Blue Horizons Total Alkalinity Reducer 5 Litre

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Once your pH level reaches 7.8 or higher, that’s considered high pH. And if your high pool water pH is left alone too long, can lead to a number of issues, including eroding pool parts and affecting swimmers themselves. Reduces Chlorine Effectiveness

Total alkalinity works hard to stabilize your pH level, but there isn’t anything in the water doing the same for your total alkalinity. Specifically, acid converts bicarbonate alkalinity into carbonic acid (H 2CO 3) by adding Hydrogen to it.Simplified, we think of it as acid 'burns through' alkalinity to reduce pH. More Total Alkalinity leads to a higher pH So because it’s an acid, always wear the appropriate safety equipment (including a mask to protect yourself from fumes) and follow the manufacturer’s directions on adding the acid to your pool. Even though muriatic acid is somewhat diluted, certain brands require you to dilute it further before adding it to your pool. The same is true in reverse. When your total alkalinity is very low, any acid introduced to your water will significantly lower your pH because it doesn’t have the buffer it needs to resist that change.

What Happens if Your Pool Alkalinity is Too High?

pH & Alkalinity Reducer (7kg, 25kg)Depending on the method of dosing, Fi-Clor pH & Alkalinity Reducer will lower either the pH or the total alkalinity in swimming pool water. High pH can result in cloudy water and contribute to scale formation and may reduce the effectiveness of chlorine based sanitisers. High alkalinity will make it difficult to lower the pH as any correcting chemicals will be taken up by the buffering action of the alkalinity.- Improves water quality – Fast acting – Corrects high pH & alkalinity – Ideal for all pools and compatible with all treatment products pH Increaser (5kg)Fi-Clor pH Increaser is used to raise the pH level in swimming pool water. pH is a measure of how acid or how alkaline (basic) the water is. Low pH can lead to skin or eye irritation and corrosion of equipment.- Fast acting – Corrects low pH – Ideal for all pools and compatible with all treatment products Alkalinity Increaser (5kg)Fi-Clor Alkalinity Increaser is used to raise the total alkalinity level in swimming pool water. Alkalinity is a measure of the amount of alkali (bicarbonates, carbonates and hydroxides) in the water. If the alkalinity is too low, any chemicals added to the pool will directly affect the pH, causing rapid fluctuations in pH readings. Alkalinity at the correct level will help protect, or ‘buffer’ the pH. – Corrects lowtotal alkalinity – Helps to maintain the pH level – Ideal for all pools and compatible with all treatment products. Hardness Increaser (4kg)Fi-Clor Hardness Increaser raises the calcium hardness level in swimming pool water. Calcium hardness is the amount of dissolved calcium (and magnesium) in pool water. If there is insufficient dissolved calcium, the water will try and take it from the grouting and concrete in the pool. High levels are not a major cause for concern provided the pH and alkalinity are within recommended parameters, but the reading should be kept below 1,000mg/l (ppm) if possible.- Corrects low calcium hardness – No need to pre-dissolve – ideal if your pool has corrosion problems Chlorine Stabiliser (3kg)Fi-Clor Chlorine Stabiliser protects chlorine in outdoor pools by minimising wasteful loss of sanitiser to sunlight. Do not use Stabiliser in your pool if it is sanitised using stabilised chlorine products, otherwise there is a high risk of the water becoming overstabilised – Prevents loss of chlorine to sunlight – Raises stabiliser levels – Reduces wastage of chlorine – Essential for outdoor pools At this stage, you should have your current pH level and total alkalinity readings, as well as your pool volume in gallons. If your pH level is already ideal and doesn’t appear to be fluctuating very much, there’s no reason to adjust your total alkalinity because it’s already doing what it needs to do. Method One: Turn off the pool’s pump and add the muriatic acid in a small, steady stream directly into the deep end of your pool. This ensures the acid will go directly to the bottom, rather than floating around at the pool surface. Then turn your pump on and let it circulate the acid through the water. To reduce Total Alkalinity add 15 g per 1000 liters of Spa and Hot Tub water with circulation on. Add product to the deepest point of the Spa / Hot Tub in one application. This application will lower the Total Alkalinity by approximately 10 – 20 ppm (mg/l)

Instead, it can lead to excessive scale build-up that turns into an expensive maintenance problem. That is why ClearSpa pH & Alkalinity Reducer also reduces alkaline levels in spa water while lowering the pH to prevent corrosion of metal surfaces. Aside from that, the cyanuric acid in stabilized forms of chlorine (including most tablets or granular chlorine) also contributes alkaline substances to the water, and these will inflate your total alkalinity reading.Meanwhile, if the alkalinity is high, you can apply diluted muriatic acid. You can calculate the amount of muriatic acid that you need by using a pool calculator. You need to know the amount of water in your pool to know how much chemical to use. 3. Adding Sodium Bicarbonate and Muriatic Acid Respectively

Depending on how confident you are with your numbers, you may want to be conservative and use 75% of the dosage first. You can always add the rest if needed.This math is just to explain the pH scale itself and illustrate what logarithmic means. Water (H 2O) splits Unfortunately, many pool chemicals you add to your water can impact your total alkalinity. Similarly, low chlorine levels and a high bather load can increase your pH and alkalinity levels. Cyanuric Acid This is a scale of 1 to 14, with 1 being highly acidic, and 14 being highly basic. Right in the middle is neutral, at a pH of 7.

For that reason, attempting to lower alkalinity without having any effect on your pH level is just not realistic (the same way it’s not realistic to try and lower pH without lowering alkalinity). Note: If you’re still unsure about which type of test kit to use, we wrote an article comparing both testing methods. How Do You Adjust Total Alkalinity? Do not let this chart mislead you. With CYA in your pool, you will still have chlorine, it's just not as pH-dependent because most if it is bound to CYA. More on pH, CYA and chlorine relationships here.Alternatively, if you’re just pointing your return jets upwards to create bubbles on the surface, you may need to leave them running for several days to have the same impact on pH. How to Prevent Rising Alkalinity