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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.
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Who invented chlorine?
the year 1774 Chlorine was observed for the first time by Jan Baptist van Helmont near 1630 (in Holland) and prepared for the first time in laboratory by Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1774 (in Sweden), but considered it to be a compound of oxygen. Sir Humphry Davy (in England) named it after identifying chlorine as a chemical element in 1810.
Is zinc oxide an amphoteric oxide?
Yes, it is amphoteric, at the same time it behaves like acid AND like base:it acts as an acid when in a base: ZnO(s) + 2OH-(aq) +H20(l) -> [Zn(OH)4]2-(aq)it reacts as a base when in acid: ZnO(s) + 2H+(aq) -> Zn2+(aq) + H2O(l)
How often do you chlorine your pool?
Give your pool a chlorine check on a regular basis for a while. that should give yo an average over time. The amount of chlorine any given pool requires depends on the use it gets the amount of bio material that is blown into the pool and weather conditions.
If converting from a chlorine pool to salt water do you need to empty the chlorine water first?
No you do not need to take out any water at all. A salt water pool is in fact a chlorine pool. the difference is that salt is added to the water so that as it is run through a chlorine generator fitted in line in the filtration system chlorine gas iselectronically made from the salt then mixed with the water to create a constant supply of chlorine to the pool.You can use the same water but you should also get a second job to pay for the increased running time on the pump and the replacement cells every three years at $650 a pop. Also plan on redoing the coping, decking and any other cementitious or metallic surface that comes into contact with the corrosive salt water. I am a pool remodeling contractor and these things have been a boon to my business fixing all the damage they inflict. Anybody ever seen the rusted out cars and pitted sidewalks from salt used in snowy climates. Why would it not do the same to a pool and any metallic surfaces it contacts. DUH!! Salt generators create sodium hypochlorite, NaOCL not chlorine gas.
When was the last time you had serious acid rain in the UK?
1988
What happens if you add acid and chlorine at the same time?
Nothing
Does muriatic acid deteriorate over time?
Not that I am aware of. k
Can you use muriatic acid to dissolve plastic?
No that would be a waste of time
What are the alternatives to using muriatic acid to lower the PH in a swimming pool?
There are 3 principal chemicals for lowering pH: muriatic acid, sodium bisulfate (dry acid) & CO2. If this is a commercial application then CO2 may be a viable source. The sodium bisulfate is dry acid which when mixed with water makes liquid acid but does not have the odor. Muriatic acid and sodium bisulfate both lower total alkalinity at hte same time as lowering the pH. CO2 may raise total alkalinity at the same time as lowering pH. The total alkalinity is important to have a stable pH which in turn is important to have a relatively constant pH for the proper effectiveness of the sanitizer (chlorine) Any other questions feel free to email me direct. Steve Dunn Commmercial Pool Systems, Inc.
When is the best time to add muriatic acid?
The original question was the better of the two questions. Is it ok to add muriatic acid while the pool is in use? When is the best time to add muriatic acid? You should either wait until no one is going to use the pool for a while. It is not a good idea to add chemicals to the pool while someone is in it. Best to add chem. first thing in a.m. before use - then let circulation distribute those chem. k
Does muratic acid soften concrete?
from my point of view muriatic acid can not soften concrete but can affect minimal with the help of pounding the surface and spraying or painting with muriactic acid then repeating several times until it breakdown
Can you make hydrochloric acid?
Sure, just allow hydrogen to react with chlorine. If you mean "is it practical for a normal person with no particular chemistry experience to make hydrochloric acid using Things Found About the House" then no, you can't. You may, however, be able to buy it (under the name of "muriatic acid") at hardware or plumbing supply stores (this was true at one time, I have no idea if it still is).
How long of a wait to shock a pool after adding muriatic acid?
Approx. 5 to 15 minutes. Or enough time for the circulation system to disperse the chlorine. Or you could add it to the opposite side of the pool. Remember not to add the acid to closely to the skimmer or main drain.
Can muriatic acid be used to clean oil off from cement?
Muriatic acid can clean drains. However, it's not a good idea to do this because it can also damage them and keep them from functioning properly.
Which element in Charles Daltons periodic table isn't an element?
Charlie Dalton was not a famous chemist. However his distant cousin John Dalton was. John Dalton did not have a periodic table to work with -- he did his work about 70 years too early for that. However, he did have a bit to do with elements and atoms. The name 'oxygen' means acid-maker. In Dalton's time chemists thought that every acid had to have oxygen in its formula. So he believed that what we now call hydrochloric acid, with formula HCl, contained oxygen in its formula. He therefore described an atom of this substance, which was then known as muriatic acid, as containing one atom each of hydrogen, oxygen, and 'muriatic radicle'. This 'muriatic radicle' was, in effect, an atom of chlorine from which an oxygen atom had been removed. A lot of futile effort was spent trying to remove the oxygen from chlorine gas to obtain this 'element' (but not by John Dalton).
Can you increase alkalinity and pH at the same time?
You shouldn't be using "household bleach" at all. Use 12.5% chlorine found only in pool stores. The chlorine found in discount stores is probably around 10 % if that. If that chlorine was left on the loading dock for an hour it most likely has lost strength to maybe 8%. Once the chlorine has been moved inside the store the chlorine strength continues to loose strength - it only has a shelf life of 2 weeks. To answer your question, chlorine is used to sanitize. Muriatic acid and soda ash are used to adjust the pH (acid lowers-soda raises). Chlorine can raise the pH but in such insignificant amounts that you can not detect them on a normal test kits. Do your own test. Leave a partial bottle of chlorine - any strength - outside for a few weeks and you will end up with what looks like water. In extreme cases you will end up with just salt crystals inside the bottle even with the cap on solidly.
How long after putting acid in the pool can you put in chlorine?
Any time you like.
