Low PH ?

[aylad]

p.s. Also, is there a powder that is easier to use than the muratic acid?

I just went back out and retested the PH w/a swirley dip stick thing and it said my PH was 7.6. Don't shoot me, the stuff came w/the pool last year! Also, retested w/Ben's kit and it looks more like 7.4. Now I feel better, but am a bit confused...since I had added muratic acid this morn. Perhaps it needed longer to circulate? Anyway, thanks folks. I love this site.

Looks to me like you just needed to let it circulate a bit longer. There is a powder you can use to lower pH..it's called pH Down...you can get it al WalMart in the pool section. It takes more and is a little more expensive than muriatic, but it is much easier and safer to deal with if the muriatic acid makes you nervous.

Janet