On testing my water this weekend, I found that the total alkalinity was only 50ppm. Using this website's calculator, I found that I needed to add 500 g of Sodium Bicarb...

help!my ph level is way high and my ta level is way low.what should i do first to avoid spinning my wheels?tackle ta 1st or ph 1st?

Hi I had my pool water checked and the results were very low. So I had to buy 3, 18kg pails of chemicals to be added.

But I was wondering will this large amount of...

Well I've been searching but haven't yeilded any good results. I got a pool that I haven't been able to rasie the PH above 6.8 in six weeks now. I've tried everything...

The alkalinity is 350ppm. The ph is the the lowest one on the test kit ( can't recall the #)

The ppol stores are no help. Told me to add ph plus and shock but still...

Hi, Here is my problem, we filled our 18'x42' pool, water was very brownish orange when chlorine was added, knew this would happen, same trouble last year. Anyways,...

I use Taylor reagents for my pool water testing. My PH reads 7.2 and total alkalinity is 180 ppm. I noticed that if I put a drop of Thiosulfate into the color comparator...

The site says not to add high levels of acid when trying to reduce PH. What is considered a high level of acid to add at one time?

I just started my home pool 10 days ago in India. The color and clarity of the water looks good. I am comforatably swimming, Chlorine looks OK.

However, my test kit...

I read the label wrong and added to much soda to the pool...Now what? :oops:

HELP! WHEN WE OPENED OUR POOL THIS YEAR, IT WAS GREEN COLORED. THE POOL STORE HAD US THROW 24 (YES, 24) BAGS OF BREAKOUT EXTRA (SHOCK) IN TOTHE POOL. IT DIDNT HELP. SO...

I just got this new pool to take care of and I have never been in contact with dry acid before. Does SODIUM BISULFATE look like HTH? Their is a whole container full of...

I am using your recommendations to lower the TA in my inground fiberglass pool. It seems to be working after 1 day. My question is...should I be adding clorine during...

What do I use to test the ph in the water?

has anyone heard of agri-acid.its a mix of orthophosphoric acid,formic acid and lactic acid it is supposedly used to treat ph promblems with live stock drinking water...

I just added 3kg of sodium bisulfate to my 14000gal pool with a ta of 400 and ph of 8.4.but I didnt realize I had to mix it with water first is this bad the instructions...

I recently had a gunnite pool installed. The finish is dark grey with a pebbled surface. It is the second time the company has tried it and it has lots of streaks, marks...

I am still learning how to take care of my pool.

How do I raise a low pH? My pool needs chlorine at the moment - when added will that help? Will shock raise pH? Or...

I can't seem to get my ph increased. Current readings are TA=160, PH=6.8, CH=250, Cy.Acid=95. Vinyl Liner pool in Minnesota. I did fill it with 50% soft water last fall...

I have a gunnite pool approx. 15,000 gallons. My Ph is @ 7.4 and my TA is 150. According to my pool supply a TA of 140 is good in a gunnite pool, not the 100 max....