Purpose of lower TA

[mgtfp]

I like combining a quark-gluon plasma with a Bose-Einstein Condensate.

Try it, it is amazing.

Is that served with little umbrellas? Then I'm all for it.

 

[JamesW]

Is that served with little umbrellas? Then I'm all for it.

Of course.

We can also add several different optional ingredients if you want including dark matter, antimatter, any flavor of neutrino, gravitons and cinnamon.

 

[mgtfp]

Of course.

We can also add several different optional ingredients if you want including dark matter, antimatter, any flavor of neutrino, gravitons and cinnamon.

Awesome. The more, the merrier. I particularly like some antimatter in my cocktails. It makes them low carb.

 

[AUSpool]

Never been a fan of those little umbrellas. I prefer the low to zero alkalinity cocktails. Did somebody say margarita!

 

[xDom]

In my opinion, the need for a buffer is largely overestimated.

No one is throwing a bunch of acid into the pool, so there is no need for any significant buffer.

So what do you keep your TA at? I agree the above

 

[Newdude]

After reading the Orenda blogs

For anyone else looking to them, some excerpts from one of their articles sums them up nicely. They said it WAY better than I ever could :


'To find out, we did some digging, and we talked to chemists and others who know way more than we do about water. Our first expert–Richard Falk–in no uncertain terms obliterated the validity of the CH: TA ratio. It was actually so much of a stomp down it was funny to read...'


'You might find it odd to publish a concept that has no chemistry validity whatsoever, but we think it's fantastic.'

Ideal Calcium Hardness and Total Alkalinity Levels in Pools

Balance water easier with a favorable ratio of ideal calcium hardness to total alkalinity (CH: TA). Experience shows us a minimum of 3:1 improves pool chemistry

blog.orendatech.com

 

[xDom]

For anyone else looking to them, some excerpts from one of their articles sums them up nicely. They said it WAY better than I ever could :


'To find out, we did some digging, and we talked to chemists and others who know way more than we do about water. Our first expert–Richard Falk–in no uncertain terms obliterated the validity of the CH: TA ratio. It was actually so much of a stomp down it was funny to read...'


'You might find it odd to publish a concept that has no chemistry validity whatsoever, but we think it's fantastic.'

Ideal Calcium Hardness and Total Alkalinity Levels in Pools

Balance water easier with a favorable ratio of ideal calcium hardness to total alkalinity (CH: TA). Experience shows us a minimum of 3:1 improves pool chemistry

blog.orendatech.com

Yeah I get it! Orenda has not impressed everyone here!
To their credit they introduced me to the FC/CYA link. The most important aspect of pool care there is.
As far as I know it’s only Orenda and TFP that even acknowledge this.