http://www.dailypooltips.com/swimming-pool-water-quality/does-the-ph-and-alkalinity-of-pool-water-affect-the-quality-and-feel-of-it/ Daily Tips about Pool Maintenance, Pool repairs and Pool Fun Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:24:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.dailypooltips.com/swimming-pool-water-quality/does-the-ph-and-alkalinity-of-pool-water-affect-the-quality-and-feel-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-6 vgm Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:16:05 +0000 http://www.dailypooltips.com/pool-water-quality/does-the-ph-and-alkalinity-of-pool-water-affect-the-quality-and-feel-of-it/#comment-6 There's a simple answer for that. As you should know, pH is how Acidic or Basic a substance is. A neutral substance has a pH of 7 (6-8.5 is an appoximate reccommendation on good swimming pool pH). Let the pH get too low or high and it will start irritating your skin or eyes. You can easily test your pH by buying Multi-Test strips from Wal-Mart in the pool supply aisle. There’s a simple answer for that.
As you should know, pH is how Acidic or Basic a substance is. A neutral substance has a pH of 7 (6-8.5 is an appoximate reccommendation on good swimming pool pH). Let the pH get too low or high and it will start irritating your skin or eyes. You can easily test your pH by buying Multi-Test strips from Wal-Mart in the pool supply aisle.

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