As title states, I have been dealing with low pH all season. I had a hiccup this year with what appeared to be some bacteria that “ate” my CYA, got through it, and have been enjoying pool all summer. However, I find myself constantly needing to bring pH up. I’m waiting to buy a SWCG and new VS pump for next season, currently using tabs and liquid. All other parameters are fine. I just had the pool down for 4 days because my pressure guage on my filter broke, and I had to wait for part to use pool. I had to SLAM, and found my pH super low for like the fifth time this season. Is it something in the tabs possibly? A little sodium bicarbonate brings it right to normal, but I never had to do this before? At least not this many times in a season.
Chasing low pH all season
- Thread starter Jrock817
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 62,818
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
The trichlor pucks are very acidic. You have to add baking soda to counter act that.