Hello, does Jacks Magic solution #2 only come in a 5lb bucket. I'm looking for 1 or 2lbs only but can't seem to find it online. Thanks.
Jacks Magic Solution 2
- Thread starter Catherineb
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 67,039
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
If it is not listed on Jacks website it probably is not available.
You can contact Jacks and ask.
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You can contact Jacks and ask.
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Thank you.If it is not listed on Jacks website it probably is not available.
You can contact Jacks and ask.
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I spoke to JAcks Magic today who told me that bleach raises ph by 13. Is this true? My ph is constantly high and this would explain why, although I always thought that adding bleach to my pool did not effect any other chemical in my pool.
- May 3, 2014
- 63,075
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
No.
At the time you add it, the liquid chlorine will slightly raise the pool water pH. Slightly. But as the FC is consumed by UV and organics, it is acidic which neutralizes the slight increase. So overall liquid chlorine is pH neutral.
Elevated TA is what causes pH rise.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 67,039
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Not exactly.
Bleach is pH neutral.
PH - Further Reading
www.troublefreepool.com
Adding liquid chlorine to water can cause a temporary increase in pH, usually offset by the chlorine reacting with organics and biological matter, which are acidic (creates a proton) reactions. Thus, on balance, the net chlorine reactions are pH neutral.[8]
Most retail and commercial liquid chlorine products contain a slight lye excess from the manufacturing process. Still, this amount of OH- is minimal and does not change the pH with normal levels of liquid chlorine use.
If one were to add significant amounts of liquid chlorine (for example, raising the pool water chlorine concentration to SLAM FC levels), the pH rise would need to be offset by lowering the pH with acid. This is why TFP requires a pool owner to adjust their pH down to 7.2 before starting the SLAM Process.
Adding liquid chlorine DOES increase the pH at first; however, as it's used up, the acid that's created lowers it back down to where it was before......thus equaling each other out, making it pH neutral.
What is your TA?
Thank you. My Ta is at 50 so I wonder why my ph is constantly in the red.
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My Ta is 50.Not exactly.
Bleach is pH neutral.
It is a myth that liquid chlorine will raise pH. The myth is based on a misunderstanding of chlorine chemistry.PH - Further Reading
Adding liquid chlorine to water can cause a temporary increase in pH, usually offset by the chlorine reacting with organics and biological matter, which are acidic (creates a proton) reactions. Thus, on balance, the net chlorine reactions are pH neutral.[8]
Most retail and commercial liquid chlorine products contain a slight lye excess from the manufacturing process. Still, this amount of OH- is minimal and does not change the pH with normal levels of liquid chlorine use.
If one were to add significant amounts of liquid chlorine (for example, raising the pool water chlorine concentration to SLAM FC levels), the pH rise would need to be offset by lowering the pH with acid. This is why TFP requires a pool owner to adjust their pH down to 7.2 before starting the SLAM Process.
Adding liquid chlorine DOES increase the pH at first; however, as it's used up, the acid that's created lowers it back down to where it was before......thus equaling each other out, making it pH neutral.
What is your TA?
- May 3, 2014
- 63,075
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
If the TA is 50, Your pH cannot rise much above 8. Be sure you are not overestimating the pH level.
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