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New plaster-2 Gal of Acid and PH finally moves!
It is common practice to use what is called a low pH startup on new pools(or replasters). On Pebble finish pools the acid that is used to wash the final finish is left in the pool. This can be a several gallons of acid on a larger pool. The same for plaster pools. Sometimes additional acid is...- cliff_s
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Taylor Test Kit Expiration???
FWIW: I ran into a problem with a Taylor reagent R-0002 that was not quite a year old. When measuring chlorine it would not indicate over 1.5 ppm no matter how high the chlorine level. I would suggest using the small bottles of reagent and replacing them at least once a year. Cliff s- cliff_s
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After the rain my balance went bye-bye
The heavy rain we had a while back for some reason was very Acid and dropped everybody's pool several points lower in pH. I wouldn't panic as the pH will slowly come back up by itself. Mine is back to 7.6 now. Our normal rain will slightly increase the pH. I live in Sun City West, so I am...- cliff_s
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