Quote Originally Posted by CarlD View Post
You're kidding, right? Where did you EVER come up with this? There is nothing in Bleach that is related to Total Alkalinity. Bleach is basically Sodium Hypochlorite in a saline (Sodium Chloride) solution. It doesn't have the requisite Carbon atoms to affect Total Alkalinity.

Perhaps you have it confused with one of the other B's of B-B-B--Baking Soda, which WILL push T/A up.

You wouldn't happen to work for a pool store, would you?
My guess is that chemical balance was thinking of pH. It's a common belief that bleach will raise pH and I think it actually will to a very small extent. Come to think of it, to the degree that it does raise pH, I think it would also raise TA a bit.