muriatic acid

[vacation@home]

How long before we can swim after adding acid

 

[reebok]

30 mins. with pump running.
having problems? how often do you add acid?

 

[SweetSmiles]

I know this is late, but we just had to add alot to ours to drop ph and our pool guy said 6 hours..

 

[JasonLion]

If the PH is very low, you don't want to swim. If you are just adjusting the PH to somewhere in the normal range, than 30 minutes with the pump running should do it. But if you are lowering the PH below the normal range for some reason, lowering TA and fresh plaster come to mind, then you don't want to swim until the PH comes back up to normal levels. If in doubt, test the PH after 30 minutes, and if it is in range, 7.2 to 7.8, you can swim.

 

[reebok]

I know this is late, but we just had to add alot to ours to drop ph and our pool guy said 6 hours..

pool guys say a lot of things. I've heard 4 before but 6 is the longest I've heard yet. I don't think anyone will melt 5-10 minutes after addition, but best to be on the safe side...