Hello everyone, I just now got our pool up and running from just being built. I have a question regarding pool fill ups. I might have mistaking filled up the pool with a hose splashing from the top of the deck down to the pool the whole time causing a constant splash. I now have really high ph that I have been steadily decreasing using muriatic acid. However due to evaporation I’m concerned about refilling the same way. Does everyone top the water off by submerging the hose into the pool water so it doesn’t cause an aeration effect? Thanks!
Pool water top off
- Thread starter Vince34
- Start date
- Jun 22, 2014
- 48,290
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
What type of pool do you have? I run my garden hose over to our pool edge and it pours in from about 3-4 inches above the waterline. No big deal with pH there.
Thanks for the reply! If that is ok to do then great. I’m glad to hear that doesn’t make the ph increase. I’ve been reading about high ph and read a discussion about aeration rising ph, so I didn’t know if I was doing that accidentally. Thanks again!
Aeration does raise the pH, but it’s likely a small effect from just adding fill water. There are those wanting to raise the pH very fast that rig up big spray nozzles to increase the effect.
Ok thanks. Every time I fill it runs 3 hours or so to get to the fill mark. Didn’t know how long the aeration would take to make a difference but now I know not to worry. Thanks again!