Pool Total Alkalinity Adjustment

Sodium bicarbonate to raise or muriatic acid to lower total alkalinity, by pool volume and the ppm change -- the buffer a tech sets before pH. A starting dose to add in portions and retest.

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Formula and source

Raise: ~1.5 lb sodium bicarbonate per 10,000 gal per 10 ppm; lower: ~25 fl oz of 31.45% (20 Baume) muriatic acid per 10,000 gal per 10 ppm.

NSPF CPO Handbook / ANSI-APSP-ICC dosing tables (by name).

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