New to this can you help?

[DavidD]

I'm with Dave, and wouldn't advise the "high PH" and Dave is right as well about the 7.2 PH being fine, but I really like to keep mine a little on the high side (7.5 - 7.8), I'm kind of "walking the line" if you know what I mean. I do however test darn near every day and twice if it rains. It could very well be my imagination but 7.5 seams to feel a lot different than 7.2 on the eyes. I also have 3200 ppm of salt in a non SWC pool, all for eye comfort.

Dave

[waterbear]

I tried the high pH pool and gave up on it...now I keep my pH at around 7.4. I would not worry about your pH of 7.2....it is certainly within the 'good' range!

[duraleigh]

David,

It could very well be my imagination but 7.5 seams to feel a lot different than 7.2 on the eyes.

I don't think that's your imagination. It's been posted on the forum before that higher pH is closer to the pH in your eyes and that it WILL be more comfortable....seems like human pH (at least for the fluid in your eye) was up around 8.0 or perhaps a little higher. The trade-off is the loss of effectiveness of the Cl at that pH.

Didn't mean to hijack the thread but I think DavidD's observation is interesting.

[flyers141]

Well I would like to thank all of you for your help. Our pool looks great and I have the new test kit on order. I just return from a trip with my work (Air Force) and my 14yr old son was able to keep the pool looking great from what he learned on this site.

Again I thank all of you.

Ron