Yes, with a TA=180, you want to keep your pH < 7.6, till your TA is lower. Otherwise, it will tend to rise too high, and get away from you.
Re: high pH and TA, cloudy water
Yes, with a TA=180, you want to keep your pH < 7.6, till your TA is lower. Otherwise, it will tend to rise too high, and get away from you.
Last edited by PoolDoc; 07-20-2012 at 11:20 PM. Reason: change > to < -- my bad!!
Re: high pH and TA, cloudy water
Greater than 7.6? So leave the pH alone? Or did you mean lower, and add more MA? Can I lower the TA somehow?
Re: high pH and TA, cloudy water
Here is the procedure for lowering TA.
Lowering Alkalinity Step-by-Step
Re: high pH and TA, cloudy water
My bad. LESS THAN 7.6!Originally Posted by fiveUNDERfive
I was typing faster than I was thinking!
Re: high pH and TA, cloudy water
Darn. I didn't catch it when I posted either.
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In my experience, the hardness indicator will turn yellow with high chlorine levels (while shocking). You'll have to wait for your chlorine levels to come down before getting an accurate hardness test.
Re: high pH and TA, cloudy water
I think you may be confusing the hardness test with the alkalinity test: all the Taylor videos are here:
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?17157
but the one you want is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmpS--VsNrY&
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