ok, my well water is testing at 240 alkalinity and 7.4 ish for ph
I just tested my well water last night... in trying to figure this problem out.
my pool water is testing 140 for alkalinity
and my ph is just under 8.0
i am having a difficult time here. i add water to my pool about every two days...
I have added as much as two gallons of muriatic acid in 1 week...
the lowest my alkalinity gets is 130!
and my ph varies between 8.1 and 7.8
I can't seem to get it any lower.
I had the best luck lowering ph with ph down.
can some one help me out here.
my pool store tells me it depends on wether i walk the pool while pouring in the muriatic acid or if i just pour it in front of the jet.
yesterday morning i added a half gallon of muriatic acid. this morning it appears to have gone down from 240 to 230.
I just added maybe 1/2 quart, didn't want to add more as the kids are about to use the pool. But i figure i will add the rest of the gallon tonight.
or should i just dump it all in right now?
and with my 20,000 gallon pool, how many gallons seems right?
Now in the next day or two i will have to clean my filter and i will lose about 4 inches of water, that is going to make the alkalinity raise when i refill that water loss and I will be right back to the beginning right?
I just tested my well water last night... in trying to figure this problem out.
my pool water is testing 140 for alkalinity
and my ph is just under 8.0
i am having a difficult time here. i add water to my pool about every two days...
I have added as much as two gallons of muriatic acid in 1 week...
the lowest my alkalinity gets is 130!
and my ph varies between 8.1 and 7.8
I can't seem to get it any lower.
I had the best luck lowering ph with ph down.
can some one help me out here.
my pool store tells me it depends on wether i walk the pool while pouring in the muriatic acid or if i just pour it in front of the jet.
yesterday morning i added a half gallon of muriatic acid. this morning it appears to have gone down from 240 to 230.
I just added maybe 1/2 quart, didn't want to add more as the kids are about to use the pool. But i figure i will add the rest of the gallon tonight.
or should i just dump it all in right now?
and with my 20,000 gallon pool, how many gallons seems right?
Now in the next day or two i will have to clean my filter and i will lose about 4 inches of water, that is going to make the alkalinity raise when i refill that water loss and I will be right back to the beginning right?