{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Pool Chemical Calculator","provider_url":"https:\/\/poolchemicalcalculator.com\/news","author_name":"Larry Clawson","author_url":"https:\/\/poolchemicalcalculator.com\/news\/author\/larryclawson\/","title":"That \"Chlorine Smell\" Means Your Pool Needs MORE Chlorine, Not Less - Pool Chemical Calculator","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Zkq5W5S0jS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/poolchemicalcalculator.com\/news\/pool-smells-like-chlorine-too-strong\/\">That &#8220;Chlorine Smell&#8221; Means Your Pool Needs MORE Chlorine, Not Less<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/poolchemicalcalculator.com\/news\/pool-smells-like-chlorine-too-strong\/embed\/#?secret=Zkq5W5S0jS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;That &#8220;Chlorine Smell&#8221; Means Your Pool Needs MORE Chlorine, Not Less&#8221; &#8212; Pool Chemical Calculator\" data-secret=\"Zkq5W5S0jS\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/poolchemicalcalculator.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pool-smells-like-chlorine-too-strong.png","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"description":"Why your pool smells so strong The real culprit is chloramines Free chlorine, the part actively sanitizing your water, has almost no smell. But when free chlorine reacts with sweat, urine, body oils, sunscreen, leaves, and other contaminants, it creates chloramines. Those chloramines are what cause the sharp &#8220;chlorine&#8221; smell. Think of free chlorine like [&hellip;]"}