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Fyi... I have never had Borate in my pool before so I just wanted to start to keep things easier. I balanced my 22,000 gallon gunite pool w/ SWG to the recommended specs and added Granular Boric Acid(from Duda Energy) per Pool Math recommendation(approx 48 lbs) I wanted to go below the 50ppm...

Hi! We have a new concrete pool with some 1x2 glass tile around the waterline. I understand that it is more susceptible to scum and scale buildup than ceramic tile. Everything looks good now and I religiously keep the water chemicals in line. My question is what technique or chemicals are...

I had been playing with my pump schedule times this past week to be more efficient and didn't realize the SWG only works during the main "Pool" schedule. :-/ My Chlorine level dropped to about 1.0 before I figured it out and adjusted the pool run times back. It's now raising back and currently...

Pool w/diamond brite was filled Dec 19th so the plaster is approx 4 months old. Everything looks crystal clear and keeping an eye on the PH and adding acid every day or two. The question I have is about the calcium hardness, should I add a little to bring it in range? Or leave it alone right now...

So glad I found this forum. My pool has been so awesome and crystal clear since the builders turned it over. Maybe too good. Now I can see what looks like dust motes in sunlight, just on the very surface. Its way too small for the net. Is this something that just happens since it’s outdoor w/...

Hello all. is it normal for PH to rise to 8+ every 2 days or so on a new gunite pool(2 months old)? I have to add between 30-40oz of 20 baum acid every couple days. They turned it over to me 2 weeks ago and I am struggling to keep the PH below 8. I think I may be overtesting right now(every...