T-J
2500 Club Member
I live in Arizona. That means that all summer long, my house is sealed shut with the a/c running. Yeah, I have a "fresh air intake" on my system, but it really doesn't do much. This means that my pH gets depressed during the summer. But here's something I didn't notice until this weekend: just how easily pH can bounce back...when you remove humans from the picture!
Below is a pic of my pH swings. You can see how they are pretty low leading up to the first blue line. That line represents when the 4 of us left the house for two days. The next two cycles were without anyone in the home, and it instantly bounces back to normal ranges. So 4 adults in a 3,200 square foot house off-gases enough CO2 to depress a tank. And in less than 24 hours of no people, the tank has returned to normal levels.
So for those of you that see strange pH swings, remember, it doesn't take much to have an impact on your system. Looking at how many breathing things in your house might be a good place to start!
Below is a pic of my pH swings. You can see how they are pretty low leading up to the first blue line. That line represents when the 4 of us left the house for two days. The next two cycles were without anyone in the home, and it instantly bounces back to normal ranges. So 4 adults in a 3,200 square foot house off-gases enough CO2 to depress a tank. And in less than 24 hours of no people, the tank has returned to normal levels.
So for those of you that see strange pH swings, remember, it doesn't take much to have an impact on your system. Looking at how many breathing things in your house might be a good place to start!
