Question about shock and chlorine

[BigDave]

The MSDS for Aqua Chem Shock Plus lists it as a skin irritant and sensitizer in section 11 Toxicological Information.

[Watermom]

The reason for the bath tub test is to try and narrow down what might be causing your child's rash. If you test each of those items one at a time and she does not have any reactions, then you can drain your pool and refill and use those products only and she should be fine.

[donovan.lambright]

The reason for the bath tub test is to try and narrow down what might be causing your child's rash. If you test each of those items one at a time and she does not have any reactions, then you can drain your pool and refill and use those products only and she should be fine.

Got it. My thought was that those were all pretty well known chemicals that were "safe". Having read more, including PoolDoc's threads, I understand that nothing is really "safe" in this kind of mystery. Sometimes, I wish I could take back messages where I say something dumb and then realize my error. :-)

One practical question I have is quantity of each chemical. How do you scale it down to a bathtub? I saw in one of the threads PoolDoc posted a reference to 2 teaspoons of bleach. Does that scale the same for things like Algicide and pH Down? Or is there formula to use?

Thanks for the clarification, Watermom!


Donovan

[Watermom]

I am asking Ben to see if I can find out amounts for you. I'll let you know when I hear back from him.

Actually, in the meantime, why don't you go ahead and start with the test with the bleach since that is the one amount we do know. I know it isn't the order he suggested above, but that's not going to matter.

[donovan.lambright]

Sounds good, Watermom. It'll be a few days before I'm ready to start testing; I'd like to let her heal up a little before trying anything else. She's much better today.

About the swimsuit: the outer shell is nylon, the inner shell is polyester, and there's a little spandex for stretchiness.

[waterbear]

About the swimsuit: the outer shell is nylon, the inner shell is polyester, and there's a little spandex for stretchiness.

Spandex and syntehtics have been known to cause reactions.
http://www.latexallergyresources.org...-and-allergies

[donovan.lambright]

Sounds like I should have her wear her swimsuit when I do the bathtub tests.