Ever have one of those days?
Uncovered the pool (by myself) last Friday, got the cover cleaned, folded and stored. Then working on lots of backwashing, scrubbing and skimming to get things pretty going into May. Decided on Monday that since the pH was 7.2, to bump it slightly to 7.6 to get into the "ideal" range according to the Pool Math app.
Somehow, I read the instructions to add 22 *OUNCES* of Soda Ash to the pool as 22 *POUNDS*. I looked in my pool supplies, had 10 pounds, and decided it was about half what I needed, and proceeded to mix and pour, one 5 gallon bucket of water at a time, until it was all mixed in.
Imagine my surprise yesterday morning when the pH test was off the charts! I went back to figure out what I had done, and realized my giant goof!
Just finished adding a gallon of 31.5% muriatic acid from Ace Hardware, and waiting a few hours to retest and see if I need to go after more...
The problem is I really don't know WHERE it took the pH, since its off the scale, aside from fooling around with the Pool Math calculator doing "what ifs", which tell me I may have taken it as high as 9.7!!!
Nothing really to see here other than a cautionary tale to be sure of the units when you are doing additions to your pool!
Uncovered the pool (by myself) last Friday, got the cover cleaned, folded and stored. Then working on lots of backwashing, scrubbing and skimming to get things pretty going into May. Decided on Monday that since the pH was 7.2, to bump it slightly to 7.6 to get into the "ideal" range according to the Pool Math app.
Somehow, I read the instructions to add 22 *OUNCES* of Soda Ash to the pool as 22 *POUNDS*. I looked in my pool supplies, had 10 pounds, and decided it was about half what I needed, and proceeded to mix and pour, one 5 gallon bucket of water at a time, until it was all mixed in.
Imagine my surprise yesterday morning when the pH test was off the charts! I went back to figure out what I had done, and realized my giant goof!
Just finished adding a gallon of 31.5% muriatic acid from Ace Hardware, and waiting a few hours to retest and see if I need to go after more...
The problem is I really don't know WHERE it took the pH, since its off the scale, aside from fooling around with the Pool Math calculator doing "what ifs", which tell me I may have taken it as high as 9.7!!!
Nothing really to see here other than a cautionary tale to be sure of the units when you are doing additions to your pool!
