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  • Smarter Swimming Pool 4: Liquid Chlorine Level

    Smarter Swimming Pool 4: Liquid Chlorine Level

    My pool requires a regular influx of liquid chlorine that is stored in a large drum next to the automated chlorinator. Every couple of weeks I have to replenish that drum, otherwise the chlorine concentration in the pool water gets too low, and algae starts growing resulting in green-ish pool water. Needless to say, this…

  • Smarter Swimming Pool 3: Water Level

    Smarter Swimming Pool 3: Water Level

    Water disappears from an outdoor swimming pool over time – naturally through evaporation or through a small leak in a pipe that is hard to detect. To some degree rain helps to balance the pool water level, but sometimes you will have to top up manually. If your pool is constructed like mine, then if…

  • Smarter Swimming Pool 2: Water Temperature

    Smarter Swimming Pool 2: Water Temperature

    Since my pool is purely heated by the sun, I thought knowing the current water temperature might help in choosing the right outfit – boardshorts or wetsuit – or choose to better stay out of the pool altogether.