low alkaline

  1. R

    Commercial pool balancing problem

    I recently took on a commercial pool and have been running into trouble maintaining proper balance. The site has 2 Stenner pumps, one for chlorine and one for acid, which I diluted today 1 to 1. I have the chlorine pump set at it's max setting and the acid pump at it's lowest but every time I...
  2. N

    Cloudy Pool High Chlorine Low Alkalinity

    Pool is bouncing back from being swamp green. FC: 15 TC: 15 pH: 7.5 TA: 34 CYA: <67 Want to add clarifier to my cloudy pool (Cartridge filter pool pump) but am not sure if its okay to add with such high chlorine. I know about baking soda being able to raise the alkalinity in pool. I Wanted the...
  3. D

    TA Level with Trichlor

    I'm using Trichlor tabs with our 3-4 month old aggregate finish pool. TA level seems to settle at about 80. CYA is 42. PH is always rising and I keep it in the range of 7.5-7.8. I typically add 32-40 oz 31.45% muriatic acid every 3 days. What measured TA level should I target? I've raised it to...
  4. JediKnight

    First Timer needs help balancing AB pool

    I'm learning about pools for the first time while we are living with and helping my grandparents. They have a 16' Intex pool that is buried 2 feet into the ground. My Nana has been back and forth from the pool store and they keep selling her things, we add the instructed chemicals and then...