Should I mess with my TA level?

[sbalberti]

According to pool school TA should be 70-90+. However, my PB says it should be 125-150. I take water samples in about twice a month to show that the pool is well maintained in case I have any plaster problems down the road, they can't say that the pool wasn't maintained very well. When my TA is 60-70, my PH holds stable, but when it starts getting up to 80-100 I have to add acid daily. So should I leave it at 60-70? I just don't want my PB to use the low TA as an excuse if problems arise later. Thanks in advance!

 

[JoyfulNoise]

According to pool school TA should be 70-90+. However, my PB says it should be 125-150. I take water samples in about twice a month to show that the pool is well maintained in case I have any plaster problems down the road, they can't say that the pool wasn't maintained very well. When my TA is 60-70, my PH holds stable, but when it starts getting up to 80-100 I have to add acid daily. So should I leave it at 60-70? I just don't want my PB to use the low TA as an excuse if problems arise later. Thanks in advance!

Add a couple of granules of baking soda to your monthly water sample and that will shut the guy up.

125-150ppm is WAAAAY to high of a TA for a residential pool. As you can see, when it's kept that high, your pH rises daily and requires acid additions almost as frequently. That's a recipe for calcium scaling.

You'll find that TFP recommendations don't mix well with pool stores. So you'll just have to figure out which way works best for you. As for warranty claims, the pool owner is always on the losing end of that deal. Even with your records, the PB has a dozen different bogus reasons to blame you for any damage. If it's a simple crack or stain in the plaster, they'll fix it up as cheaply and quickly as possible. If the plaster showed some kind of gross defect and needed to be chipped out and redone (thousands of dollars), you can be guaranteed a fight from the PB....that's just how it is.

 

[Boxhat1]

I wouldn't even bother to think about warranty claims. I ordered a new auto pool cover this season. I read through the recommendations and they say to have pool water with a level of 1ppm for chlorine!
Who regularly keeps their CL at 1? Come on now.

 

[sbalberti]

Ok thanks! So a TA of 60-70 is no problem as long as my PH is holding steady, right?

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Ok thanks! So a TA of 60-70 is no problem as long as my PH is holding steady, right?

Yup. I routinely keep my pool at 50-60ppm. No issues whatsoever. But, if you listen to the pool store hype, there should be a giant black hole where my pool use to be [emoji849]