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    Borates in my Pool Too High

    Last summer I added boric acid to my pool. I added a little too much so the Borates were between 60-70 ppm. I tested with Borate test strips I ordered from tftestkits. Anyway now according to those test strips the Borates are 100 ppm. I haven’t added anymore borates and can’t figure out why the...
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    Quartz Plaster has Tiny Black specs/dots - is it black algae

    Quartz ivory plaster 6 months old. I see these tiny black specs/dots on my pool plaster. Seems like more keep showing up or I’m just paranoid. i’m thinking it’s just some dark pebbles in the quartz aggregate but would like your opinion. They don’t come off with brushing and I’ve put a chlorine...
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    Glacier Pool Cooler - Help

    I have a Glacier Pool Cooler which doesn’t seem to be cooling the water. I noticed the fan at the top of the cooler is blowing the air up not down into the cooler basin. Is this the way the cooler works? I would think the fan should be blowing air down into the basin water to cool it and cause...
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    Glacier Pool Cooler - Does it Need to be Bonded

    I was just looking at our pool equipment and noticed the only equipment with a bonding wire are the pump and heater. There is also a Salt Water Generator and I can't tell if that has been bonded or not. My main question is does the Glacier Cooler need to be bonded?
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    Glacier Cooler with salt system - Correct way to plumb

    New pool just built. Want to know if the water should go through the salt generator and in-line chlorinator before going to Glacier Cooler? Worried about wear and tear on cooler parts. Originally the pool builder had plumbed it so when you turned the valve to send water to the cooler it never...