Safety question - Adding muriatic acid

[wyzski]

Is it safe to measure muriatic acid in a glass Mason jar and then rinse the jar out in the pool afterwards? No plans to use the Mason jar for anything other than this purpose.

 

[Richard320]

No. No glass around the pool.

Use a plastic pitcher or cut down a soda bottle and mark the graduations with a sharpie. Buy a plastic measuring cup. Just no glass.

 

[tim5055]

The fewer times you pour and measure acid the better -

This is ho I do it

Safety first. Wear old clothes and eye protection.

I like to get in front of a return on my hands & knees and splash a little water on the pool deck.

Then open the acid bottle and partially submerge it in the water. Tilt the bottle to pour the acid in at close to water level, but don't let the bottle get submerged.

I don't measure because it's an additional step for me to spill the stuff.

Remove the bottle from the water and set it down in the puddle on the pool deck while you replace the cap. Try not to breathe the fumes..

Guess a little low on amount you need, then test again after it circulates well. You can always add more.

 

[wyzski]

No. No glass around the pool.

Use a plastic pitcher or cut down a soda bottle and mark the graduations with a sharpie. Buy a plastic measuring cup. Just no glass.

Great point

 

[wyzski]

The fewer times you pour and measure acid the better -

This is ho I do it

Safety first. Wear old clothes and eye protection.

I like to get in front of a return on my hands & knees and splash a little water on the pool deck.

Then open the acid bottle and partially submerge it in the water. Tilt the bottle to pour the acid in at close to water level, but don't let the bottle get submerged.

I don't measure because it's an additional step for me to spill the stuff.

Remove the bottle from the water and set it down in the puddle on the pool deck while you replace the cap. Try not to breathe the fumes..

Guess a little low on amount you need, then test again after it circulates well. You can always add more.

Thanks for the tips!

 

[stonefeet]

I’ve always used a painters bucket that has the oz lines on the side, fill a good ways with pool water then add the acid into that until you get what you need and dump the dilution in the pool.

Hate dealing with that stuff