Should I be concerned that my pH is 8.2 again today? It was 8.2 yesterday and I added the muriatic acid but it still 8.2 today.She loves the super clear pool!
Can’t get any free chlorine reading
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If the FC is under 10 (and it appears to be from your logs) then that PH test is valid.
however. It only really reads to 8.2. Your slam could have brought you to 9 (?) and it looks like 8.2. So you lowered from 8.2 but it really only lowered to 8.6. (Or whatevs) and still looks like 8.2. Keep adding and testing after 30 minutes circulating. It may take a few tries to be readable under 8.2. Stop when it is.
*perfect example of why you want to verify you reached your target. The same can happen with bleach if that bottle is weaker than you think. You believe you raised the FC enough but didn’t. You go about your way all happy and the FC is still low. Boom. Swamp.
So make sure everything went to plan after you add something and know for sure.
So make sure everything went to plan after you add something and know for sure.
Got it, thanksIf the FC is under 10 (and it appears to be from your logs) then that PH test is valid.
however. It only really reads to 8.2. Your slam could have brought you to 9 (?) and it looks like 8.2. So you lowered from 8.2 but it really only lowered to 8.6. (Or whatevs) and still looks like 8.2. Keep adding and testing after 30 minutes circulating. It may take a few tries to be readable under 8.2. Stop when it is.
Ok, I’ve checked the ph 4 times this morning, each time reading at least 8.2
I’ve added MA to 7.6 per pool math after each check, and brushed well. Anything else I should be doing, or is this normal after slam. Yesterday was my first day after slam was done and my ph was 8.2 at least then, and I added MA.
thanks
I’ve added MA to 7.6 per pool math after each check, and brushed well. Anything else I should be doing, or is this normal after slam. Yesterday was my first day after slam was done and my ph was 8.2 at least then, and I added MA.
thanks
It’s normal now that you are looking at it with a good test kit. Like I said it may take several tries to get the PH into the readable category as anything over 8.2 looks like 8.2. Except it’s still actually higher than that. Slow and at steady so you don’t overshoot. Add, test to verify you are still high after mixing, and add again.
it’s a bit frustrating, but keep a cool head. The worst thing you can do is overreact and add too much making it a low PH problem. Not doing enough is much more preferable than doing too much at once.
Ok, just want to make sure I’m not missing something! It still looks lovelyIt’s normal now that you are looking at it with a good test kit. Like I said it may take several tries to get the PH into the readable category as anything over 8.2 looks like 8.2. Except it’s still actually higher than that. Slow and at steady so you don’t overshoot. Add, test to verify you are still high after mixing, and add again.
it’s a bit frustrating, but keep a cool head. The worst thing you can do is overreact and add too much making it a low PH problem. Not doing enough is much more preferable than doing too much at once.
It’s working. It just doesn’t read on the block like it’s working. Maybe you are down to 8.4 now which is progress from the 8.8 (?) it started as. They both look like 8.2 so you
But don’t. You’re doing great.
- May 3, 2014
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You are not sharing Poolmath logs, so I am unable to find a TA reading. pH will not go much above 8.4 to 8.6 unless your TA is very high.
Edit -- You are sharing Poolmath, was looking wrong. But you do not show a TA result. You need the TA level to determine how much acid to add to lower the pH.
Edit -- You are sharing Poolmath, was looking wrong. But you do not show a TA result. You need the TA level to determine how much acid to add to lower the pH.
- May 3, 2014
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Great. Now use Poolmath to come up with how much acid to use to lower your pH from 8.2 to 7.6.. It will be a lot more than you have been adding.
So does that mean every time my pH is out of whack
So does that mean every time The PH is out of whack in the 8s I should do a TA as well?
- May 3, 2014
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- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Any time you need to adjust the pH, the current TA value is needed to determine what amount of chemical is needed to adjust the pH.
Make sure the TA test is being practiced with the static charge issue the dropper is known to have. For the first few tests you're supposed to wipe the tip with a moist paper towel between drops, also with very little pressure so the droplets fall off the same size and lastly perfectly vertical.
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I was reading the pamphlets from the pool store ( from a while ago) and all the chemicals that they have and looking at the ingredients, such a scam!
