Ph Up & Cloudy Water

[Ilovebenji]

Hi all,

I added pH up to my pool (which was perfectly clear and blue) but my pH readings were very, very low. Also added buffer (which Im told I will need to add more of as I only added 2 kg) but my pool water is now a bit cloudy...added all this at around 5 30 PM..and it's now 10 PM, how long will it take to dissolve and for the water to return to its original clear state?

Thanks,

A

[PoolGuyNJ]

PH Up is also known as Dense Ash or Sodium Carbonate. Arm and Hammer Super Washing Soda is exactly the same stuff. When mixed with water, it raises both the pH and the alkalinity (buffer). It is not normally broadcast over a pool's surface but rather should slowly be added to a skimmer that has had it's amount of suction somewhat increased.

The "Buffer" is baking soda or "bicarb". This can be broadcast across the surface of the pool. Any cloudiness is typically very short lived.

Use the pool calculator, www.poolcalculater.com , to determine your dosing needs.

Retest the water using a suitable kit that can tell you your current alk, pH, FC,CC or TC up to 50 ppm undiluted, calcium hardness if you've a plastered pool, and CYA levels. A Taylor K-2006 series kit, among others, will give you all that. No one will test your water as well as you and yes, you are able to. Strips don't work well. Something goes awry every time.

Without a full set of accurate test results, we can't tell why you went cloudy, just hazard a guess or two. There are only about 1000 reasons pools go cloudy.

Scott