Kris wrote in message news:XH8Bc.6611$7d2.1580@clgrps13...
I have and continue to work in a number of public swimming pools, and
the statements I read in the above post disturb me greatly
Of course it doesn't contribute to algae growth - free chlorine is the
primary active sanitizer used in 99% of public pools, because it is so
cheap and
***because it oxidizes any biological material it comes into contact
with! hence the burning eyes and itchy skin when you swim in a pool with
to high of levels of Chlorine***

Used to sanitize pools: sodium hypochlorite, aka BLEACH
Used to lower pH of water: hydrochloric acid

So as other people have already mentioned, you are incorrect.
Somewhat scary that you work on public pools without this knowledge.

And this whole HCl discussion is getting way out of hand. If you guys
want to discuss this, please do it on a separate topic. I need an
answer to my questions about CO2 injection please, and there hasn't
been a single ON TOPIC post here yet.

-Chris