My question involves the regulations and the short-term health effects of swimming in water that contains too much chlorine. The other night, our pool (indoors) measured as follows:
pH: 6.8 - 7.0
Chlorine: 10 ppm
My understanding is that the pH should be in the 7.2 - 7.8 range, and the chlorine should be in the range of 1 ppm - 3 ppm.
My questions are:
1. Is there a safe upper limit for chlorine in a pool?
2. If the pool tests above that limit, should it be closed?
3. What are the short-term health effects of swimming in water
chlorinated to 10 ppm?
Some brief research on my part so far has only shown that our county has an acceptable mininum level (1 ppm), but no guidelines on a maximum level.
High chlorine has never bothered me. But, the other day we had either very high or very low Ph (I can't remember). It was horrible. About 30 minutes into the workout and you got terrible dry mouth and a hacking cough. It was impossible to wash it off, made your hair feel like straw. That was sheer misery but we fought through the pain.
High chlorine has never bothered me. But, the other day we had either very high or very low Ph (I can't remember). It was horrible. About 30 minutes into the workout and you got terrible dry mouth and a hacking cough. It was impossible to wash it off, made your hair feel like straw. That was sheer misery but we fought through the pain.
