Clorox and water hardness

[dedelstein]

I’ve had my Endless Pool for quite some time. The last time I emptied then filled the pool - about five years ago when scheduled maintenance had me replace the motor - I used water from a tap on my house that feeds directly from my well. As expected, the water is bit harder than it ought to be. There is a residue of power everywhere so I clean the pool area at least monthly. Something I can live with until next time I empty and fill the pool.

Here’s my question: I throw a couple of cups of Clorox bleach into the pool a few times a week. Water chemistry, other than hardness, is fine. Does Clorox in any way impact the hardness of the water?

[Teapot1]

Not really, it increases the pH and adds a tiny amount of salt and as salt pool fans will say, salt pools have softer feeling water.
What filtration do you have? If you use zeolite its an ion exchange resin used in some water softners so would reduce your hardness. You would have to regenerate the zeolite from time to time as it becomes saturated with the calcium. That means turning off the valves to the pool and alliwing the zeolite to soak in a saline solution and then rinse that away.

[dedelstein]

@Teapot1 Thanks for your reply. I use standard paper-based filters. I’ll look at zeolite to see if that’s something I should pursue.