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Alkalinity Balancing
Customers have mixed opinions on In The Swim Pool Alkalinity Increaser for its effectiveness in balancing pool alkalinity without significantly raising pH levels. Some users appreciate the cost savings and ease of use, while others find it necessary to add less than recommended and retest before adding more.

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Quality
My best advice for this is, first, test your pool often and try not to let the levels drift too far outside of the desired range.
Best to add a little less than needed, wait 24 hours, retest, and add more if needed.
Second, add only one chemical at a time (alkalinity increaser or acid) and leave at least 24 hours between adding them.
The bag tends to slide out more when there is less product left in it and when it's full it's too difficult to lift out of the ... Read More
Price
Just what i needed for the pool at a great price!
I love to save money and this alkalinity increaser is far cheaper than getting at the pool supply stores locally.
Packaging/appearance
This product is packaged with an internal bag that is closed with a plastic clip (looks exactly like an oversized clip used on bread bags).
Competitiveness
This alkalinity increaser is 100 percent sodium bicarbonate, the exact same chemical used in other alkalinity increasers (it is... Read More
This is nice, as most charts on pool chemicals stop at a lower size.
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- How are reviewers describing this item?
great, best, little, acid and difficult. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 78.0% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 2,161 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 28 2025.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Dont think they work as well as they used to
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This alkalinity increaser is 100 percent sodium bicarbonate the exact same chemical used in other alkalinity increasers it is baking soda
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As with many other chemicals required for pool maintenance amazon has a significant discount over those found at your local pool supply store
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This product is about 1213 percent less from what i have observed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This product is packaged with an internal bag that is closed with a plastic clip looks exactly like an oversized clip used on bread bags
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This makes it a little difficult to pour out as the bag tends to slip out of the bucket
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The bag tends to slide out more when there is less product left in it and when its full its too difficult to lift out of the bucket to invert it to pour it out
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There is a dosage chart on the back
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