For a pool with high calcium levels add 2 3 capfuls of muriatic acid to lower the alkalinity to around 80.
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The first method i am describing is the simplest.
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When that happens it s time past time really to reduce the amount of calcium in your pool.
Methods to reduce hardness of pool water.
Calcium hardness represents the level of calcium dissolved in your swimming pool water.
Doing this during long periods of soaking rain when your pool is likely to overflow is best.
If your tap water or treated and softened house water is much lower in calcium than your pool water and you are allowed to drain and refill in your area no water restrictions lowering by dilution can be the best method to reduce water hardness in swimming pools.
In short this method removes the high calcium water from the pool while at the same time the rain refills it with fresh water that contains no calcium.
All you need to do is take out some amount of hard water from your pool and replace it with the softened water to balance the hardness of remaining pool water.
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If you find that your calcium levels are still high you can adjust the alkalinity of the pool to control calcium hardness.
Maintaining pool calcium hardness.
How to lower calcium hardness in your pool.
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How to reduce pool water hardness alkalinity.
One way to reduce calcium hardness is to pump out water using your pool cleaner or vacuum hose.
If you want to know how to test read testing pool calcium hardness and learn how to raise pool calcium hardness if its low.
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Don t let all the technical terms and details overwhelm you in simple terms your swimming pool must maintain a stable chlorine level and stay.
If you need a little background information on calcium hardness i explain more about it in another article.
Once you test the water and determine the calcium level is too high you ll need to bring it down.