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Tif that test is accurate, you need to lower your PH and raise your CL. Do your pH first, wait 1 hour and then address your CL level.

Muriatic Acid is the best tool for raising your pH. You can get it at HomeDepot or Lowes. My HD sells it for about $12 for two gallons. Be sure to get the 20 degree buame (~32%). They had the "20% swim" MA next to the stronger 20 Baume for the same price. Be careful when using it. it is very strong smelling and can be hazardous if used incorrectly.

The poolcalulator will tell you how much you need for your pool.

Cut and pasted from the Pool School

pH - Acidity/Alkalinity

Lowering pH

To lower pH you can use either muriatic acid or dry acid. Muriatic acid is less expensive, though it can be annoying to handle. It is best to use muriatic acid if you have a SWG. If you don't have a SWG, and handling muriatic acid bothers you, you can use dry acid.

Muriatic acid is sold by most hardware stores and some paint stores. The big box hardware stores, like Home Depot and Lowes, almost always have it, but they seem to put it in different departments from store to store. Sometimes it is outside in the garden department, sometimes in pool supplies, and sometimes in the paint department.

Muriatic acid is available in various strengths. The most common strength is called either 20° baume or 31.45%. 10° baume or 15.725% is easier to handle but you need twice as much and it is usually more expensive.

You should always wear eye protection when handling muriatic acid. You do not want to breathe muriatic acid fumes. If you spill any on your clothes it will cause damage. Muriatic acid may sting a bit if you get it on your skin, but won't normally cause any serious harm as long as you rinse it off right away.

Muriatic acid should be added to the pool by pouring slowly in front of a return jet with the pump running. You should pour slowly enough that pouring an entire jug takes more than two minutes. Leave the pump running for at least 30 minutes after adding muriatic acid.

Dry acid is sold by pool stores and the pool departments of some big box stores. Dry acid is sold under various names, including PH Down, PH Reducer, PH Decreaser, Lo-n-Slo, etc. Dry acid is best added by pre-dissolving it in a bucket of water and then pouring that slowly in front of a return.
 
techguy said:
If that test is accurate, you need to lower your PH and raise your CL. Do your pH first, wait 1 hour and then address your CL level.

Muriatic Acid is the best tool for lowering your pH. You can get it at HomeDepot or Lowes. My HD sells it for about $12 for two gallons. Be sure to get the 20 degree buame (~32%). They had the "20% swim" MA next to the stronger 20 Baume for the same price. Be careful when using it. it is very strong smelling and can be hazardous if used incorrectly.

The poolcalulator will tell you how much you need for your pool.

Cut and pasted from the Pool School

pH - Acidity/Alkalinity

Lowering pH

To lower pH you can use either muriatic acid or dry acid. Muriatic acid is less expensive, though it can be annoying to handle. It is best to use muriatic acid if you have a SWG. If you don't have a SWG, and handling muriatic acid bothers you, you can use dry acid.

Muriatic acid is sold by most hardware stores and some paint stores. The big box hardware stores, like Home Depot and Lowes, almost always have it, but they seem to put it in different departments from store to store. Sometimes it is outside in the garden department, sometimes in pool supplies, and sometimes in the paint department.

Muriatic acid is available in various strengths. The most common strength is called either 20° baume or 31.45%. 10° baume or 15.725% is easier to handle but you need twice as much and it is usually more expensive.

You should always wear eye protection when handling muriatic acid. You do not want to breathe muriatic acid fumes. If you spill any on your clothes it will cause damage. Muriatic acid may sting a bit if you get it on your skin, but won't normally cause any serious harm as long as you rinse it off right away.

Muriatic acid should be added to the pool by pouring slowly in front of a return jet with the pump running. You should pour slowly enough that pouring an entire jug takes more than two minutes. Leave the pump running for at least 30 minutes after adding muriatic acid.

Dry acid is sold by pool stores and the pool departments of some big box stores. Dry acid is sold under various names, including PH Down, PH Reducer, PH Decreaser, Lo-n-Slo, etc. Dry acid is best added by pre-dissolving it in a bucket of water and then pouring that slowly in front of a return.


I made a correction here for techguy, he stated it wrong.

You can raise pH with borax or soda ash/washing soda. Soda ash/washing soda will increase TA more than borax will.

1st, you need to lower pH to 7.4 - 7.6
2nd, Read Pool School here for How to: Shock Your Pool
pool-school/shocking_your_pool
3rd, As stated by me and others, a proper testing kit will give you the correct #'s of your pool water chemistry. Once you have accurate test results, post them here and we can advise you what to do.
4th, Continue to read the articles in Pool School to help you understand how to do this.

Chuck
 
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