Question: My husband and I recently added an in-ground swimming pool to our home. The pool was completed mid-December. The pool builder maintained it for the first month. We took over after that, ...

The pH scale measures the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, ranging from 0 to 14, with values below 7 representing acidity, above 7 representing alkalinity, and 7 representing neutrality.

However, water comes from different sources, like tap water or river water. These water samples have other substances dissolved in them. They might show up as slightly acidic or slightly alkaline ...