Low alkalinity Help please!

[Pauline]

Hi Can anyone help please. We have a 15ft x 4ft pool (approx 4500 gal)and PH and chlorine levels are perfect and have been for a month, but, since filling pool I cannot get alkalinity up It is between 0 and 40. Can anyone advise me on how to increase this. I have looked at a couple of websites and they mention bicarbonate, does this mean bicarbonate of soda and how much should I use, and, do I put it straight in of dilute it. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you Pauline

[steve767300]

Hi Pauline
Yes, just go to your pool supply store or farm supply store(way cheaper) and get a bag of food grade sodium bicarbonate(baking soda) and add approx 1/3 of a 50 lb. bag. No need to dilute, just make sure your filter is running.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Steve

[Guest]

Many thanks Steve Will give it a try Pauline

[muss08]

You can also go to the supermarket or costco/price club to get the baking soda