Muriatic Acid Splashed on Concrete While Balancing pH

[Mendy48]

Please do NOT BLAME bleach. We fight bleach myths on TFP all swim season......we don't need even the mention of another one!

Noted...won’t blame the bleach.

 

[Yev]

I’ll have some handy next time. Im so scared of handling acid. It freaks me out. I’m a scientist, so I’ve seen horrible things before. I have long acid gloves with me and some safety glasses, but I’m still terrified of it. I honestly don’t trust my clumsy husband to do any acid handling lol. Next time I’ll be a bit more careful. I think my nerves get the best of me for sure.

If you are scared of acid, which is something that can be dangerous, you can always spend more money and use dry acid rather than liquid. You might find this a bit safer to use. (you can disolve some of the dry acid in a 5 gallon bucket of water, then simply pour into the pool, repating until completely done)

 

[mknauss]

you can always spend more money and use dry acid rather than liquid.

Dry acid is not recommended by TFP. The sulfates build up in the pool and can damage metals and cement/plaster. It can also lend to creating calcium sulfate scale.

 

[mguzzy]

Be aware Dry acid contain sulfates that can accumulate in the water

Acid - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[Newdude]

It does bring up a great point though that the bottles of MA at Home Depot / Lowe’s that say Eco, Green, or Low fumes are half strength and won’t scare you nearly as much. Your safety is worth far more than the extra $10 to buy a second jug.

 

[Yev]

I guess I stand corrected. Though I wonder out loud, in a rainy midwestern city like Midland going to provide sufficient water replacement/dilution? I can only compare it to CYA in my pool, and how I lose huge amounts of CYA each year as a result of the rain in my area.

 

[kellyfair]

Tell him what happened, and if he gives you any attitude, send him our way. LOL

 

[Yev]

Tell him what happened, and if he gives you any attitude, send him our way. LOL

that directed at me,as I dont get it.

 

[Newdude]

that directed at me,as I dont get it.

No worries Yev, that was to Mendys husband I'm sure.

 

[kellyfair]

that directed at me,as I dont get it.

Sorry, that was to OP, she was worried about her hubby finding out about the acid stain.

 

[RMcGirr83]

I got a ruler and figured out how many inches a pint was, how many inches a quart was etc.

I do the same thing. 128 ounce bottle, 4 2.25" marks is ~32 ounces. 8 1.ish" marks ~16 ounces. I've learned that pool chemistry doesn't need to be an exact science.

 

[Mendy48]

I do the same thing. 128 ounce bottle, 4 2.25" marks is ~32 ounces. 8 1.ish" marks ~16 ounces. I've learned that pool chemistry doesn't need to be an exact science.

I’m really trying to understand this. How do you mark a jug, if you really can’t see through it to know if you acid has reached the mark or not. Is that what y’all are talking about?

 

[RMcGirr83]

Yep that's it exactly. I hold it up to the sun to see where I'm at or, if during darker hours, bring a flashlight with me. Gets close enough.

 

[Mendy48]

Yep that's it exactly. I hold it up to the sun to see where I'm at or, if during darker hours, bring a flashlight with me. Gets close enough.

Ahhh okay! Gotcha.

 

[Yev]

Mendy48, just mark with a black sharpie marker, and you should be good. truthfully, after a few times, you will just eyeball it. In a 17,200 gallon pool, 10 ounces of 31% acid effectrs the pH by 0.1. As RMcGirr83 said, pools dont require exact science. Close is usually good enough.