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Your tests are referring to total alkalinity, not the alkaline nature of something. Total alkalinity (TA) is the amount of pH buffering capability of your water. Low TA allows for pH to change rapidly. High TA on the other hand makes changing pH difficult. Generally speaking, you want your TA to be between 80-120. This allows you to be able to change the pH without difficulty, but prevents pH from "drifting" on its own. Again, generally speaking, pH and TA are lowered together but can be raised separately. Always adjust alkalinity first. If a large amount of adjustment is required, do it over a period of a few days. Then re-test for pH and adjust if required last.
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Why is Chlorine quickly evaporating out of pool?
There are no shortcuts. Get your Alkalinity right, then the PH. If the PH is "bouncing," your choline will spike high and low until you get the PH right. The PH will not be right until the alkalinity is right. If all that is right, you are low on stabilizer.
How do you lower alkalinity but not change pH in a swimming pool?
Initially, you can't. What you do to lower alkalinity is first lower the pH to under 7.2, but not lower than 6.9. Then you aerate the pool, by creating bubbles with your brush, or by running a water feature, if you have one. This will lower your alkalinity. Maintain this lower pH and aerating until you get your alkalinity where you want it. Then retest your pH. If it is now too low, you add Mule Team Borax, say a 1/4 a cup, and then retest. The borax will raise your pH without raising your alkalinity. See the poolforum.com for more help if needed.
How do you raise the pH level in the pool?
there are two primary chemicals on the merket used to do this. 1.) soda ash usually packaged under the name pH rise or pH increaser. 2.)sodium bicarbonate usually packaged under the name alkalinity rise or alkalinity increaser. both of the above chemicals will increase both the pH and Alkalinity of the swimming pool water. always make sure your alkalinity is balanced before making any pH adjustment. it is also important to understand pH and alkalinity always move together and in the same direction. so a pH adjustment will cause a change in your alkalinity level the same way a alkalinity adjustment will cause a change in your pH. when you increase pH, alkalinity will also increase when you decrease pH, alkalinity will also decrease when you raise alkalinity, pH will also rise. always dose chemicals according to the directions on the chemical container and the volume of water you are treating.
How can you figure out what is making your pools pH balance high?
The pH of your pool should be ideally 7.4. this will change if you add chlorine as this will have the effect of raising pH which is why you need to control the pH with an Acid such as sodium bisulphate or marked up as pH minus (pH-) . Also when you add any water from the tap if the pH of incoming water is high then this will also change the pH. Watch out for low Total Alkalinity as this can cause pH bounce where you get fluctuating pH readings.
What causes high pH levels in pools?
The nature of gunite pools is the make up of the gunite - it has lime in it. It has high alkaline levels. Also, the make up water may have high levels of alkalinity. Adjust your pH and adjust as needed with muratic acid and monitor your alkalinity by using a test kit.
Why is Chlorine quickly evaporating out of pool?
There are no shortcuts. Get your Alkalinity right, then the PH. If the PH is "bouncing," your choline will spike high and low until you get the PH right. The PH will not be right until the alkalinity is right. If all that is right, you are low on stabilizer.
What is PH up?
High alkalinity
What do i do if Ph is low alkalinity is low chlorine level is fine in pool?
add some form of alkalinity booster for sure. bring it too about 110ppm, chlorine has a naturally high pH, but the higher alkalinity addition will stop acidic compounds from attacking the pH any further. depending on how low the pH is though you may have to add a pH booster, take your water into a pool shop for an in depth water analysis.
Will pH minus lower pool alkalinity it is very high 300 at the same time the PH is very low 7.0. what needs to be done?
Yes. Adding pH minus (Hydrochloric acid) will lower your alkalinity. You should get it down to the 100 range or so, and the aerate the water to raise the pH to acceptable levels again.
How do you fix low stabilizer in your pool and low pH low alkalinity?
make sure chlorine is is at 1-3ppm, if pH is very low raise chlorine slightly higer than average. shock the pool after and run filter for over night. If pool still not stabilize then add PH high chemical.
How much soda ash to us to raise pool pH?
The answer is largely dependent on the total alkalinity (T/A). High T/A requires more soda ash to raise pH a given amount as opposed to a low pH.
Your alkalinity is really high How do you lower it without lowering the pH too?
pH refers to the level of acidity or alkalinity. less than 7 is acidic, more than 7 is alkaline. if you want to lower your alkalinity, add muriatic acid. It will lower the pH though
If the Ph in a twenty-seven foot round pool is 7.2 how do you increase it too 7.5?
With the use of a very small amount of soda ash. Maybe a quarter cup. To be safe use smaller amounts and check the pH frequently until you have stabilized the pH at a level that is satisfactory. A pH of 7.2 is not that far out of bounds if you do not have a heater. You might also want to check the total alkalinity. If it is on the high end of the scale or test I would do nothing to raise the pH. The low pH will buffer the high alkalinity.
How do you lower alkalinity but not change pH in a swimming pool?
Initially, you can't. What you do to lower alkalinity is first lower the pH to under 7.2, but not lower than 6.9. Then you aerate the pool, by creating bubbles with your brush, or by running a water feature, if you have one. This will lower your alkalinity. Maintain this lower pH and aerating until you get your alkalinity where you want it. Then retest your pH. If it is now too low, you add Mule Team Borax, say a 1/4 a cup, and then retest. The borax will raise your pH without raising your alkalinity. See the poolforum.com for more help if needed.
Why can you not keep chlorine in your pool?
Low Cyanuric Acid or (Stabalizer). PH & Alkalinity too high. High amounts of oxidizeable materials in water,organic debris,plant,grass,soil,heavy bather load,urine,bacteria,etc. APS,Houston,TX Low Cyanuric Acid or (Stabalizer). PH & Alkalinity too high. High amounts of oxidizeable materials in water,organic debris,plant,grass,soil,heavy bather load,urine,bacteria,etc. APS,Houston,TX
How can you figure out what is making your pools pH balance high?
The pH of your pool should be ideally 7.4. this will change if you add chlorine as this will have the effect of raising pH which is why you need to control the pH with an Acid such as sodium bisulphate or marked up as pH minus (pH-) . Also when you add any water from the tap if the pH of incoming water is high then this will also change the pH. Watch out for low Total Alkalinity as this can cause pH bounce where you get fluctuating pH readings.
How do you raise the pH level in the pool?
there are two primary chemicals on the merket used to do this. 1.) soda ash usually packaged under the name pH rise or pH increaser. 2.)sodium bicarbonate usually packaged under the name alkalinity rise or alkalinity increaser. both of the above chemicals will increase both the pH and Alkalinity of the swimming pool water. always make sure your alkalinity is balanced before making any pH adjustment. it is also important to understand pH and alkalinity always move together and in the same direction. so a pH adjustment will cause a change in your alkalinity level the same way a alkalinity adjustment will cause a change in your pH. when you increase pH, alkalinity will also increase when you decrease pH, alkalinity will also decrease when you raise alkalinity, pH will also rise. always dose chemicals according to the directions on the chemical container and the volume of water you are treating.
