Understanding Water Balance Chemistry
Proper water balance is essential to ensuring long term enjoyment of your swimming pool and protecting your backyard investment.
What does proper balanced water look like?
- pH: 7.2-7.8
- Total Alkalinity: 80-150ppm
- Calcium Hardness: 180-250 (vinyl pools), 200-275 (plaster pools)
- Metals: none
- Total Dissolved Solids: less than 1500 ppm
- Bacquaci Sanitizer: 30-50ppm
- Chlorine: 1.0-3.0 ppm.
Pleasant Pools and Spas carries a full line of chemicals that make water balance adjustments quick and easy.
Use your test strips at home to check your pH, total alkalinity, and sanitizer level at least once a week (check your chlorine level at least every other day).
Bring a 12 oz. water sample to Pleasant Pools and Spas at least once every two weeks to maintain a current record of your water chemistry and address any water chemistry concerns before problems develop.
Total Alkalinity
pH
Calcium Hardness
Metals & Minerals
The ideal level for metals and minerals in pools is 0 ppm.
What does proper balanced water look like?
- pH: 7.2-7.8
- Total Alkalinity: 80-150ppm
- Calcium Hardness: 180-250 (vinyl pools), 200-275 (plaster pools)
- Metals: none
- Total Dissolved Solids: less than 1500 ppm
- Bacquaci Sanitizer: 30-50ppm
- Chlorine: 1.0-3.0 ppm.
Pleasant Pools and Spas carries a full line of chemicals that make water balance adjustments quick and easy.
Use your test strips at home to check your pH, total alkalinity, and sanitizer level at least once a week (check your chlorine level at least every other day).
Bring a 12 oz. water sample to Pleasant Pools and Spas at least once every two weeks to maintain a current record of your water chemistry and address any water chemistry concerns before problems develop.
Total Alkalinity
pH
Calcium Hardness
Metals & Minerals
The ideal level for metals and minerals in pools is 0 ppm.
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