what product from hardware store shall I use to raise my CH or is the calcium hardness increaser from pool stores only reliable source?
Chemical to raise CH
- Thread starter JohnFlyer
- Start date
- Jun 7, 2024
- 500
- Pool Size
- 7300
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Intex Krystal Clear
Recommended Pool Chemicals
Which should I buy? TFP's recommended pool chemicals are cheap, easy, and won't unbalance your pool water.
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- Jul 21, 2013
- 66,905
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Calcium Hardness - Further Reading
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You can increase CH with calcium chloride, which is sold as a deicer, and by pool stores, or calcium chloride dihydrate, which pool stores sell to increase calcium.
In some parts of the country (the southwest, for example), high water hardness causes CH to naturally increase in pools when there is more evaporation than precipitation.
Beware of buying ice melters to increase CH. Most of the cheaper ones are salt-based. Some will increase your salt as well as your Calcium. Check the MSDS of non-pool products to find the ingredients.
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