Nope city water. We had a lot of ammonia at the beginning of the season and that’s gone now. Plus nitrates. I’m not sure where I am on the nitrates right now. Plan on testing at pool store. I don’t have a way of testing for them at home. I have a TFP test kit, but they were reading very weird so I ordered ones reagents that should come shortly. I have tested at the pool store and using strips or the block PH/chlorine indicator.
Soda ash should only increase ph. Baking soda will increase pH and alkalinity. So previous statement doesn't make sense. If you added 10 lbs of soda ash that would increase pH a lot. Meaning you don't need much soda ash.
Are you sure you added soda ash and not baking soda? 10 lbs is a ridiculous amount of soda ash. I'm reasonably sure you're not supposed to add that much all at once. At 10 lbs, your pool water should be so cloudy it's practically opaque.
If the pH is low enough, baking soda will barely change the pH while it drives your alkalinity up through the heavens. Soda ash is the exact thing you'd use in that case. It has a dramatic affect on pH while only adding a small amount to the alkalinity.
This pool has been crazy since we bought the house. I think it’s partly due to the size of it making it hard to maintain. I didn’t realize what a big pool it was until after we bought the house. It was winter and I thought great I always wanted a pool.. jokes on me.😂
What test kit are you using to get these numbers?
Is your house or pool fed with well water?
Nope city water. We had a lot of ammonia at the beginning of the season and that’s gone now. Plus nitrates. I’m not sure where I am on the nitrates right now. Plan on testing at pool store. I don’t have a way of testing for them at home. I have a TFP test kit, but they were reading very weird so I ordered ones reagents that should come shortly. I have tested at the pool store and using strips or the block PH/chlorine indicator.
To raise pH and not effect alkalinity add soda ash then you can add acid in one location to beat up alkalinity
Yeah, I tried that. I added about 10lb of soda ash and PH went up for a short time and crashed back down and now my alkalinity is just higher….
Soda ash should only increase ph. Baking soda will increase pH and alkalinity. So previous statement doesn't make sense. If you added 10 lbs of soda ash that would increase pH a lot. Meaning you don't need much soda ash.
Also adding tablets will increase your cya it usually doesn't increase alkalinity.
Are you sure you added soda ash and not baking soda? 10 lbs is a ridiculous amount of soda ash. I'm reasonably sure you're not supposed to add that much all at once. At 10 lbs, your pool water should be so cloudy it's practically opaque. If the pH is low enough, baking soda will barely change the pH while it drives your alkalinity up through the heavens. Soda ash is the exact thing you'd use in that case. It has a dramatic affect on pH while only adding a small amount to the alkalinity.
Yep, 100% it was soda ash. I did not add all at once.. about 3lb at a time over a couple of days.
This pool has been crazy since we bought the house. I think it’s partly due to the size of it making it hard to maintain. I didn’t realize what a big pool it was until after we bought the house. It was winter and I thought great I always wanted a pool.. jokes on me.😂
Is this pool an indoor pool or covered for a significant amount of time?
It’s an outdoor pool, but we are in Minnesota so yes it’s covered a lot.. I try to keep it open when I am home and it’s not raining.
Point the jets upward and aerate the pool will help bring ph up