Here is why your saltwater generator keeps raising your pH and exactly how to manage it Before we get into it… If your saltwater pool chemistry has been difficult to keep in balance and you want a professional assessment and correction carried out properly, our team works with saltwater pool owners across Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana every week. Reach us in Orange Texas at +1 409-734-7665, Beaumont at 409-734-POOL, Lake Charles at 337-333-POOL, visit www.409pool.com or click the link in the bio. Now to why your salt system keeps driving your pH up and what to do about it… A rising pH is not a random chemistry problem in a saltwater pool, it is a predictable and unavoidable byproduct of how your salt system works. Understanding the cause is what makes the management simple. This is what we tell every saltwater pool owner who calls us frustrated about constantly adding pH decreaser. Your Salt System Naturally Raises pH Every Time It Produces Chlorine. When your saltwater generator converts salt into chlorine through electrolysis, the process inherently increases the pH of your water. This is not a malfunction, it is simply how salt systems work. The pH will keep creeping upward as long as your system is running and producing chlorine. Reduce Your Salt System Run Time to Slow the pH Rise. Try not to run your saltwater generator for more than 10 hours a day. Reducing run time slows the rate at which pH climbs and gives you smaller, more manageable adjustments to make rather than significant corrections after pH has already gone well out of range. Avoid Running Water Features Like Fountains and Waterfalls Too Frequently. Water features aerate your pool water and aeration accelerates pH rise by releasing carbon dioxide from the water. In a saltwater pool that is already prone to climbing pH, running water features regularly compounds the problem significantly. Test Your pH at Least Once a Week and Keep Dry Acid on Hand. Small pH adjustments are far easier and cheaper to make than large corrections after levels have climbed significantly. Dry acid also known as pH decreaser or pH minus is the most practical product to keep available for regular minor adjustments. Catching a small rise weekly is always preferable to addressing a major imbalance that has been building for weeks. #SaltwaterPool #pHBalance #SaltSystem #PoolChemistry #PoolCare #PoolMaintenance #PoolTips #BackyardPool #PoolProblems #409Pool - @larry_thepoolguy