How to Use a Chemical Feeder in a Swimming Pool

Swimming pool chemical feeders are easy to use and make the job of sanitizing your pool a snap. Imagine not having to add chlorine to your swimming pool for several days or even a couple weeks. You can go on vacation and return to a clean swimming pool, ready to use. The type of chemical feeder you choose will depend on your particular needs.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Fill the chlorine feeder with chlorine and select a setting. You can easily adjust the feeder as needed to change and regulate the amount of chlorine released into your swimming pool.

2. Determine easily type of chemical feeder best fits your needs, based on the type and size of pool you have.

3. Consider using an erosion chemical feeder, which is the most commonly type. It's made of solid, compressed chlorine or bromine. The tablet or stick forms are placed directly into the chemical feeder. The feeder floats along the top of your pool causing the chlorine to dissolve slowly as the water repeatedly passes over the feeder.

4. Use liquid chlorine feeder if you maintain a commercial pool or a very large residential pool. These feeders filled with liquid chlorine secured directly over a vat. They work with a small electrical pump that expends the liquid chlorine from the vat and into the pool's plumbing.

5. Regulate the liquid chlorine feeder with the output control dial and the time clock that comes incorporated into the unit.