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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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    great, best, little, acid and difficult.
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  • 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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