High alkalinity and calcium levels are much trickier to resolve than the pool books indicate
HOWTO: Step-by-Step Guide to lowering your alkalinity The HOW-TO has moved here: lowering-swimming-pool-alkalinity-step-by-step.html You should...
I invited a problem in to my pool this year by using calcium bicarbonate to get water chemistry correct. Is there anything that will help precipitate...
I found your sight and really appreciate your tips. However, when it comes to reducing the TA, you said, “Lowering it is a pain in the patoot”....
Hi, I'm back from last year and tested this seasons water with a net gain of 300 ppm CH. My pool shows no problems whatsoever, the water is...
Greetings to all Glad to be a new member. I just openned my 19' x 44' 40,000 gal. inground pool. It came with a house I've been renovating and was...
My total alkalinity is at 150. How do I lower that? I emptied (mostly) my pool this past winter and refilled it after doing a little inspection. My...
I recently dealt with an algae problem and got the water clean but it is extremely cloudy. A few day ago i got some DE to put in my filter and it...
I have an open bucket of Calcium Hardness thats been sitting for at least a year. Does it go bad? Thanks Dave
I understand calcium hardness test is not necssary for vinyl, but does fiberglass need testing?
I tested it three times in different places in the pool to make sure. Although I do chlorinate with cal-hypo I've never had this problem before (or...
Has anyone heard of this product or used it to reduce calcium levels? Saw it online but not really sure if it works or we are throwing money away.
My CH was/is on the high side. I had a reading of 550, drained about 25% of the pool and refilled, and it is now 425. FC = 7.6 TA=100 Temp...
Alkalinity is 80, calcium hardness 220, TDS 1000, Phosphates 0, CYA 40. Chlorine stable at 2+ppm. I use 3" trichlor tabs but still am constantly...
Is there any type of Acid (pH minus) feeders that can be used with chlorine generators in salt water pools to keep the pH near where it should be. I...
I'm still trying to get my in-ground pool open for the summer: 21K gal plaster, Polaris 380 pool cleaner with PB-4 booster pump, Sta-Rite P4-R6 pump,...
17' x 48" summer escapes pool , do i need calcium hardness in pool or is pool supplt store tring to sell me something that is not needed for pool. I...
I'm sort of new to this .....had smaller intex pools summers ago.....nitemare to say the least emptied and filled 3 times......pool busted and I was...
Several months ago we moved into a beachfront house with a VERY large pool--about 33,000 gallons. I have been maintaining it. It tends to prefer a...
Calcium climbs from 250 to 500 over 3 months, making it difficult to maintain a safe SI. TA @ 75 to 80 adj. to 55 to 60 using wheel, w/ CYA at 65. PH...
I read the sticky on alkalinity but I'm still not sure what to do or what the cause of my problem is. My pool is an above ground, vinyl liner job. My...
After adding calcium hardness to the pool the water is cloudy. Total chlorine is 5ppm, free chlorine is 0.5, total alkalinity is 240, ph is 8.4...
Have an 18,000 gallon in-ground concrete pool w/ pebblec-tec finish. Having difficulty balancing both pH and Alkalinity as they move together. Read...
I finally got around to starting the bucket test today. (many other non pool problems lately caused the delay) Anyway, added the T bleach and then...
The alkalinity is stuck at 0. After putting in 25 lbs. of Alkalinity increaser it did not raise. Another 25 lbs. of Alkalinity increaser and still...
My TA has been running between 120 and 130 this summer but I just tested and it came in at 175. Other readings: FC 1.5 (I was at 3.0 a few days...
I have an 18', 8000 gal Opera fiberglass above ground pool, this is the 4th year. It has been cloudy for about a month now. Have 4 step ladder and...
Drained pool 3 weeks ago because of streaks of what might be calcium. They would flake off with a scraper & dissolve. Had the entire pool buffed and...
Hi all! First I would like to thank you all for the vast amount of knowledge shared on this board. Here's my question: I have a 15x26 oval...
6/28/2012 CH 2 PH 7.2+ AL 230 Hardness 400 CYA 60 What is making the pool cloudy? I am still working on getting the AL down, was 300 when I...
I need help. We opened our second homemade inground pool this year that we fill with river/stream water. Are previous pool of 3 years was also...
in your Using Muriatic Acid to Safely Lower Your Pool's pH article http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?13111 you say "We usually...
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