Acid-Loving Pool Closing

[mhosborn]

Our pool, opened at the beginning of this year, has been using about 128 oz. of muriatic acid every week in order to keep the pH in check.

We are closing and covering our pool next week, with everything being winterized. I'm wondering if I need to continue checking the pH while its closed...and, if so, how I would add acid to the pool with no pump running to circulate it?

 

[UN1017]

I looked over some of your previous posts and I'm assuming that your high pH is due to your SWG and your bubblers on the tanning ledge. Is that correct or do you have issues with your fill water or something else?

I would say that if your TA is in check then you shouldn't have any problems once you adjust the pH to 7.4, cover it and shut the filter off. The aeration is a moot issue once everything is shut down.

 

[mhosborn]

UN...thanks for the advice. I don't think it's the fill water, as that measured fine when I last checked. The bubblers are only run occasionally when the little ones are in the pool. The SWG has been running all season, though.

I will make sure to measure the TA before closing. (It's been fine all year...I'm told it's normal for new plaster pools to demand a lot of acid in the first year or two).

Hopefully, the acid demand will drop off significantly as the water gets colder and the pool's covered.

 

[gsxrken]

I will caution you to check it a few times over the winter.
I suffered the same thing- new pool just loves Acid every week, but ignored it over the winter. Come spring opening, I had scaling. Real rough sandpaper.
Check it or cross your fingers

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[mhosborn]

Thanks for the advice, Gsx...I guess, if it needs acid over the winter, I can try to circulate some water around the pool with the brush and/or the leaf rake.

 

[Richard320]

Thanks for the advice, Gsx...I guess, if it needs acid over the winter, I can try to circulate some water around the pool with the brush and/or the leaf rake.

If you get a wall whale, just a few passes will have the water churning.