First of all, new here but not new to pool care. I just recently found this fantastic site and got all excited about pool care again! I'll be going to the BBB method after I have had time to re-read everything a couple of times, but I do have a question about PH now.
I recently installed a salt generator (Aqua-Rite) for my 14K gallon in-ground pool, set at 60%. In the past when I used chlorine tablets in the auto chlorinator my PH was pretty steady all the time, but now that I have started using the SG I have to add about 1/2 gallon of muriatic acid every week to keep the PH down, is this normal? It seems like I am spending as much for acid as I used to for chlorine tablets(?) I don't remember seeing this "side effect" of a SG when I was reading up on them, but maybe I missed something........
Thanks for your help....there is a LOT of good info on this forum.
I recently installed a salt generator (Aqua-Rite) for my 14K gallon in-ground pool, set at 60%. In the past when I used chlorine tablets in the auto chlorinator my PH was pretty steady all the time, but now that I have started using the SG I have to add about 1/2 gallon of muriatic acid every week to keep the PH down, is this normal? It seems like I am spending as much for acid as I used to for chlorine tablets(?) I don't remember seeing this "side effect" of a SG when I was reading up on them, but maybe I missed something........
Thanks for your help....there is a LOT of good info on this forum.