{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HomeGnome","provider_url":"https:\/\/homegnome.com\/blog","author_name":"Raven Wisdom","author_url":"https:\/\/homegnome.com\/blog\/author\/raven-wisdom\/","title":"What Is Alkalinity in a Pool?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qEekykf19L\"><a href=\"https:\/\/homegnome.com\/blog\/pool-care\/what-is-alkalinity\/\">What Is Alkalinity in a Pool?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/homegnome.com\/blog\/pool-care\/what-is-alkalinity\/embed\/#?secret=qEekykf19L\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What Is Alkalinity in a Pool?&#8221; &#8212; HomeGnome\" data-secret=\"qEekykf19L\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\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\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/homegnome.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/homegnome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/test-pool-alkalinity.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":800,"description":"Alkalinity acts as your pool\u2019s chemical stabilizer. It maintains a consistent environment where chlorine and other sanitizers can do what they do best. When alkalinity levels are out of range, your pool chemistry becomes unstable, resulting in poor water quality and wasted chemicals as you try to balance it all."}