Calcium Hardness - Increasing

[FREAKFISH]

I see plenty of posts and web searches that say "add Calcium Chloride" to raise calcium hardness. Got it. Now tell me "How to add the Calcium Chloride" some say dilute some not, some say so many pounds per hour...do not exceed, test after so many hours before adding more etc...blah blah blah...help please??? I need to raise my hardness well over 200ppm to get into 350-400 range for my SWG, pebbletec pool ASAP.

 

[FREAKFISH]

Best answer Ive found so far....any comments??:


Application
Dissolve CaCl² in a plastic bucket of pool water. DO NOT add it directly to the pool as doing so can cause lime-scale to form a the point of contact where the un-dissolved chemical rests on the bottom of the pool
Never apply Calcium Chloride directly into the skimmer as this chemical produces considerable heat by hydrolysis and could damage the pump and/or filter.
Add it by pouring it around the pool with the pump on and allow time for it to dilute thoroughly - roughly 4-8 hours. Re-test the water after this time and add more Calcium Chloride if required

Calcium Chloride | Calcium Hardness (CH)

Calcium Chloride usage to increase Calcium Hardness in pools

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[jblizzle]

An swg does not require a minimum amount of calcium. So I would not be adding calcium just for that reason. Is there a more compelling reason?

 

[jblizzle]

Oh, I do now see it's a pebble pool so you will want to maintain a reasonable amount of calcium in the water to protect that. There are articles in pool school that explain how we recommend to add chemicals. Start with this one perhaps ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry

 

[FREAKFISH]

Thanks, and yes pebbeltec is new as well... The ABC's does not tell "How" to add the chemical, just to add the chemical. I followed the instructions I posted earlier and the result was excellent...Im up to 330 ppm from 150 over two(2) days with ten pounds at a time.

 

[mknauss]

"How" to add the chemical

Recommended Pool Chemicals

Which should I buy? TFP's recommended pool chemicals are cheap, easy, and won't unbalance your pool water.

www.troublefreepool.com

The 'How' to add is included in this article.

 

[Gardenmom]

I use an old white knee high men’s sock, use a brick to hold the top and place in front of the water outlet. The water coming out dissolves the crystals and circulates the chemical in the pool. Works for me. I fill the sock only to water level, so you may need to fill that sock a couple times. I use this for other granular chemicals, ie, pH, CYA...

 

[FREAKFISH]

Recommended Pool Chemicals

Which should I buy? TFP's recommended pool chemicals are cheap, easy, and won't unbalance your pool water.

www.troublefreepool.com

The 'How' to add is included in this article.

Sorry but, "Calcium products should be spread across the surface of the deep end of the pool. " is not much to go on especially compared to what I found and posted above for instructions. For example, what about pelleted calcium chloride, can't spread that across the surface easily. it needs to be dissolved first and it does get hot, so the safety warnings are warranted as well.

 

[simon SPRAGG]

Try adding Cal chloride flakes to the pool net. Then drag the net around the pool. You will see a pale white cloud coming out of the net as the calcium dissolves... This will be in effect the same as dissolving in a bucket...