Pool Chemistry for Beginners: pH and Alkalinity | Swim University - Video

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Can’t seem to get your water chemistry to balance? Are your pH and alkalinity levels impossible to get right? High pH can irritate your eyes and skin and stop your chlorine from working. Low pH can corrode your pool equipment, wear down your liner, and erode metal and concrete. And if your alkalinity is off, well, that can mess with your pH!

It can all feel like an endless cycle or a domino effect, where you balance one level only to throw off the other one. The key to getting your levels to balance is knowing what chemicals to add in what order—and understanding what causes them to fluctuate in the first place.

⏰ Timestamps
00:00 - Water Chemistry: pH and Alkalinity
00:37 - How pH and Alkalinity Work
02:40 - Chemicals to Use
04:27 - How to Fix Low/High Levels
04:42 - Low pH Combos
05:15 - Normal pH Combos
05:35 - High pH Combos
06:02 - Chronically High or Low pH

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