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So I've been scouring these forums and, consistently, Raypak seems to be the heater of choice but I am trying to decide between the residential 406A and the pro B-R408A. The residential has something called a ProTek shield that claims to take the brunt of bad chemical issues but the pro claims...

So I'm starting a new thread to try to get as many people to help figure this out as possible. I have a 10k gallon plaster gunite pool with four swim jets that's about five months old. No matter what I do, even after adding about (still waiting for test strips for exact) 50ppm borates now, and...

Hey everyone, I found this 15.7% Muriatic Acid at Lowes but when I clicked "specifications" it says "no" next to "Compatible with Salt Pools," yet other muriatic acids are. Why would a lower dilution not work with an SWG? That's kinda weird. Not sure if the link to the product is a no no but I...

So I got my TF100 kit and it had my pH at 8.2, which was pretty consistent with the strips. Though pH2 was the highest so it may even be higher. I've read SWG pool pH runs high and had added muriatic acid a few weeks ago when I just had the strips and those read high. Today, with the 8.2 pH...

So I just ordered my TF-100 kit. I used the strips and noticed the pH was pretty high so I added the two cups or so of muriatic acid that the pool calculator site said to add. However. even holding it at arm's length, I got a whiff of it and it is not something I want to work with often. I don't...

Hello everyone, I just signed up and we just had our saltwater pool finished a couple of months ago and love it. I'm still trying to learn about the chemistry and figured out test strips and stuff. We've gotten some really heavy rains so I had to add some salt and it's still only at 3100ppm...