I have a large recirculating fountain that has an auto fill device and it is connected to one of my pool return lines . This insures that the fountain always has the proper amount of water and I do not have to treat the fountain for algae etc. It draws approx. 30 gallons/day from the pool water. The swimming pool has an auto-fill connected to the side of the house and since the pool level always looks good - it must be getting approx. 30 gallons/day of tap water.
The Issue: I have to add about 1+ gallon/week of acid to the pool to keep the PH around 7.6-7.8. I tested the Tap water and the PH is higher than the 8.2 of the test kit. I'm thinking that the added high PH tap water is raising my pool PH? Is there any type of filter device that I could add to my pool auto-fill line that would reduce the PH before it gets to the pool? I have read online that Brita filters lower PH to 6 (source: google) and I wonder if anyone here has any other suggestions? Pool is approx. 18,000 gallons. I would rather not automate Acid since it is so hazardous...
Thanks!
The Issue: I have to add about 1+ gallon/week of acid to the pool to keep the PH around 7.6-7.8. I tested the Tap water and the PH is higher than the 8.2 of the test kit. I'm thinking that the added high PH tap water is raising my pool PH? Is there any type of filter device that I could add to my pool auto-fill line that would reduce the PH before it gets to the pool? I have read online that Brita filters lower PH to 6 (source: google) and I wonder if anyone here has any other suggestions? Pool is approx. 18,000 gallons. I would rather not automate Acid since it is so hazardous...
Thanks!