High Ph low TA

[Russeteggs]

I've been battling high Ph all summer. It always drifts up to 8 and I bring it back to 7.6 with acid. I was hoping to find a balance with TA, but now my Adjusted TA is a bit low, but I still get the PH drift to 8. At this point I wonder if I should just live with 8?

 

[mknauss]

Please post a full set of test results from your test kit.

 

[Russeteggs]

Please post a full set of test results from your test kit.

Can you not see my logs?

 

[Toxophilite]

I'm not the pool chemist here by a long shot, but I looked back through your logs from the beginning and something is not right with your TA numbers. They make impossible jumps from extreme lows to highs and back again from month to month. Are you sure you are testing correctly?

 

[mknauss]

Can you not see my logs?

I cannot
But that is likely my issue. I am using an app to access the forum. It appears it’s not showing the Poolmath data link.

 

[Leebo]

Looking at your logs there’s a few odd results. How may I ask are you testing?

 

[PoolStored]

I cannot

Huh, I can see them on both phone and laptop.

 

[Russeteggs]

I'm not the pool chemist here by a long shot, but I looked back through your logs from the beginning and something is not right with your TA numbers. They make impossible jumps from extreme lows to highs and back again from month to month. Are you sure you are testing correctly?

I think a couple of times I did a 10ml sample and didn't adjust for CYA.. And I may have threw some numbers in just to calculate how much stabil I needed to correct CYA, or when adding salt.. My apologies. But, today's numbers are accurate and I know for a fact TA has been trending down and PH always creeps up

 

[mknauss]

I switched to my laptop to see your Poolmath data.
The TA numbers are not possible with your kit.

 

[PoolStored]

But, today's numbers are accurate and I know for a fact TA has been trending down and PH always creeps up

How are you testing? If you have your own kit, how old are the reagents?

We are all confused because the TA test is in increments of 10 and you have TA test results that do not end with a "0"

*NOTE* Marty'd again.

 

[Leebo]

I did a 10ml sample and didn't adjust for CYA

I’m wondering if this is the issue…..can you expand on this @Russeteggs

 

[Russeteggs]

I switched to my laptop to see your Poolmath data.
The TA numbers are not possible with your

I screwed up.. Can't do nothing right since chemo.

So not adjusted is 80, adjusted for cya is 56.6. CYA x F =N. Then TA - N = adjusted TA right?

 

[Russeteggs]

How are you testing? If you have your own kit, how old are the reagents?

We are all confused because the TA test is in increments of 10 and you have TA test results that do not end with a "0"

*NOTE* Marty'd again.

 

[JamesW]

Don't worry about adjusted TA.

Just report TA as measured.

 

[mknauss]

Do not mess with Adjusted TA -- we do not bother with that. Enter your actual TA into Poolmath. Any adjustments needed for calculation is done by Poolmath.

 

[Russeteggs]

Do not mess with Adjusted TA -- we do not bother with that. Enter your actual TA into Poolmath. Any adjustments needed for calculation is done by Poolmath.

That certainly simplifies things! Thank you

 

[JamesW]

Also, you might be reading the pH as higher than it really is.

Can you post a picture of your next pH test and what you read the test as?

 

[Russeteggs]

Also, you might be reading the pH as higher than it really is.

Can you post a picture of your next pH test and what you read the test as?

To me It matches 8, then one drop of R-0005 takes it to 7.8, two drops to 7.6

 

[JamesW]

I would read it as 7.9.

I would not lower that unless your CSI was high.

 

[Russeteggs]

How are you testing? If you have your own kit, how old are the reagents?

We are all confused because the TA test is in increments of 10 and you have TA test results that do not end with a "0"

*NOTE* Marty'd again.

The kit was purchased about 2 months ago.. First expiration is 6/23. Stored at room temp away from any chemicals.