Cara's Pool School — burning

Most commonly, offensive odors coupled with itchy skin and buring eyes are indicators that your chlorine may be combining with contaminants in the water (some debris particles, suntan lotions, sunscreen, sweat, urine, etc.). It's best to perform a Total Chlorine test and also a Free Chlorine test to determine the "gap" or difference between the two. That difference will help to determine the amount of shock (or oxidizer) that will be necessary to break apart those distractions (contaminants) and free up your chlorine to effectively sanitize and protect swimmers, while also removing the odors and burning effects. You'll need to...