Balance Pak 100, 200, 300! What Does It All Mean?

If you have a pool, you may find yourself confused on these three products. Balance Pak 100, 200, 300...what does it all mean? We uncover it in this article!

Water Balancers

First, these chemicals (Balance Pak 100, Balance Pak 200, and Balance Pak 300) are all BioGuard water balancers. Why are balancers important? Well, they help balance your water to prevent problems.

You want to keep your pool water balanced in order to control scale, prevent metallic stains, adjust pH and total alkalinity, and correct mineral imbalances.

Watch this video for some more info on water balance.

The three Balance Pak products focus on increasing your pool's total alkalinity, pH, or calcium hardness. Now, let's look at the Balance Pak products.

Balance PAK® 100 for Total Alkalinity

For raising total alkalinity
Prevents pH change
Prevents corrosion and vinyl liner wrinkling due to improper pH
Dissolves quickly when added directly to water

Balance PAK® 200 for pH

For raising pH level
Protects pool equipment from corrosion
Prevents eye irritation due to low pH

Balance PAK® 300 for Calcium hardness

For raising calcium hardness levels
Dissolves quickly
Protects pool equipment from corrosion, plaster etching and wrinkling of liners

Now That You Know More

We've "unpacked" the Balance Pak products, so now you know what each one of them does to help maintain your pool's proper balance.

The next thing you want to do is bring us a water sample. We will run it through our ALEX water test system (for free) and tell you which products you need to bring yoru pool back into balance! See you soon.

Do come see us because these three products are essential during the swim season, especially in our hot weather!

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