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    CO2 vs. Muriatic Acid

    Thank you chem geek for the big brain answer! Extremely helpful and exactly what I was looking for...and what I couldn't solve myself. Been out of chemistry too long. Look forward to continuing to learn about pool ph Control.
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    CO2 vs. Muriatic Acid

    Thank you chem geek for the helpful response! Quick question: how did you get to the equivalency of CO2 to muriatic acid? I want to make sure I understand the cost/benefit tradeoff. Roughly 4 lbs of carbon dioxide has equivalent power to change the pH as one gallon of full strength muriatic...
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    CO2 vs. Muriatic Acid

    Helpful experts, I'm fairly new to pool chemistry but am working on a business school project for some uses of CO2 in non traditional aspects and have been reading on its use as Carbonic acid to lower pH in pools to maximize chlorine effectiveness. For anyone that has used CO2 or has...