A Beginner's Guide to Total Alkalinity in Your Pool

Total alkalinity plays a huge role in your pool, but it can be confusing when you’re first getting started. This video will take you through everything a pool owner should know when it comes to alkalinity.
Companion article: poolonomics.com/pool-alkalinity/
Video Chapters:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:17 What is Total Alkalinity?
1:01 Why is Total Alkalinity Important?
1:53 What Contributes to Total Alkalinity?
2:43 How is Total Alkalinity Different from pH?
3:27 How Does Alkalinity Influence pH?
5:07 What Causes Alkalinity to Change?
6:09 How Do You Test Total Alkalinity?
6:58 How Do You Adjust Total Alkalinity?
7:48 How Do You Maintain Total Alkalinity?
8:14 Video Conclusion

[@Ionizap]

Your guides on these basic pool "must knows "are the best I've seen and explained at the perfect level of detail.

[@nyasiarowe8771]

Studying for my pool operator exam, love these videos clear and easy to follow

[@prebaned]

So total alkalinity is independent of PH. Want to raise PH add baking soda. Want to lower PH add acid. Do the exact same thing with alkalinity. Got it.👍

[@andresherren]

Hello, thanks for this amazing video. I live in mexico and we use underground water to fill the pool. Today i have fully emptied the pool and filled it again. Now the alkalinity level is way too high and the PH way too low. I put (ph dicreaser) to lower the alkalinity but it doesnt lower. How can i lower it without lowering the PH level?
Many thanks for your help

[@Ionizap]

Watch the PH video before watching this.

[@joeneuman3799]

It was unclear to me why having a high TA is bad if your pH is ideal?

[@poolonomics]

Because high TA eventually raises pH along with it (due to carbon dioxide outgassing at a faster rate) and it will be even harder to lower it back down with such a strong buffer in place.