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    Borax causes salt increase and need to half drain pool?

    Thank you everyone for your tips as well as giving feedback on my question. I am recent first time pool owner after buying a house with a 3o year old pool. I was a bit intimidated at first by the idea of the test kits, but the community here seems pretty supportive, so I'll give it a try. In...
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    Borax causes salt increase and need to half drain pool?

    On the SWG, the check salt light is on and it's giving me a reading of -0 for salt level. Water temp is 55°.
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    Borax causes salt increase and need to half drain pool?

    The pool store said my pH was 8.0 and my hardness was low and told me the right chemicals to add to my 19k gallon pool. I had a brain fart and mixed up the chemicals and accidentally added 15 lbs of pH down instead of calcium reserve. I was supposed to add 2 lbs 6 oz of pH down. According to a...