We are brand new pool owners. Our gunite/plastered pool was just completed and filled on Saturday (6/30) and equipment start-up was on Monday (7/2). The chlorine and ph...

I am looking for a formula to calculate how much acid (in mL) do I need to add to my pool in order to set the pH at 7.2 if my pool pH reading is 8.

Can anyone advise?...

Hello, and thanks in advance for your help.

We were on vacation a few weeks ago and our daughter received chemical burns in a public pool. The pool operators are acting...

I have been battling getting my PH up to where it should be and my TA low. Here’s my current readings:

Total Hardness: 500
Total Chlorine: 1
Free Chlorine: 1
PH: 6.8...

Just opened the pool after winter - super chlorinated it and set the pump going. After a couple of days the water looks good and clear.

The problem is that the...

Hi, last year l installed an above ground Intex pool with a Sand filtration system and inline Chlorinator. The issue is that the pool is green and dispite having does it...

I have a total alkalinity of 160 which I rosefrom 20 by adding baking soda. My ph is 6.9. Will I be able to get it to the 7.5 area with my alkalinity where it's at? My...

I have an above ground 24' Round Pool (52" Height) that I use Bromine with. I opened the pool last week and have been getting the water ready. My readings from a...

Hello Pool People, My issue really isn't an issue other than down time. In my public aquatic center we have 2 small hot tubs ( one at 500 Gallons other 750 Gallons) We...

Hi all, hopefully someone can help me as I am utterly bemused by what is going on with my pool chemistry.
My pool is 10,000 gallons. I use a palintest Pooltest 3 to read...

I checked my Alkalinity using Taylor test kit. I got 110ppm
I went to a store and they checked it to a machine, they got 69ppm only.
Then they test it to the taylor test...

hi All, new to the forum and looking fir some help.
We have a 25mx10m pool (school) 0.8m shallow to 1.8 deep
The problem we have is constant low T.A.struggle to keep it...

HI all, I'm new to pool ownership but think I understand the basics, however re-starting a 55,000 litre pool is proving confusing. I would ask in what order I should do...

I'm adding lots of muriatic acid to my pool and the pH doesn't change.

pH 7.9, FC 4 ppm, TC 4 ppm, TA 100 per Taylor test kit.
pH 7.9 per electronic pH probe

Estimated...

I was told to stop using dry acid in my salt water pool because it adds sulfates to the water and they stay there. The levels will increase because I have to lower ph...

I've got a 40,000 gallon pool with a CYA level that I can't measure (I'll explain), a TA that is now about 140ppm, and a ph that is 6.8 after adding Muriatic Acid to...

Hi everybody. I need help. Here are the steps i did. Took over a pool with high chlorine, no alkalinity, no PH, no CYA and hard 400 ppm. Waited for chlorine to go down...