Andrew61987 Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 20,000 in ground vinyl liner pool. Alk is about 110 - 120. I have been keeping the chlorine level fairly high, probably between about 5 - 10 ppm over the last 3 or 4 weeks or so to combat some algae. The pH is 6.8. I added a couple pounds of baking soda which was all I had and after 24 hours observed no change. Added a few pounds more and now it has been several days and the pH has not budged. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumpelnc Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Site 20,000 in ground vinyl liner pool. Alk is about 110 - 120. I have been keeping the chlorine level fairly high, probably between about 5 - 10 ppm over the last 3 or 4 weeks or so to combat some algae. The pH is 6.8. I added a couple pounds of baking soda which was all I had and after 24 hours observed no change. Added a few pounds more and now it has been several days and the pH has not budged. Any suggestions? Baking Soda raises Alk, Borax raises Ph.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew61987 Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Site20,000 in ground vinyl liner pool. Alk is about 110 - 120. I have been keeping the chlorine level fairly high, probably between about 5 - 10 ppm over the last 3 or 4 weeks or so to combat some algae. The pH is 6.8. I added a couple pounds of baking soda which was all I had and after 24 hours observed no change. Added a few pounds more and now it has been several days and the pH has not budged. Any suggestions? Baking Soda raises Alk, Borax raises Ph.. Baking soda will raise pH just fine. Something else must be up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem geek Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Adding baking soda does not raise the pH very much. 6 pounds added to 20,000 gallons starting with a pH of 6.8, TA of 110, assumed CYA of 50, raises the pH only to 6.87, but the TA rises to 131. Baking Soda is NOT for raising pH, but for raising TA. If you added 20 pounds of baking soda to your pool, it would have raised the pH to 7.0 but the TA would rise to 181. To raise the pH, you use either 20 Mule Team Borax or you use pH Up which is the same as Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda (sodium carbonate). Use The Pool Calculator to calculate amounts of the chemical you choose to use. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumpelnc Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Adding baking soda does not raise the pH very much. 6 pounds added to 20,000 gallons starting with a pH of 6.8, TA of 110, assumed CYA of 50, raises the pH only to 6.87, but the TA rises to 131. Baking Soda is NOT for raising pH, but for raising TA. If you added 20 pounds of baking soda to your pool, it would have raised the pH to 7.0 but the TA would rise to 181. To raise the pH, you use either 20 Mule Team Borax or you use pH Up which is the same as Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda (sodium carbonate). Use The Pool Calculator to calculate amounts of the chemical you choose to use. Richard Thanks Richard... I thought I Had to go back to Pool School Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew61987 Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Adding baking soda does not raise the pH very much. 6 pounds added to 20,000 gallons starting with a pH of 6.8, TA of 110, assumed CYA of 50, raises the pH only to 6.87, but the TA rises to 131. Baking Soda is NOT for raising pH, but for raising TA. If you added 20 pounds of baking soda to your pool, it would have raised the pH to 7.0 but the TA would rise to 181. To raise the pH, you use either 20 Mule Team Borax or you use pH Up which is the same as Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda (sodium carbonate). Use The Pool Calculator to calculate amounts of the chemical you choose to use. Richard Thanks Richard... I thought I Had to go back to Pool School I stand corrected, sorry mumpelnc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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