Citric Acid For Pool Water

Citric acid removes the stained area of a pool when applied by eating away the top layer of the pool s surface.

Citric acid for pool water.

It s sold in liquid or granule form. High levels of cyanuric acid cya in pool water can cause issues. I cover using bulk ascorbic acid and also using natural chemistry stain free which is citric acid. Check to see if the stains are gone.

Place the parts in the container and cover them with warm water. This is how you use a large amount of ascorbic acid to treat staining in your entire pool. A no drain acid wash is a term coined for a pool plaster cleaning or descaling process without draining the pool water. I used probably a 1 2 ounce of citric acid with 15 ounces of water.

Essentially the ph of the pool water is reduced to a very acidic level of around 1 0 and an alkalinity level close to zero. It does not harm a pool to have such a thin layer removed it simply clears away the stain. Cyanuric acid is sometimes abbreviated as cya and it s also called pool conditioner or pool stabilizer. For my vinyl pool students in the class please read chapter 7 stains in a vinyl liner pool.

That s just a fancy way of saying it protects your pool s chlorine from the effects of sunlight. Cyanuric acid is used in swimming pools to lower the rate of photochemical reduction of chlorine hypochlorous acid and hypochlorite ion. When you get the ascorbic acid in the water you can turn on the pool pump and let the filters circulate the water for about a half hour. Add the citric acid powder and stir it in.

Cyanuric acid is a precursor to those meaning what you put in your pool is not the same substance you use to kill dandelions in your driveway. This is a good treatment if your pool has a lot of staining and the spot cleaning is not an option. This way you only need to cover them with a shallow pool of water. If you are treating larger stains or decided to buy a liquid acid sprinkle the acid evenly around the pool.

That s why minimal cya is orenda s fourth pillar of proactive pool care. Experiment with the proportions here.