Freshly filled and I have been adding ph down for 2 days and it doesnt seem to be budging. Its a 600 gallon Bullfrog A7. Per manufacturers directions it has been shocked because its been longer than 2 days. Water is cloudy. I am getting frustrated and dont want to keep adding things to complicate the issue.
Hot tub TA wont come down
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- Aug 20, 2020
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- Pool Size
- 27000
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- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
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- CircuPool RJ-60
How are you testing the TA? TA is pretty unimportant to be messing with compared to pH and FC.Freshly filled and I have been adding ph down for 2 days and it doesnt seem to be budging. Its a 600 gallon Bullfrog A7. Per manufacturers directions it has been shocked because its been longer than 2 days. Water is cloudy. I am getting frustrated and dont want to keep adding things to complicate the issue.
Jonsstihl
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TA will adjust as you adjust the PH. mine likes to sit around 40 and the PH ends up high 7's low 8's If I try to force the PH lower the TA gets too low and then the PH gets eratic.
Jonsstihl
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muriatic acid is way cheaper than PH down but for the qty required for a spa it isn't too bad and easy to handle.
phonedave
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- May 30, 2012
- 1,968
- Pool Size
- 17000
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- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Turbo Cell (T-CELL-5)
Freshly filled and I have been adding ph down for 2 days and it doesnt seem to be budging. Its a 600 gallon Bullfrog A7. Per manufacturers directions it has been shocked because its been longer than 2 days. Water is cloudy. I am getting frustrated and dont want to keep adding things to complicate the issue.
In a hot tub, the pH will naturally rise over time because of the aeration due to the jets.
At first it will rise quickly and eventually as TA and pH come into balance it will become more stable, only requiring adjustment every so often.
After I do a fresh fill, I have to add acid daily for about 7 - 10 days until my pH and TA come into balance.
Don't go chasing the TA, keep the pH where it needs to be, and the TA will eventually come into balance.
But, having said all of that, an out of whack TA and pH should not be making your water cloudy.
What have you been doing as far as CYA and Chlorine is concerned.