Just made a DIY aerator to try to boost my pH but not impact my TA (I can post details if folks are interested - cost about $5).
I’m close to the end of a SLAM (OCLT seems good, CC is less than 0.5ppm and water is getting much clearer - pool was like pea soup). I let the CL levels drift down slightly so that I could get a better read on pH and TA. TA was 80ppm (using K2006 and agrees with pool store number from a couple of weeks ago) and pH was 7.1 so I wanted to boost the pH closer to 7.4. I made a Venturi based aerator and let the thing run for about 2.5-3hrs. In that time it worked a little bit too well and took the pH close to 7.6 and the TA is now 90ppm. Is this TA shift with pH to be expected?
Dave.
I’m close to the end of a SLAM (OCLT seems good, CC is less than 0.5ppm and water is getting much clearer - pool was like pea soup). I let the CL levels drift down slightly so that I could get a better read on pH and TA. TA was 80ppm (using K2006 and agrees with pool store number from a couple of weeks ago) and pH was 7.1 so I wanted to boost the pH closer to 7.4. I made a Venturi based aerator and let the thing run for about 2.5-3hrs. In that time it worked a little bit too well and took the pH close to 7.6 and the TA is now 90ppm. Is this TA shift with pH to be expected?
Dave.
