Pool Ph Color Chart. Maintain ph between 7 2 to 7 6. 7 way 7 in 1 pool test strip.
Having an imbalanced ph can damage pool equipment cause swimmer discomfort and hinder the performance of your sanitizer. Your testing kit should have a color chart. The definition of ph is a measure of hydrogen ion concentration and has a range from 0 14 7 0 being neutral.
The colors on the ph strips tell you what the ph level is in the sample that was tested.
Look for a hue or color comparison not a color intensity as in the chlorine test. Anything under 7 0 is acidic and anything over 7 0 is basic or alkaline. Ph indicators generally change color over a range of two ph units. Having an imbalanced ph can damage pool equipment cause swimmer discomfort and hinder the performance of your sanitizer.