Aerating effectiveness

[DjGill]

I have a 21,600 gallon pool. My current ph is 7.2 and TA is 120, so I want to raise the ph enough to add acid, thereby reducing both ph and TA.

The only method I currently have to aerate my pool is by pointing both jets up to create surface disturbance. Should I just use Borax to raise ph instead? Will this be enough, and how long would it take? Hoping to not have to buy any extra equipment for this. Thanks!

 

[Donldson]

Why the hurry to lower your TA? If your pH isn't rising all that quickly then it sounds like 120 TA is fine for your pool.

 

[mknauss]

Do not use a chemical to raise your pH.

You really do not need to do anything. Just monitor pH and if or when it gets to 8, lower it to 7.6

 

[IceShadow]

No need to chase a "perfect" TA. TA is a self-correcting problem - if it's high, pH will rise, and you'll add acid to lower the pH, which will lower the TA.

Only need to force it lower if it's so high it's causing a problem for your CSI.

 

[DjGill]

Thanks all. Worried that TA might be high, but it isn’t causing an uptick in my ph, and the CSI is fine.

 

[IceShadow]

Then don’t sweat it.

 

[LoneWolfArcher]

OP question is still a good one. We watch the extreme pool shows on TV, and they always have multiple fountains and falls. It seems like those pools would be constantly having a high pH problem. How much aeration is too much? Too be honest I've been lucky to always have a TA in the acceptable range, and no matter how much aeration I allow for (returns breaking surface, water slide running) I don't ever seem to see it rise very quickly.

 

[DeanP66]

They probably don't use TFP methods, which means they're using tabs to chlorinate. Those tabs are acidic which lower the pH and counter the effects of the aeration.

 

[IceShadow]

They also likely aren't running those fountains and falls constantly while the cameras aren't rolling.

 

[LoneWolfArcher]

They also likely aren't running those fountains and falls constantly while the cameras aren't rolling.

Maybe. They are spending $500k on resort like pools though so I imagine running there water features all the time are well within their budget.

 

[IceShadow]

Then they chlorinate with pucks and don't think much about swapping out all the water when it gets "old"

 

[Newdude]

Y’all don’t have rich people neighborhoods by you, huh ? *They* don’t anything. *They* don’t even pay the outrageous bills to keep it all going, There are people for that too.