PH
The pH of pool water refers to the measurement of its acidity or alkalinity. It is expressed on a scale ranging from 0 to 14, where 7 is considered neutral. A pH below 7 indicates high acidity, while a pH above 7 indicates high alkalinity.
In the context of swimming pools, maintaining the pH of the water within a specific range is essential to ensure water quality, bather safety, and the effectiveness of the chemicals used to treat the water. The recommended pH range for pools is generally between 7.2 and 7.6, although this may vary slightly depending on local regulations or specific manufacturer recommendations.
Having a balanced pH within this specific range offers several benefits:
1. Bather comfort: Proper pH helps prevent skin, eye, and respiratory irritations, providing a more enjoyable swimming experience.
2. Chemical efficiency: The correct pH allows disinfectant chemicals, such as chlorine, to work optimally in eliminating contaminants and maintaining clean and healthy water.
3. Pool protection: Imbalanced pH can lead to issues such as equipment corrosion, scale buildup, and surface deterioration.
It is important to regularly test the pH of pool water using appropriate testing kits and take necessary measures to adjust the pH if needed. Commonly used chemicals to increase pH include alkaline products like sodium carbonate (soda ash), while acidic products such as hydrochloric acid are typically used to decrease pH.
Following the specific recommendations of chemical product manufacturers and local regulations is crucial to maintain the appropriate pH of pool water. This ensures clean, safe, and comfortable water for swimmers.
Note
Flipr is equipped with highly sensitive, top-quality probes. They are made in Europe, and failures are very rare. Correctly and regularly calibrated Flipr probes, combined with our correction algorithms, deliver highly accurate reported measurements.
Flipr measurements may differ from those you take either with another device, or with the help of a pool professional. This documentation will help you find out who's right, and detect any (rare) faults or failures in our probes or your Flipr.
Please note the following points:
PH values differ according to measurement location (position, depth, environment),
A personal or professional measuring device must be correctly calibrated. It's not necessarily right.
The measured pH must always be corrected by data such as temperature, measured and reference voltages: corrected pH = measured pH + (0.014 * (water temperature - 25)) + (0.004 * (electrical voltage - 7)). Devices don't always take these variables into account, especially test strips which have difficulty measuring temperature and voltage...
Water taken from a container degrades very quickly and its measurement is no longer valid after a few minutes / hours.
No one’s perfect. Probes Damage to are rare but can happen, for Flipr as for other devices. They may need to be cleaned or replaced.
Calibration counts: After a while, probes can go out of adjustment. You need to recalibrate with the kit available on our site.
Where
Truism: to compare two measurements of the same thing, it's essential to measure the same thing, under the same circumstances...
If you want to compare a Flipr measurement with that of another device, do it in the same place, at the same depth and at the same time if possible.
A measurement in the pipe is obviously different from a measurement in the pool.
Third-party equipment such as an electrolyzer, are by definition in the technical room.
Transporting a jar of pool water will most likely alter its chemical characteristics, PH and REDOX/ORP.
It is therefore very important to follow a precise protocol when comparing measurements, to ensure that you are measuring the same water, at the same time, under the same conditions.
In the event of discrepancies with third-party measurements, it's important to know who to trust, and if necessary to correct or replace the probes.
This method describes an control protocol. In addition to a Flipr, it requires a calibration kit and a little time to implement.
Protocol :
Calibrate Flipr thoroughly and meticulously:
Launch calibration in the Flipr application
Rinse flipr probes with tap water
Drain probes
Calibrate PH7 with PH7 solution (keep after this phase)
Rinse flipr probes with tap water
Drain probes
Calibrate PH4 with PH4 solution Rinse flipr probes with water
Reapply PH7 calibration solution
Wait a minimum of 3 hours and check that a new value has been uploaded to the Flipr control panel since calibration (not in Expert mode).
Compare with theoretical PH value
If the PH reading in the APP is 7, then Flipr is right and perfectly reliable.
If the PH reading in the APP differs from 7, either the calibration was unsuccessful or the Flipr probes have indeed drifted or failed. If this is the case, contact support for a replacement.