Re: Need help with chemicals
Hi Mariza,
Yes, muriatic acid will lower your pH. Approx. 19.2 oz of MA will lower your pH reading by .2 in a 24,000 gallon pool.
pH adjustment alone, however, won't solve your cloudy water and algae. You need chlorine - - and probably a good amount of it. How much chlorine depends on what you have now (you said you have none) and your stabilizer level (aka: conditioner, CYA, cyanuric acid). I too found all the information on balancing pool water a bit confusing to start, but it gets a whole lot easier!!
As Carl said, you need a good test kit. I can't emphasize that enough! Without the means to tell what's going on with your water, you'll just be throwing chemicals in the pool, hoping something will magically make it all better. That's a prescription for a disaster while spending a whole lot of money . To clear your water, you'll want to test your water quite a bit. The 5-way or 6-way drops test kit from Wal-Mart could get you started and it's less than $15. In a bind (not as a routine), take a water sample to a local pool store and have them test it for you. If you can post your "exact" pH, chlorine (FC and CC), and stabilizer readings, you can get a lot of really good specific advice that fits YOUR pool. An alkalinity reading (TA) and calcium hardness (CH) reading would be nice too.
Your pool CAN get clean and clear again - we just need some solid numbers to give you the right advice.
Sandy
15,600 gallon, screened 15x30 IG plaster sport pool with 6x8 tanning area, Aquarite SWCG, Hayward cartridge filter, Polaris 280 cleaner
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