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    Adding Borates

    In my second year of pool ownership, I've decided to add borates. I tested my fill water with the LaMotte borate test strips and it reads at 10PPM. Question: Is it likely my fill has about 10PPM borates? Or is this a baseline for 0PPM? I know this isn't "rocket science"...I just don't want to...
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    FC Dropping Slow After Shock

    My water is clear and CC is .5 or below....but I lost about 2.5ppm doing the OCLT. Shocked it to FC=17 last night...tested it tonight and I'm at FC=15. So, I guess my question is, how long should it take my FC to drop to my target (FC=5)?
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    Adding Salt to Liquid Chlorinated Pool

    Hello....I have very hard fill water....thinking of adding salt to improve the water feel. I chlorinate with liquid....will adding salt impact testing or chlorine consumption? Negative aspects of adding salt to a liquid chlorinated pool? Thanks!
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    Generic Bleach vs Chloine

    New pool owner question... When I do the math....the 10% chlorine I can get at HD is a better value than generic 5% bleach. If only because I need twice as much as the 5% stuff. Am I missing something here?
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    Viking Triton or Carmel Owner's - Help

    Hello, First time pool owner considering a Viking Triton or Carmel. My wife and I prefer the styling of the Triton....but worry it might be a little small. And the steps on the Carmel seem like they take up a lot of real estate. We'd love to hear from owner's of either pool on thier...