Pool store advice to lower alkalinity - three day muriatic acid dose method

[KurtV]

Carl, My guess is that your method will work just fine but it's a bit different than Ben's (which Waterbear linked to).

Specifically, you advocate allowing the pH to rise as you aerate while Ben calls for keeping the pH low while you aerate (with frequent testing and adding acid as needed).

As I said, I think that both methods will work but won't it take considerably longer if you let the pH rise repeatedly?

[CarlD]

Actually, Ben's method and mine are the SAME. We have refined his wording and the steps a bit to clarify it. We have clarified EXACTLY how Ben's procedure works.

Ben is still the source of this method, which DOES work for clear, definable reasons. It was ALWAYS a racheting-down procedure that performed repeatedly. All that has been is the "why".