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What is the optimal TA range for a liquid chlorinated vinyl liner pool? I see conflicting advice. I'm adjusting TA in prep for adding borates via boric acid. So you want to add borates to your pool--Why and How says TA should be 70-80 ppm. Pool School - Recommended Levels (and pool math) says...

I want to automate adding water (most important pool chemical) to some degree. Right now, I know how many gallons it takes to add an inch and I know how to measure flow rate using a bucket and a stopwatch and then determine when to go turn the hose off. What I'd love is to attach a device to...

New home with vinyl-liner pool came with a vacuum head for concrete pools (rectangular w/ wheels). I bought a triangular vacuum head for a vinyl liner from Lowes. The coupling on the new head looks and measures the same as the one on the old vacuum head, but when connecting the hose to the new...

The method explained in this video claims that TA can be lowered without a significant change in Ph by stilling the water, pouring MA in deep end and then waiting 5-6 hours to begin circulating. What do the experts here think?

Total newb here. I bought a new home with a pool. The previous owner told me the pool held 40,000 gallons. I wanted to be sure of the volume so that I could make accurate chemical adjustments. I used a couple of the pool volume calculators found on the web to find out if 40,000 gallons was even...