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In order to not cause irritation of the eyes and skin, the pH of the pool water should be between 7.2 - 7.6. Muriatic acid is added to the pool to lower the pH if it is too high.
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What strength is muriatic acid used in pools?
780
What is the common name for HCl when used to lower pH in swimming pools?
Muriatic acid
Why add hydrochloric acid to a pool?
Hydrochloric acid is most commonly known as muriatic acid and is used to lower pH in pools
Can you add chlorine and muriatic acid at the same time?
NO!!! Never add them at the same time, together they make a toxic gas A general rule when adding chemicals to pools is to wait at least an hour before adding any other chemical to the pool. Remember Muriatic acid is very dangerous so be careful bad for lungs, burn skin, blind eyes.
How do you reduce water pH?
Lower pH by adding muriatic acid.
How do you increase swimming pool water acidity?
Usually you would add muriatic acid to adjust the pools acid level.
How does nitric acid differ from muriatic acid?
Muriatic Acid is really just an older name for Hydrochloric Acid. The name (muriatic acid) also gets used more commonly in industrial applications such as brick cleaning and pH adjustment in pools where people are used to hearing called that.
What is dry acid for pools?
You can add dry acid to your pool when your pH is above 7.8
Can too much muriatic acid hurt your sand filter for above ground pools?
NO You would need an awful lot of acid to do any harm there.
Are hydrochloric acid and muriatic acid the same?
Yes. Hydrochloric acid and muriatic acid are the same thing. Muriatic acid is just the old name for it and isn't used much anymore.
How do you remove hard water scaling from pools?
Muriatic acid. Either straight acid, or a watered down mixture. Let the acid sit for a minute or so, then brush off.
How do you lower the acid in a pool?
Add potash. See your pool shop with a sample of your water and the size of your pool and he will give you what your pool requires.
