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Pool pH: What It Should Be and How to Adjust It - AquaDoc

Pool pH: What It Should Be and How to Adjust It

Pool pH should stay between 7.4 and 7.6. Below 7.2, the water turns corrosive and will etch plaster, attack metal fittings, and irritate swimmers' eyes. Above 7.8, chlorine loses most...

Pool pH: What It Should Be and How to Adjust It

Pool pH should stay between 7.4 and 7.6. Below 7.2, the water turns corrosive and will etch plaster, attack metal fittings, and irritate swimmers' eyes. Above 7.8, chlorine loses most...

Above-Ground Pool Chemicals for Beginners: Numbers That Actually Make Sense - AquaDoc

Above-Ground Pool Chemicals for Beginners: Numb...

Above-ground pool chemistry is not complicated, but it has an order of operations that most beginners get backwards - and that mistake costs real money. Here is the short version:...

Above-Ground Pool Chemicals for Beginners: Numb...

Above-ground pool chemistry is not complicated, but it has an order of operations that most beginners get backwards - and that mistake costs real money. Here is the short version:...

Total Alkalinity vs pH: Fix TA First or You'll Chase Your Tail - AquaDoc

Total Alkalinity vs pH: Fix TA First or You'll ...

Always fix total alkalinity (TA) before you touch pH. Total alkalinity is the chemical buffer that holds your pH in place. If TA is too low, pH swings wildly and...

Total Alkalinity vs pH: Fix TA First or You'll ...

Always fix total alkalinity (TA) before you touch pH. Total alkalinity is the chemical buffer that holds your pH in place. If TA is too low, pH swings wildly and...

Above-Ground Pool Maintenance Routine That Takes 15 Minutes a Week - AquaDoc

Above-Ground Pool Maintenance Routine That Take...

You can keep an above-ground pool clean in about 15 minutes a week if you follow a consistent routine. The three core tasks are skimming debris, testing and adjusting chemistry,...

Above-Ground Pool Maintenance Routine That Take...

You can keep an above-ground pool clean in about 15 minutes a week if you follow a consistent routine. The three core tasks are skimming debris, testing and adjusting chemistry,...

Salt Cell Cleaning: How and When to Acid Wash Your SWG Cell - AquaDoc

Salt Cell Cleaning: How and When to Acid Wash Y...

Acid washing a salt cell is simple: mix one part muriatic acid with ten parts water, soak the cell for 5-10 minutes until bubbling stops, rinse thoroughly, and reinstall. Do...

Salt Cell Cleaning: How and When to Acid Wash Y...

Acid washing a salt cell is simple: mix one part muriatic acid with ten parts water, soak the cell for 5-10 minutes until bubbling stops, rinse thoroughly, and reinstall. Do...

Why Your Pool's Calcium Hardness Is Wrecking Equipment (and How to Fix It) - AquaDoc

Why Your Pool's Calcium Hardness Is Wrecking Eq...

Calcium hardness is the pool chemistry number that gets ignored until something expensive breaks. The ideal range is 200-400 ppm for most pools. Below that, water turns aggressive and starts...

Why Your Pool's Calcium Hardness Is Wrecking Eq...

Calcium hardness is the pool chemistry number that gets ignored until something expensive breaks. The ideal range is 200-400 ppm for most pools. Below that, water turns aggressive and starts...