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Old 10-26-2013, 11:54 PM
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For the last few months I've noticed my ph has been 8.6-8.9

Alk is at 9.5 dkh

My ph probe is calibrated and working.

What would cause such a high ph and should I do anything?

I have a kalk reactor, But i havent ran the mixing pump in over a month now. Today i completely bypassed it.
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some stray voltage or EMI.
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some stray voltage or EMI.
would cause higher PH or would cause my prob to give an incorrect reading?
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would cause incorrect reading
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Yup that's exactly it. Looks like it was my orp probe. Once disconnected it's reading 8.16

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Your welcome, sometimes if the probes are too close to each other that can happen.
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