Can't stabilize ph

[cdingess]

Whenever I add bleach my ph increase to levels 7.8-8.0. My cl is averaging between 6-11. I've been keeping the cl on the lower end since last year it smelled like bleach. It's a continues circle. How can I keep my cl good and my ph normal? My cya is 80. I've already added 2qts of MA since this started happening.

[swimdaddy]

A few questions:

1. What are you using to test your pool? Test strips, pool store, taylor kit?

2. What does your pH normally sit at, what is it "rising" from?

3. If using a Taylor or similar test kit, what are your other numbers? FC, CC, Alk?

Pools using chlorine will generally not smell bleachy unless the pool is dirty or fighting something, or immediately after removing the cover. My pool has almost no chlorine smell, except after a day of lots of kids in the pool (there is no "P" on my ool). After I shock it the smell goes away.

[cdingess]

Hi thanks for responding. I'm using Taylor test kit. So far this year the pool don't smell bleachy. My numbers are ph 8.0 cl 6 alk 140. My ph is rising it seems whenever I add bleach. I'll add MA the cl within a couple days will drop then I'll need to add bleach then my ph is back up. It's a circle. What can I do to keep my ph stable when adding bleach?

[cdingess]

The pool looks great just worried about ph being 8.0.

[swimdaddy]

Do you add anything else to the pool? How do you add chlorine? pH tends to go up with alk, so if your alk is high, your pH will want to be high. You could try dropping your alkalinity, some people get it down to 50-80 ppm.

[cdingess]

I haven't added anything else. I just add cl to the skimmer/pump and let it circulate. How do I decrease the alk? Do they make a ph stabilizer? Usually I use the bbb method but I don't know if this fits in the bbb method. Thanks.