity reading between 80 and 140 ppm (parts per million). The calcium should be anywhere from 200 to 400 ppm, and a chlorine reading of more than 3.0 ppm and less than 5.0 ppm is ideal.
Assuming the cyanuric acid levels are no higher than 80 ppm, there should be no eye irritation what so ever, however everyone is different and pool chemicals are not always in perfect balance. A heavy rain or a large bathing load is all it takes to get the pool balance out of whack.
Wearing goggles is a good precaution. Sure hope we got to the point.
Kind regards, and hope you follow-up.
Regards, Alberto
("Your Cape Coral Pool Cleaning Professional")
