I'm checking my pool daily and finding that I need to add acid just about every day to keep the PH down and my LSI around 0. Isn't it ideal to keep the LSI at 0 by adding acid and not touching anything else? I would love to know what ideal levels are. Does it matter if my Ph goes above up to 8.00 and sits there. Here are my most recent tests and keep in mind I have plaster that is 70 days old. Water 87F / Chlorine 2.0 / PH7.6 / Calcium 250 / Alkalinity 120 / Stabalizer 0 / Salt 3200 / Phospates -not testing for
Your pH is rising because you’ve got 120 alkalinity. See our blog “containing pH vs. controlling pH”. After reading it, listen to the embedded podcast episode(s) for more description on the strategy. It sounds like you’re forcing water to do something it cannot do. Ask.orendatech.com is our help center for more common questions. But check out the contain pH blog first, as it most directly addresses your question.
That’s a good question and we don’t know the answer. Usually that would be salinity related, but the salinity levels in pools aren’t anywhere near the ocean’s levels, by comparison. If you’re facing dry skin, it could be overchlorination, or irritation from chlorine oxidizing nitrogen compounds (combined chlorine, aka chloramines).
It depends on your calcium hardness, because this is all about the LSI. Use the Orenda app to find what works for your pool, and be advised these parameters will need to change when the temperature drops. So if you have 300+ calcium, you can get away with 60-70 alkalinity in a SWG pool, but only in season. When the temps drop and the SWG isn't on, you'll want more alkalinity to maintain LSI balance at colder temps.
300 alkalinity? Start reducing it with diluted acid, 20 ppm at a time. Visit ask.orendatech.com for more info, or submit a specific question with the rest of your chemistry there, and we can give you specific advice. Thanks
Good podcast I'm watching 3 a day until I catch up
ps thank you for the podcasts. These are wonderful!
Thanks for listening!
I'm checking my pool daily and finding that I need to add acid just about every day to keep the PH down and my LSI around 0. Isn't it ideal to keep the LSI at 0 by adding acid and not touching anything else? I would love to know what ideal levels are. Does it matter if my Ph goes above up to 8.00 and sits there. Here are my most recent tests and keep in mind I have plaster that is 70 days old. Water 87F / Chlorine 2.0 / PH7.6 / Calcium 250 / Alkalinity 120 / Stabalizer 0 / Salt 3200 / Phospates -not testing for
Your pH is rising because you’ve got 120 alkalinity. See our blog “containing pH vs. controlling pH”. After reading it, listen to the embedded podcast episode(s) for more description on the strategy.
It sounds like you’re forcing water to do something it cannot do. Ask.orendatech.com is our help center for more common questions. But check out the contain pH blog first, as it most directly addresses your question.
would higher alkalinity or higher calcium be more likely to cause dry skin? wondering how calcium at 500 would effect dry skin
That’s a good question and we don’t know the answer. Usually that would be salinity related, but the salinity levels in pools aren’t anywhere near the ocean’s levels, by comparison.
If you’re facing dry skin, it could be overchlorination, or irritation from chlorine oxidizing nitrogen compounds (combined chlorine, aka chloramines).
Eric say in a perfectly balanced SWG ,POOL 21K galllons where should I be shooting for on T.A ??
It depends on your calcium hardness, because this is all about the LSI. Use the Orenda app to find what works for your pool, and be advised these parameters will need to change when the temperature drops. So if you have 300+ calcium, you can get away with 60-70 alkalinity in a SWG pool, but only in season. When the temps drop and the SWG isn't on, you'll want more alkalinity to maintain LSI balance at colder temps.
My pool has 7.5ph and the alcalinity of my pool riches 300 what im going to do to lower my alcalinity., its really higher
300 alkalinity? Start reducing it with diluted acid, 20 ppm at a time. Visit ask.orendatech.com for more info, or submit a specific question with the rest of your chemistry there, and we can give you specific advice. Thanks
any cartoon way to explain this ?
President? What happened to the other guy??!!
We don’t talk about the other guy. We also don’t know who you’re referring to. But whoever it is, we don’t talk about him.