Apex user plz help!! Ph probe question (1 Viewer)

[Luman01]

Ok so I hooked up my apex el last night did the calibration with the 7.0 and the 10.0 fluid that it came with. I just got an alert that my ph is at 8.52!! So I grabbed my dads Hanna ph checker but it reads 8.2. And I tested it in the sump were my ph probe is at. Now my question is can i calibrate the probe using 4.0 fluid and 7.0?

 

[gregg]

make sure there are no micro bubbles where your probe is at.. also make sure that no air is trapped inside the probe. i know it sounds stupid but did you remove the cap on the probe? try running a text with the probe in the calibration fluid after you calibrate it and see if you get the same results.

 

[Luman01]

Wait that little clear cap was supposed to stay on? I did take it off. And as far as micro bubble none currently my skimmer has been off. But I’ll have to double check to what I see in the probe

 

[gregg]

Wait that little clear cap was supposed to stay on? I did take it off. And as far as micro bubble none currently my skimmer has been off. But I’ll have to double check to what I see in the probe

yes you are supposed to remove the cap.

 

[Luman01]

yes you are supposed to remove the cap.

Ok I figured out why my ph was so high I forgot to turn off my ato when I was messing with my sump. And I run kalkwsser so which meant the high ph it went back down to normal levels last night And currently it’s at 8.35. False alarm

 

[steveb]

yes you are supposed to remove the cap.

We used to tell people to uncover at the A&M games....