Alkalinity's complicated relationship with chlorine
Eric explains two lesser-known relationships between chlorine and alkalinity.
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Show Notes
00:00 - Introduction
00:59 - Relationship 1: High alkalinity can lead to chlorine loss via sunlight
03:41 - Coincidence vs. Cause
04:32 - pH, chlorine and CYA graph
07:36 - Chlorine leaves CYA when the pH gets high enough
09:11 - How alkalinity is involved
11:32 - Relationship 2: Chlorine can increase alkalinity
12:17 - Excess hydroxides in liquid chlorine and cal hypo accumulate
14:30 - Chemistry of chlorination
15:59 - Chlorine hydroxide byproducts
17:41 - Summary
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