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    Zero Alkalinity with pH greater than 8.6. Help!

    Ok, thanks! Is there a maximum amount of acid you can add at one time? We will keep you updated. Thanks again for the help!
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    Zero Alkalinity with pH greater than 8.6. Help!

    Ok, so if that's the case, which does make much more sense, why is there no change in pH despite adding a total of 4 pints (2 pints/night) of muriatic acid? What would you suggest to bring down the pH? Thanks!!
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    Zero Alkalinity with pH greater than 8.6. Help!

    That's the whole issue. We've used the home testing kit confirming the very high pH but the water never changed on the alkalinity test from green to red, even after 100 drops. We've also had an computerized BioGuard test done 3 times on different days all of which showing 0 TA and a high pH...
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    Zero Alkalinity with pH greater than 8.6. Help!

    We are first time pool owners working to get our pool back on track after the winter. Even after adding 25 lbs of Baking Soda on Wednesday, we still have a TA of 0 with a pH of >8.6. Have added 32 oz of MYA on Wednesday and Thursday nights with seemingly no impact on lowering the pH. TC = 2 FC...