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Balancers

Setting up your pool correctly at the start of each season or after heavy dilution is one of the keys to providing comfortable bathing conditions for you and your family.

You will also spend less time on maintenance and achieve more economical running costs. If you would like the water balance of your pool tested, take a 1 litre water sample to your BioGuard Dealer.

The sample will be checked for: pH, Total Alkalinity, Calcium Hardness, Cyanuric Acid, Free and Total Chlorine or Bromine and Total Dissolved Solids amongst other properties. Once the water has been analysed, BioGuard has the products to rectify any problems found, simply and effectively.

Start of season treatments

BioGuard Optimiser

BioGuard Optimiser will greatly enhance your bathing enjoyment, making the water feel softer and reducing the drying effects on the skin and hair that sanitisers can sometimes have.

BioGuard Optimiser is added to the pool at the start of the season and the level can only be reduced through dilution of the pool water. Optimiser will also help to reduce the risk of an algae attack and can improve water clarity by making minerals such as calcium more soluble.

BioGuard Stabiliser

In outdoor pools, chlorine is drawn out of the water by the sun, making it more difficult to maintain the ideal level. This waste of chlorine costs you not only time in having to make more trips to the pool to dose with chlorine, but also money because extra chlorine is being used.

BioGuard Stabiliser is nly added to the pool once at the start of the season and will reduce the amount of chlorine lost to sunlight.

 
 

BALANCE PAKS

BioGuard Balance Pak 100

BioGuard Balance Pak 100 is used to raise Total Alkalinity to the ideal level (refer to the Ideal Pool Readings section). Using Balance Pak 100 to maintain the correct Total Alkalinity will help to keep a more stable pH level and lead to a less problematic pool long term.

BioGuard Balance Pak 200

BioGuard Balance Pak 200 is used to raise the pH when the level drops below 7.4. For pools, the ideal level is 7.5 which, being slightly alkaline, protects the pool finish and equipment from corrosion. The most comfortable bathing conditions are also achieved at this level.

BioGuard Balance Pak 300

Low Calcium Hardness levels can damage the pool shell finish and plant room equipment. Balance Pak 300 will raise Calcium Hardness to acceptable levels (refer to the Ideal Pool Readings section) therefore protecting your investment. When Calcium Hardness levels are high, please refer to BioGuard Stain & Scale Inhibitor.
 

PRODUCTS

BioGuard Lo n' Slo

BioGuard Lo ‘n’ Slo should be used where the pH level is found to be above 7.6. A high pH level can lead to loss of water clarity and may lead to more scale forming conditions.

BioGuard Lo ‘n’ Slo can also be used to lower Total Alkalinity where levels are above the ideal reading. If lowering Total Alkalinity, please seek advice from your BioGuard Dealer.

BioGuard Stain & Scale Inhibitor

Metal staining or scale formation can be unsightly on pool surfaces, but can be avoided by using BioGuard Stain & Scale Inhibitor. If calcium levels are high or if metals are present in the supply water, this product should be used as a preventative treatment.