How do YOU handle your acid?

[dep78737]

I have a SWG and add acid 1 or 2 times a week, about a quart at a time. I pour directly from the jug into the pool by a return with the pump running. No measuring, just go by feel for about 1/4 jug. Slowly pour it in a couple of inches above the water so it comes out in a steady stream and does not "glug" out. For me, getting the seal off a new jug is the time I'm most likely to get a tiny splatter where it does not belong.

[JohnT]

For me, getting the seal off a new jug is the time I'm most likely to get a tiny splatter where it does not belong.

Those things are the most hazardous part of the operation. I took a plastic knife from Wendy's and sharpened it to a little more of a point. Pretty handy for taking them off.

[Simmons99]

Those things are the most hazardous part of the operation. I took a plastic knife from Wendy's and sharpened it to a little more of a point. Pretty handy for taking them off.

Good idea - last time I open a jug I stabbed it with a plastic fork, but was to afraid to try to get the whole seal off. Especially since I accidently got a good whiff of it and I think it burned my nose hairs off

[aquarium]

I'm beginning to really hate the acid part of the pool operation. Almost to the point that I'd rather spend the money on an automatic acid doser over a bleach doser.

TW

[waterbear]

I put on a pair of vinyl or latex disposable gloves (NOT the thin ones that look like they are made out of a plastic sandwich bag) when I need to open the seal on a new jug. I use a wooden or plastic skewer to punture it and then my gloved fingers to get it off. I put the cap back on so the fumes don't get too bad, dip the seal and my gloved hands in the pool to wash the acid off, and then throw it away.

My question is what does everyone do with the empty jugs? Seems a bit dangerous to just throw them in the trash but I don't want to put water in them to wash them out....It's acid into water, not water into acid! Anyone have any ideas?

[Tredge]

I let the jugs "air out" and toss them when dry.

Not sure if thats the best but it seems to work.

[aquarium]

I dip the jug in the pool and wash it out. I don't think there's enough acid left to cause a reaction adding water to it. We recycle so I don't want to send in a jug with any acid in it.

[waterbear]

I dip the jug in the pool and wash it out. I don't think there's enough acid left to cause a reaction adding water to it. We recycle so I don't want to send in a jug with any acid in it.

I was thinking of doing that but didn't know if it would react violently or not. I saw firsthand what adding water to acid can do in freshman chem lab in college!

[Ganyonman]

I've got a plaster pool with a clorine generator and very hard water. I have to a gallon of acid every other week to maintain the PH (15,000 gallon). Is this normal and what could be causing this?

[aquarium]

I also have a 15,000 gallon plaster pool with very hard water and high alkalinity. Hard and alkaline tend to go together, but it's the alkalinity that affects pH.

I add one cup (8 ounces) of muriatic acid each day to hold the pH steady at 7.4, so one gallon (128 ounces) lasts two weeks. Same as your experience just dosed differently.

I know that bleach is very basic, so it tends to push pH higher, but I don't know if a chlorine generator does that. Also, I've seen that chemically adjusted water pH will tend to lose the adjustment over time, so water with a high pH that is chemically adjusted to a lower level will trend back upward. Dunno why.