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Pool Chlorine
Chlorine and Bromine

3 Inch Tabs, 1 Inch Tabs, Sticks, and Granular. Premium Chlorine and Bromine at the lowest prices.

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Pool Shock
Pool Shock

Pool shocks and super chlorinators are a necessity for a clean and clear swimming pool.

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Pool Water Balancers
Pool Water Balancers

The family of pool chemicals known as water balancers helps to maintain proper water chemistry.

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Pool Algaecides
Pool Algaecides

Prevent algae blooms in your swimming pool with weekly algaecide maintenance.

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Pool Clarifiers
Pool Clarifiers

Coagulate dirt & debris in your pool for easy removal while keeping your filter system operating at top performance.

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Pool Stain Chemicals
Pool Stain Chemicals

Remove an existing stain or prevent them from forming in your pool with our full line of stain fighting products.

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Natural Chemistry Enzyme Chemicals
Natural Chemistry Pool Enzyme Chemicals

These natural enzyme-based pool chemicals provide an alternative solution for pool water problems!

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Pool Chemical Value Packs
Pool Chemical Value Packs

These convenient chemical kits are pre-measured for your pool size to ensure the proper dosage of chemicals.

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Chlorine Free & Alternative Chemicals
Chlorine Free and Alternative Pool Chemicals

Chlorine Generators, Ionizers, Biguanide-based sanitizers, and Mineral Purifiers. Alternatives for all your pool needs!

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Pool Water Test Kits & Testing Supplies
Pool Water Test Kits and Testing Supplies

In The Swim carries a full line of pool water test kits, strips and easy to use dip-and-read meters.

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Pool Cleaning Chemicals
Pool Cleaning Chemicals

Pool cleaning chemicals, pool cover cleaners, filter cleaners and waterline stain prevention.

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Other Chemicals
Other Chemicals

In The Swim also carries other unique chemicals for pool maintenance.

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Pool Chemicals


After a long, cold winter, everybody loves to enjoy a summer filled of swimming fun. Swimming provides a healthy and fun way to get out of the summer heat but there's more to swimming than just the enjoyment. Pool owners know that there’s a delicate balancing act happening behind the scenes as they carefully adjust pool chemicals to ensure clean, safe swimming water. While filtration helps to remove dirt and debris from your pool, this does nothing to maintain the balance of your pool water. A properly maintained pool requires the use of swimming pool chemicals so that your pool water is visibly and biologically clean.

Essentially, pool chemicals help us to balance the chlorine, alkalinity, and pH levels of your pool water. Typically speaking, every pool, whether in-ground or above ground, will require the same inventory of pool chemicals but at different concentrations depending on the size of your pool. On of the most important pool chemical supplies is the “shock.” Shock pool chemicals are basically chlorine or bromine tablets that are used to kill and prevent the growth of germs, algae, bacteria, and other microorganisms. In addition, skimmers make use of swimming pool chemicals, namely chlorine as well, in order to maintain the safety and sanitation of your swimming pool water. Unfortunately, the use of pool chemicals to keep your water clean tends to increase the acidity of your water making it less safe for swimming. Alkaline pool chemicals help to restore the pH of your pool in order to prevent pool water from becoming too acidic as well as to prevent the corrosion of metal parts.

Understanding the delicate balance of pool chemicals can be somewhat frustrating but most pool owners will attest that in a short time they have mastered the art of water balance using pool water chemicals. While pool chemicals constitute one of the major costs of running a pool, several discount pool chemicals are available and are just as effective as the top name brands. At In the Swim, you’ll find all the pool chemicals you’ll need at some of the lowest prices available.


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