Can Baking soda bring up the PH in a swimming pool?

Answer 1

Some have stated Baking Soda can be used as a replacement to Soda Ash, for increasing the PH of the pool, but Soda Ash (sodium carbonate) has a different chemical makeup than Baking Soda (sodium bicarbonate). I do not know what long term affect continued use of this chemical difference will have on the pool water.

Baking soda should be used if your total alkalinity is a great deal below 80 ppm of the 80 to 120 ppm range. Example: alkalinity at 40 ppm - at that level you may want to add about 2 cups of Baking soda - the goal is to try to raise the level slowly to within the 60 to 70 mark. Once those levels are reached you may want to wait for several hrs. to see if they stabilize there. If not then just a little more should be added t creep it into the required range. Test the next day to see if there are any corrections to your chemistry to be made.

Sosa Ash should be used when you pH is below 6.8 or lower to 7.0. Soda ash in small amounts will raise the level of an acidic pool getting you out of the danger zone.

I use baking soda to raise the alkalinity. Baking soda has 100 percent sodium bicarbonate. - 75 cents a lb. Alkalinity Plus has 95 percent sodium bicarbonate in it. - over $2.00 a lb. Do the math, which is cheaper. Soda ash or pH plus should be used to raise PH.

I'm the pool operator at the YMCA and we use Sodium Bicarb. Don't let people scare you with info about this or that. You can use Sod. Bi. to raise both the pH and alkalinity, it's just how you do it that matters.

There is a technique that you can use to raise either the pH or alkalinity by using the same product, Sodium Bicarb.

You want to run your pool water pH level between 7.6-7.8, not 7.2. Most pools guys get their info. on how to balance pools from your local water company. Yes, this is correct. It called the Langelier Index, which was originally designed for public water systems. This index was never intended for pools.

While your filtration system is running and the water is circulating, broadcast, (don't dump the product or go too fast), the pool acid, or pH minus if you wish, into the pool starting in the deep end and working around the perimeter. Please remember to use goggles and heavy rubber gloves. If you spill any acid on your skin, it will probably eat through 3 layers of skin before you can wash it off. Remember, safety first.

Allow the water to fully circulate, usually 4-6 hours, then re-test your pool's pH balance. Make small changes if needed.

To raise the pH just do the above but use Sod. Bi.

Try to not add more than 2lbs. of Sodium Bicarbonate, or another kind of alkalinity/pH increaser, for every 10,000 gallons of water in a single application.

Lower Alk.

While your filtration system is off and the water is motionless, stand in the deep end of the pool and sprinkle (don't dump the product or go too fast), the Sodium Bicarbonate or alkalinity up.

Allow the water to sit for 2-3 hours, then turn the pump back on and allow the pool to fully circulate, usually 4-6 hours, then re-test your pool's alkalinity balance. Doing this technique will increase your alkalinity without much happening to the pH level.

Answer 2

Yes you can. It would be cheaper to go to the pool store and get sodium bicarb (same

thing)

Sodium bicarb. works great.

Having a properly balanced pool is not difficult, but it does take work.

I'm the pool operator at our local YMCA and keeping an 80,000 gallon pool balanced is pretty easy, once you all the elements in place

and know what you're doing.

Chlorine 3.5-4.5, alkalinity 80-100, pH 7.6-7.8, not 7.2, hardness 150-250, not up to 400.

You have to stay on top of it because the chlorine can go down in a matter of hours if no one properly checks it.

Just be sure your getting the right info. The index most pool operators use comes from public water systems, not from pools.

Also, be sure the public pool you attend follows the proper procedures for pool closures and decontamination.

I know of a few that just scoop out what they can, check the chlorine, and call it good.

Go to:

/www.clean-pool-and-spa.com/swimming-pool-pH.HTML

to learn everything about pH.

Answer 3

Yes, but, it may not be economical depending on how much is required. You are probably better off buying pH increaser from your local pool dealer. Pool & Spa

Increasing the pH of the water without affecting the alkalinity is very easy, but there is a trick. With the pump motor on and water circulating,

add the sodium bicarb. in the deep end of the pool and work your way around the perimeter. This will raise the pH with minimal effect on the alkalinity.

Keep your pH around 7.6-7.8, not 7.2-7.4. Most "pool experts" tell you 7.2-7.4 but they are using an index that your local water company

uses which obviously should not be used for pool. There's a big difference between a water treatment system and your pool. You can't

treat them the same.

Answer 4

Yes you can add baking soda to raise the pH and alkalinity in pools. You can buy large bags of it at Sam's Club.

Answer 5

NO. You want sodium bicarbonate (baking SODA)

Answer 6

Neither. Baking soda raises the Total Alkalinity. Soda ash raises the pH.

Answer 7

Baking soda raises the ph in a pool.

Answer 8

around 25 pounds

Answer 9

Yes