Should I alter my alkalinity?

Doopadoo

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May 16, 2020
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Panama City, FL
I'm attaching current levels of pool and spigot that fills the pool. It is hot here and not raining, so between thst and kids j have to add some water about 2 x a week (done thr bucket test and it was extremely close).

So I need to add water to my pool, the alkalinity is higher than the pool itself and the pool is high. Based on volume of needed water and alkalinity I won't see anything but a .5 increase in ppm of TA. Despite my pH in my tap water being so high (I swear this isn't in legal limit-going to check that), the PH isn't going to have measurable change either.

I have a SWG pool vinyl with "concrete stairs" (plastered and pitting). As to the FC I have been doing a recommended process by Leslies until my K-2006C salt kit came in Saturday. I have added more CYA (still in process now with some in the sock). FC was 5 yesterday and only CYA has been added and I turned the salt cell back on when it was at 5 yesterday.
 

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Short answer: no.

Your pH will climb. Not so much from the pH of the fill water but from the slightly elevated alkalinity and the SWG. And of course the aeration caused by swimmers. So when pH climbs and you add acid to reduce pH, you will also lower TA some.There's no reason to fuss with TA.
 
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Let your pH rise to 8 and then lower it to 7.2. Do it a few times and your TA should be lower.
 
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