How much calcium should be in your pool, and what should you do if there's too much or too little here's everything you need to know about managing and controlling calcium harness levels in your pool check it out? First, what is calcium, hardness and you've probably heard the term hard water before, and it simply means that your water supply has a high level of minerals, including calcium, that can leave deposits and build up. So if your calcium, harness levels in your pool are too high or even too low, it can cause damage to your pool. This includes your pool, filter your pump, your heater and even the pool itself. That's why it's so important to monitor and balance the calcium harness levels in your pool.

So what's the correct, calcium, hardness level? Well, if you have a pool with a vinyl liner or it's made of fiberglass, the calcium hardness level should be between 175 and 225 parts per million. And if you have a concrete or plaster pool, keep the calcium levels a little higher between 200 and 275 parts per million? Now, what if your calcium hardness levels are too high? Well, if the calcium and hardness levels in your pool gets too high, the water will be hard and the first sign is usually a cloudy pool. Now, normally you can clear a cloudy pool with a little shock or water clarifier, but if the cloudiness doesn't go away after shocking your pool even a couple of times, you could have too much calcium in the water, and you may also notice a buildup of calcium On pool surfaces, so here's how to lower calcium hardness in your pool number one test: your water source. If the calcium level is high, try using a hose filter to keep some of those minerals out, then you can drain some of your pool water and replace it with fresh filtered water.

This is also called dilution. Number two use pool flocculin you can try using pool flock to clump up the excess, calcium and once the clumps form and fall to the bottom of your pool. You need to manually vacuum them out through your filter's waste port. Now be sure that your filter has a waste setting before using full flop and just note calcium, that's already dissolved in the water will not be affected by flocculin.

It only affects calcium solids that haven't been dissolved in solution. Yet number three try muriatic acid. If draining and plot don't work, you can add muriatic acid as a last resort. Now it won't actually reduce your water's, calcium, harness levels, but it will help bring your pool water back into balance real quick before we continue.

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You need to do is add calcium, hardness increaser to your pool now be sure to carefully follow the instructions on the package for the best results and to add the proper amount of hardness. Increaser you'll need to know your pool's volume so be sure to check out our pool volume. Calculator. Video just know that the calcium that you add to your pool doesn't dissolve right away.

It may take a while, and the chemical can heat up when it comes in contact with water, so i recommend, as always, to wear protective gear when handling chemicals and be patient when adding calcium to the wall. Finally, how do you maintain the right, calcium, hardness levels? One you want to balance the water keeping a close eye on your pool. Chemistry will help you prevent problems related to calcium, harness and a lot of other things as well number two test, your water frequently. This is especially important if you have hard water testing every week or two weeks will help you stay on top of any water chemistry, imbalances, be sure to use test strips or a liquid test kit that measures, calcium, hardness and number three address: calcium, hardness level problems.

Early, don't wait for water hardness to get out of hand before you try to fix it as soon as you see the levels getting close to the lower or upper limits. The rate range for your pool take action. This will save you from dealing with serious, calcium, buildup and pool damage if there's a pool care topic you'd like us to cover in a future video. Please leave a comment to let us know and hit the like button below.

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