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 Post subject: alkalinity high
PostPosted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:34 pm 

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my alkalinity is very high yet my ph reads perfect is this okay or what do i have to do to correct this?


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:03 pm 
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Not enough information to even begin.

Too high you say?
Is this too high just after you filled it up? Or did you add a bunch of stuff and then it went high? Or did it get this way over time, say a month or couple or?

What is your actual alkalinity ppm reading?



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 Post subject: high alkalinity
PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:56 pm 

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i` ve been using the tub for about 6 weeks and because it is at my cottage i only get to check the water on friday`s i1m using bromine for disinfectant the ph has been dropping every week so i add ph up and i get the ph perfect but now the alkalinity is sky high so can i use ph down to bring the alky down then ph up to raise the ph ?


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:22 am 

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what kind of problems will high alkalinity cause? cause in another week i`m doing a water change, thanks swine


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eat your pump seals (and everything else) if it continues long term.

Drain and refill the spa is always correct Rx when water gets out of control like this.



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