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    Acid Magic

    Any problems using Acid Magic in lieu of Muriatic Acid? See http://www.certol.com/AcidMagicHome.aspx
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    How does a SWG work?

    Is there a web site that definitively explains how a SWG works? Not a marketing site! One that explains what happens to the sodium.
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    Are borates and salt algicides?

    This past Spring I brought my pool's borate level up to 30 ppm and salt up to 1000 ppm. I've noticed that the pool remains crystal clear even if the chlorine levels drop way below recommended. Yesterday I tested and the chlorine was 0 ppm on the Chlorine Drop test. But the pool was crystal...
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    Soda: Baking versus Washing

    I decided to raise my pH with Soda and found that Jason's Pool Calculator recommends using Washing Soda, which is Sodium Carbonate. But in the section for Total Alkalinity, the Pool Calculator recommends using Baking Soda, which is Sodium Bicarbonate. I tried searching this forum for an...
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    Newbie from Westford, Mass

    Below are pics of our pool. A basic liner, it's where our 3 kids learned to swim (and a few friend's kids and grandkids). We're on our 2nd liner, but our "kids" are now 28-34! Hoping our grandkids learn to swim in it too (our "kids" need to hurry up, though!).