Baking Soda Pool Calculator
Enter your total pool volume and total alkalinity reading from your test below to find out what and how much to add.
Baking soda pool calculator. How to lower pool alkalinity high alkalinity means your pool water is buffering too much and possibly diluting the effectiveness of chlorine to the point it is unable to sanitize some contaminants in your pool or hot tub. Extreme ph changes also called ph bounce throw the water out of balance causing a number of potential problems such as ineffective chlorine metal corrosion staining scaling and even physical. Check total alkalinity levels often. Determine amount to add.
Maintaining proper ph levels is essential for swimmer comfort protection of pool equipment and effectiveness of the chlorine. For background on what the various numbers mean see basic pool chemistry. To calculate how much baking soda you should add first determine the amount of gallons of water in your pool. Discover the pool calculator behind the perfect pool.
Calculate what chemicals and how much to add. If the alkalinity is in the proper range or high you should use soda ash to raise ph. Of baking soda to your pool depending on how low your alkalinity is. Like i mentioned above you either add baking soda or muriatic acid to raise or lower your pool s total alkalinity level.
Pool chemical measurements are based on 10 000 gallons of water. To lower ta you reduce ph to 7 0 7 2 with acid and then aerate to increase ph. Check pool ph levels often. Adding baking soda will also raise your ph just a little.
The ph of a human tear is 7 5 so the ideal range for best swimmer comfort is between 7 4 7 6 but 7 2 7 8 is considered an acceptable pool water range. Total alkalinity that is out of range allows for large rapid ph swings. If you need to lower your pool s ph you do so by adding an acid typically muriatic acid or sodium bisulphate. Baking soda is the best way to raise total alkalinity with minimal effect to ph and cyanuric acid.
Add by weight or by volume of baking soda. Total alkalinity is the measurement of a pool or spa s susceptibility to ph change. The pool calculator takes care of all the math that might come up while you are keeping your swimming pool s water chemistry in balance telling you exactly how much of each chemical to add. For the classic view of the pool calculator see classic pool calculator.
Then add 1 5 pounds of baking soda for every 10 000 gallons of water to increase the pool s total alkalinity by 10 ppm. You will be adding anywhere from 1 5 lbs. You ll need to figure out how much baking soda to add to your pool. Pool water ph is one of the best measures of balanced pool water.