How to raise or lower the pH of the pool?

Accessories to measure the pH level

To find out what the pH level is in the drinking water, the pool requires the use of accessories such as test strips. Using them is very simple and intuitive: you just have to insert one of these strips into the water, submerging it completely. After waiting a reasonable time, the strip should be removed from the water and the color it adopts should be appreciated, since it will have to be compared with the color scale present in the bottle containing the test strips.

The alternative is to use a pH meter, which must be submerged in the pool to fill two tubes with water, one that analyzes the pH level and the other the one of chlorine After carrying out this step, five drops of liquid should be poured onto the water in the tubes, which will react showing a certain colour. To know the pH level, you have to compare the resulting color with the corresponding color scale.

A low pH level, consequences and how to balance it

Regardless of the maintenance test for the pool used to measure the pH level, if we discover that it is low, that is, that it has a value lower than 7.2 It is important to act quickly.

In addition, the pool water will have presumably turned a greenish color due to algae blooms, posing a health risk that It can manifest itself through itchy eyes and nose, throat irritation and the appearance of eczema on the skin, among other cases. In the same way, this aspect of the water will also affect the metallic structure of the pool itself, which will begin to rust and form holes.

For all these reasons, and in order to balance the level of alkalinity and acidity of the water, it is necessary to resort to a pH increaser. This chemical must be distributed throughout the pool and let it act. Finally, you have to re-measure the pH values to check if they are already recommended.

A high pH level, effects and how to reduce it

Conversely, if the pH value is higher than 7.6, the pool water would appear cloudy and give off an unpleasant odor, not to mention the growth of microbes that can be harmful to health.

Perhaps, in that case, you would resort to using chemicals as an anti-algae. However, it would not have effect since the pH level is not adequate. For this reason, it is advisable to use a pH reducer.

In any case, at Brycus we recommend that you keep the pH level regulated through routine checks< /b>, at least twice a week.

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