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vidarh • today at 2:54 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

In a public pool?

From experience while my son was swimming competitively, they had to drain most of the pools he swam in completely more than once a year because of various contamination, in addition to the ongoing cycling...

I can't imagine the state they'd be in after a year.


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vel0city • today at 3:08 PM

Once again, if its monitored and maintained properly, sure why not? Partial cycling when things that can't be filtered get too high (like TDS or CYA for an outdoor pool) but otherwise make sure sanitization is happening properly, pH and other metrics stay balanced, and good filtering is happening, I don't see a problem.

> more than once a year because of various contamination

Sounds like that falls into the "unlucky" category.

If its that you don't like thinking about tons of other bodies have touched that water you're swimming in, remember that dinosaurs pooped in much of the water you're drinking today.

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