Adjusting Ph and Alkalinity in your pool 

Hello Pool School. I started having problem with my swimming pool and a friend suggested to get on You Tube to find all the answers. And that is why I'm here. You are a big help. I wanna give you a huge thank you. You're a great.

Several years later but I’m sure your info still applies. Thank You....

I’m currently in training as a pool technician, and your videos helps me so much. You’re very precise on the amounts of chemicals that are needed to be added and it’s the little things that will take you far.

Thank you Kenny, we are new pool owners and your videos are so very helpful, keep them coming!

I wish my Pool contractor could have sent me this video the day after my pool was built. Thanks for building my confidence, just vacuumed and added some acid to my pool. It’s a bit intimidating at first.

New pool owner here and this was an excellent and simple to understand explanation of the pH and Alkaline process. Thank you

I wish I saw your video before I put a gallon of muriatic acid into my 40,000g pool. My ph went from around 8 to about 6. Dummy I am. Finally dumped in enough borax to fix that problem. Never rush again. Great video

Awesome no fancy crap talk 2 look important direct 2 the point easy to grasp Luv it wish i found ur channel before i found the other 30 buggers

Great video. First person who can explain in laymen’s terms.. thank you..

After watching so many of these, I now feel like a pro after your explanation. Man, you did it with such confidence til I now have have some too...Thanks!

Always great to rewatch this video! Thanks!

Watch you each time I still learn it them! God bless!

Thank you Kenny!!!!! I will be following you for my pool care needs!!!

Thank you for this great informative video. Very easy to understand for us weekend warriors who maintain our pool.

Your vid saved my summer. Ty so much👍🏊‍♂️

Another great video. Alkalinity and PH is super high in my pool.

Also that scoop is a 4lbs scoop for bicarb. And soda ash is about the same density. That size scoop is as follows: 1 lb of de, 3lbs of Cal hypo, 3lbs of cya (conditioner/stabilizer) and 4lbs of bicarb and soda ash.

Thank you for the video. Local pool store sold me Phos Free type for 60$. Will follow your advice strictly from next time.

Excellent Video, Thanks a Lot for sharing!!!

Good info. Our local Chain pool store always wants to sell you every chemical often doing a “free water test” or if you tell them what your problem is. The Taylor K-2006 water testing kit should be a staple in every pool owner’s arsenal. If you plan on doing your own pool maintenance.

You're a lifesaver! Thanks for helping me get my pool right. : )

Thanks so much for this information! Keep the videos coming. 😊 Also you kind of mentioned after adding 1 quart of muriatic acid it is safe to swim, is that the same for 2 quarts or do you need to wait longer? And what about soda ash on swimming after?

Great video - accurate - concise - easy to remember

Very useful, thank you!

Thank you so much Mr Kenny very helpful

I wish I watched your video before...We bought a house with pool and not having idea how to take care of it, my wife went to a Leslie pool and come back with a bunch of unnecessary chemicals, I had to learn online and figure out that only muriatic acid, chlorine and baking soda are needed. Thank you for posting the video.

Thanks Kenny, this video is very helpful.

MAHALOS for explaining so simple!

Man!! I'm wrecking my brain about how to reduce the alkalinity in my pool. Great video!!

Thank you so much, learning a lot and fired my bad pool service.

Thanks for the video. My pool is much better now.

Yeah hi Kenny my name is Ryan I just started doing cool things on Thursday and your videos help or will help I'm just learning thanks

Very good. Thank you.

Nice...good simple information

Thank you. This was very helpful!

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Thank you for explaining it really good, it was really helpful new sub

Thanks for the great video it was done very well. I noticed you use all major steps taught top instructors such as your brief repeat of all the important items and steps. I was always told the amount of acid to add for high ph depends on the total gallons of your pool. For my pool of 12,000 gal I'm always instructed to add no more than 16 oz and to dilute the muriatic acid in pool water together in a bucket before adding it to the pool water.

You are awesome! These videos are great, man!

Thank you for this.

Thanks kenny.Paul from Virginia.

Great video, I learn a lot. Thanks

So happy I found u Kenny 💓 💗

Adding Muriatic Acid!! Level was over 9.0. 🙄 So, I will add 1 qt and see where we are in a few hours. Thanks

Thank you for all the information

Thank you for adding the additional information and warnings. Very professional. Have you ever thought about doing this for a living? Lol.

Awesome! Thanks for the information!

Well done!

Thank you for teaching me!

Superb info thanks 👍

Great video !!!!

Two things.... You should mention that when adding a quart to 2 quarts of acid, you should correlate that to how many gallons of water is the pool Also, muriatic acid is available in various concentrations. I have seen it from as low as 19% to as high as 63%! So the concentration will definitely affect how much acid you need to add. Thanks

Hi Kenny...great tutorial videos... Question: i have 2 types of water testing, a deep stick and a testing tube droops. The stick says PH and Alkalynity is high and droops says it's ok ...how do i deal with this .thanks in advance.

Great video. Thank’s

Excellent .. Thanks kenny ..

Thank you.

Great reference video!! 👍

Thank you for your advice! well, explain!

You made it simple

Good job

Good information thanks for the video

Thanks Mr Kenny. I have used acid for quite some time to lower pH in my swg pool. Would you advise to turn off the swg when I have added acid? I was thinking of H+ ions (of the acid) reacting immediately with OH- inside the swg creating water 😅. So making the acid less effective. Up to now I have always let it switched on...

Question: This year. went from 20 year plaster to Pebble Sheen. For some reason, I have yet to put in Muratic Acid. Seems with the new Pebble Sheen, the PH & Alkalinity is always low. I don't pee in my pool, yes is Arizona it rains. The only thing I can think of is it's my suntan lotion that is causing my PH & Alkalinity to always be low. So, it seems like I'm always putting in baking soda in order to maintain the right balance of PH & Alkalinity. Love your videos by the way. Myself and all of us learn so much from them. Is this normal? Thank you!

Good info..thanks

Great. Thanks

Love all the info from your videos! Question, Is it ok to put the chlorine tablet in the skimmer basket rather than a free floating chlorine disperser?

Very nice info, thanks. I don't understand the cost effectiveness of soda ash, today I found bags of 15 lbs of bicarb of soda (= sodium bicarbonate/baking soda) for $9. That stuff is cheap. Am I right that it does not disappear once your total alkalinity is good? Does it break down in any way, other than by adding muriatic acid? BTW, acid + baking soda turns into table salt. You're literally converting baking soda into salt so only do that as necessary.

Thank you it really helps

You are almost correct. Sodium Bicarbonate is best to increase Alkalinity with only a minimal increase in pH. Sodium Carbonate significantly Raises pH with only a small increase in Alakinity. Sodium Hydroxide (Lye) will significantly raise pH with NO Changes in Alkalinity or Calcium carbonate - but add only in small diluted amounts to avoid pH shock (Milky Water) for a few days. Have been running pools for over 30 years.

Hello how about if you need to lower PH & raise TA, what do you use without affecting the other also which 1 do you adjust first 👍

Hello Ken. Quick question for you...I ran out of the #3 solution for my poolmaster 5-way test kit for testing Alkalinity. Is this solution the same as muriatic acid? Sorry if this is a dumb question, I just couldn't find any information on that and I'm not sure if I can use any other brand of #3 Alkalinity reagent as I don't need all the other #'s. Thanks again for your awesome content!

Huh looks like you have the same size pool i just got..but still learning love my cool 😎 pool.

If I have the arm and hammer clear pool tablets how many do I use for a 10000 gallon pool and do I put them in the filter or the chlorine holder? Thx

is jacks magic tile plus stuff good for cleaning a pool with water in it?

Is there a way to lower pH WITHOUT LOWERING TA? I have a rock feature in the pool and balancing the 2 has been impossible with my copper ion system. Right now TA is 80 but pH is 8 and when I try to lower pH ... TA also comes down sadly!

Great video, thanks!

My test strips are showing high alkalinity (highest color, 240 range) and the pH is low (second-lowest level: 6.8). What would I do with this? Bring up the pH and let the alkalinity stay at a high reading? Or work to drop the alkalinity with muriatic acid, and subsequently lower the pH, and then bring up the pH with a pH-Increaser?

great man just great video .. keep it up

I have a new above ground pool 14 x 42" with saltwater system. Can you recommend a pool water test kit? Just getting up and running. It is true, the leveling is the hardest part!!!! Thank you for your help.

Thanks Kenny ALWAYS informative and easy to understand 👍

Question my pool is a 20k gallon pool and ph /alkalinity are at the high readings ph 8.4 do I start with the 2qrts of muriatic acid? Thank you!

THANK-YOU!! Finally some straight understandable answers :)

Thanks Man!!

Thank you for the information I will go and pick up some bicarbonate now 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼low ph and alkalinity 🫣

Thank you . you help alot

Question for Kenny: Howdy Kenny.. I'm curious about rubber / plastic / pvc longevity when constantly exposed to the Sun. I see your pool in the background, and you zoom in on the PVC portion the wraps (loops) around the support frame rails.. the 'loop' is exposed to the sun. Does that portion harden, crack, deteriorate? Do you have to take measures to prevent Sun damage?

Thanks for your knowledge. Great video!

we have a intex pop up pool. it hold 1018 gal of water. we need to add acid, so i watched this video. I will get the liquid do I just do a cup at a time given the pool is not inground or super large? Also, I got a chlorine floater and did the math on the amount of tablets. They have been in the floater for 24 hours and the tester says add chlorine. How long before the chlorine will register? A friend from work said to put the cholorine in my filter vs a floater. does this make a difference.

Thank you! What happeneds if ph doesn’t lower after adding the acid?

My water is cloudy! Ph is normal and watching this video, I will be adding the stuff to the eater but will the Bromine & ph being off make the water cloudy?

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Great videos. Helping a lot. What kind of hat is that boss? It’s sharp

Could I use Soda ash or bicarb of soda to my pool if I am using Luster Blue? I got rid of the sand because it was just throwing out sand in my pool. Frustrating when you just got done vacuuming pool. This is the first time using the Luster Blue and I was told to be careful on the chemicals I use because you don't want it breaking the laterals in the filter.

Was wondering if you can help. I use liquid chlorine, but I do have an inline chlorinator which makes things super convenient. Right now I have my CH at 275, FC 5, PH, 7.3, TA 100, CYA 40, .I'd like to use Trichlor like you suggested in one of your videos and was wondering what brand you think is best to keep in the chlorinator in small quantities to maybe supplement the liquid chlorine? Good or bad idea? Should I add some Calcium chlorine to raise the calcium level a little bit? Gunite/plaster pool. second season on this plaster, opened April 1st. I use muriatic acid to lower PH as needed, regular baking soda also as needed and I did add some of the Orenda for the phosphates.

Hi sir! I have a reading problem?i made my testing with the testing kit (the little testing bottles & the color test device) and i needed 9 drops of#3 which gives me90 ppm! Now this #of 90 is my water reading from the pool what i have ppm in my pool orthats the amount i have to rise! Shop tested the water it came out 78 ppm i need 80_1 2 0 ppm! Completile confused!

I am slightly confused. My PH is slightly low and alkalinity slightly high ..so how do I ADD to reduce alkalinity but not further lower PH ?

Thanks

Hi what if my ph is 8.0 and the Alkalinity is 64 what would u recommend? Thank you

Thanks man.

my man, thanks so much