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Haha you got me ;) , will pledge ! I’ve recommended people to check this site out too :thumbs:

What , the Rolex? , that was with the moneys I saved by not visiting the pool store :cheers: tfp!

using TRF calculator and Taylor dpd fas kit and never had a problem , so glad I found this site ! Thank you ! I went with with an aggregate of glass beads believe it or not , really sparkles when the sun hits it , and bizzaza Italian glass tile line , it turned out a medium blue which I was...

Yeah I weighed to pros and cons , and have decided I can handle it :D The look of grass around the the pool looks too good ! The grass I now on the regular lawn blows into the pool anyway. The great thing is is that grass clippings float , one round with the net and they are gone ! :) - - -...

Hi everyone , I know it's been ages since the last update , but everything is going great with the pool ! Just updating the surrounds Laying down some turf around the pool It's called Matilda , it's an Aussie soft leaf buffalo , which apparently is great on high traffic areas , drought and...

Cat used to use the pool as its water bowl. Before borates Since adding borates it hasn't touched the water , goes right up to it sniffs it and refuses to drink , maybe it can detect the borates?

I was playing around with my Sony nex cam with raynox zoom , and thought I would show some pics of my beadcrete The 3xcolors my pool has :d And this is the color from far

I switched the pump off last night after 30hrs since adding borax Next day now and it's overcast , but the water is crystal clear , which is the best way I can describe it, it's glass like on the surface! My suggestion is if you can get the boric acid , do it that way.

I added 300ml of acid as chem suggested the ph dropped to 7.4 , kept pump running , it's been nearly 24hrs I can say that the water is crystal clear again ! :D Happy days ! We'll see tomorrow morning how the pool looks.

Thanks chem , I hope so, it's continuing to clear up slowly According to pool math with a water temp of 15c(59f) when I added the borax, I should of had a csi of -0.09 So you think I should add some more acid to get the ph to 7.2-7.4? The swg is not operating and there is no salt in pool

Just for comparisons sake ( even though these shot may vary slightly in time of day) Now - A few days ago-

Well it's continuing to clear, still not impressed, I'll reserve judgement till after 48hrs of filtering I did a complete test Cl- 7 Cc-0 Ph-7.6 Ta-100 Cya - 40 (this is a surprise last time I checked a month ago it was 60 , I've done a 2-3 back washes over that period but didn't think there...

Well it's the next day now , and it's cleared up considerably , but the water is still looking a bit dull ! There is still a light haze , I will run a complete set of test to see what's going on. Seems like my pool lost its sparkle by adding borates :(

Ok I decided to add the borax in this afternoon/night Double checked pool math for amounts Checked water Ph 7.5 Ta 90 Poured 1/2 the amount of acid slowly in front of return jet , then turned on the swim jet to mix things up for 10 sec I then poured 1/2 the amount of borax into a bucket...

Ahhhw shucks :) thanks mate ! It only makes sense anyway not to start a bazillion threads

My TA is at 90 now , is it ok to add the borates at this level ? Ph is at 7.4 and slowly rising Fc is at 7-8 with no cc Chlorinating with cal-hypo for the next few weeks to add some calcium , I'm at 275 now slowly increasing to 300 before switching to liquid. It's just that with winter coming...

Oh good , don't know how long it's been sitting there , does it have a shelf life?

After exhausting my search for boric acid / borax here in Australia. I finally found a guy that was selling a bunch of 55lb bags of borax for $22 ea So I bought one ! I only need 1/2 bag for my pool , but keep for next season , I asked him what he had them for and apparently make some fire...

I wouldn't make it a habit of going into pool stores trying to convert their customers in their business and mentioning trouble free pool website

Some innovative ideas here! Luckily I just twist the knob on my swimjet aerator !

You need a test kit that has fas-dpd powder if you want to take control , tf-100 from here or the more expensive taylor k-2006 , the pool store kits don't measure up. But let me ask this , who put in your chemicals after the replaster ? And have you approached the pool builder / plasterer re...

I have a waterfall feature from my raised spa to the pool , I usually have this running all the time during pump time to ensure the spa water is circulated with the pool running , and as I started with high TA(200) after the replaster a month ago this was great because as I added acid to lower...

hey chem geek or anyone else is it worth adding borates on there own without running the swg and adding salt ? do you still see the same benefits? and does it really make the water sparkle?

:) I know , I think it's just the way the knob has been inserted , it's turned all the way to the left , hence no lights Anyway I'll see what water temps get down to In terms of the csi if I do add salt? , just keep ch at 300+ , TA around 80 and don't let ph drop below 7.6-7.8 ? That should...

If you mean the waterfall, if its hitting the plaster directly as its falling I would say no while its curing. If its just falling into the pool with gap to the wall of the pool -should be fine

It's a single switch that turns on the pump & swg , I've turned the dial all the way down is this ok , leave the cell in there or remove it? Still ok to add just borates to the water? Both lights are steady

Do I add the borates before the salt or after , or does it not matter? Water temps are dropping to 60f overnight , should I even add salt now , I hear swg are not very effective in cold water , maybe I should delay the salt , plus the plaster is still fresh 32 days now The swg is on standby ...

Yeah well I got ****** off that not only could I not get 0870 / 1 , but that they had not even heard of it :) so If I had to pay $40 delivery , I would make it worthwhile ! Just need to make sure I store them in a cupboard inside the house where there arent any temp variations ! The cya is...

Never mind , my order came in from the states :) woosh that was fast 4days from ordering! Should be good to go for a few seasons if I store it well Just over $100 inc delivery

Running dangerously low on titrating agent 0871 Still can't find any in au Is it ok to test with 5ml / 1ppm ? Water has been great no cc for past 5 tests