Need Help! High Ta And Low Ph.....can't Get Help In The Chemical Forums!

[wolfgang]

I need help in the worst way!

Fiberglass pool...18,200 gallons

I'm tired of playing the yo-yo game trying to get the TA and PH in line.

My TA was at 150 3 days ago and the ph was at 6.8. My local pool store told me to add Muratic Acid to get the TA in line first, which I did. (Added about 2 quarts over the period of 24 hours)

So, I got the TA to the 100 mark and started adding PH up to get the PH to at least 7.2 Finally after adding 6 lbs over the course of 24 hours got the PH all set to the 7.2 mark.

But......tested the water this morning and I'm right back where I started....except even worse! So darned frustrating! I'm now reading 170 TA and only 6.8 PH.

HELP ME! :wacko

[dynamictiger]

This post reads like bore water is being used to fill the pool.

Have you checked the results of your test kit against a sample taken to the pool store? Perhaps your test kit is giving you errors in it's readings.

If the results you are desribing are defintely correct, then try the following.

1: Turn your eyeballs upwards so the surface of the pool is distrubed as much as possible

2: Run the pool plant 24 hours a day for 5 days without any cover on the pool

3: Repeat the testing and post the results

There is another step we can take to get this right, however the above normally works.

HTH