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Old 08-20-2020, 08:23 AM
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Default Chlorine generator creates byproduct NaOH and raises pH and alkalinity
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Originally Posted by tophcfa View Post
PH and total alkalinity are constantly going up with a salt water pool, rain or no rain. The pool technician from T & D has to add acid to our pool every week to bring the levels back down. We have to wait a couple hours to use the pool after every service.
The chlorine generator in a saltwater pool uses electrolysis to disassociate salt NaCl into chlorine gas and sodium hypochlorie for disinfecting the pool water. The second part of the reaction produces NaOH which is a strong alkaline compound which raises the pH and total Alkalinity whenever the Chlorine generator is working.