{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Pool Chemical Calculator","provider_url":"https:\/\/poolchemicalcalculator.com\/news","author_name":"Larry Clawson","author_url":"https:\/\/poolchemicalcalculator.com\/news\/author\/larryclawson\/","title":"Pool Alkalinity Low But pH High: Why It Happens and How to Fix It - Pool Chemical Calculator","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jvHk2haGt3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/poolchemicalcalculator.com\/news\/pool-alkalinity-low-ph-high\/\">Pool Alkalinity Low But pH High: Why It Happens and How to Fix It<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/poolchemicalcalculator.com\/news\/pool-alkalinity-low-ph-high\/embed\/#?secret=jvHk2haGt3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Pool Alkalinity Low But pH High: Why It Happens and How to Fix It&#8221; &#8212; Pool Chemical Calculator\" data-secret=\"jvHk2haGt3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/poolchemicalcalculator.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pool-alkalinity-low-ph-high.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":338,"description":"# Pool Alkalinity Low But pH High: Why It Happens and How to Fix It You test your pool water expecting one problem, and you find two \u2014 your alkalinity sits below 80 ppm while your pH is reading 7.8 or higher. That combination seems backwards. Isn&#8217;t alkalinity supposed to support stable pH? If your [&hellip;]"}