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Thanks to everyone who responded to my post. Just had the water tested at the pool store. According to their test, CH is at 400ppm! Is it possible that my test chemicals have gone stale and are giving me a false reading? I have a TF test kit. The test chems. are about a year old.

I use the CH test in the TF Test kit. Should I have it tested at the pool store to confirm?

The CH level in my pool has been steadily creeping up since last summer. It's now at 900ppm. The water is perfectly balanced otherwise and I'm not experiencing any problems with cloudiness or scaling. Should I be concerned? Currently I'm at: TC 3.5 pH 7.3 TA 60 CYA 30 borate 40ppm Last June...

Just wanted to post a follow-up to this thread. It's been three months since I completed the 3/8" line conversion on my LQ and added 50ppm of borates to the pool. I've had NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. The LQ has been performing flawlessly. I add 1 or 2 jugs of 6% bleach once or twice a week. The...

I'm not kidding. The black ball on the flow meter was all the way at the top with the valve wide open. I used 4 gallons of Walmart 6% bleach which I added very slowly thru the funnel while the LQ was filling. I can't say that I observed the separation line after adding the bleach - only...

Thanks for your interest Water man. So far I have added 50ppm borates using waterbears formula of Borax/acid. It was right on! When I completed the process I ended up with a ph of 7.8 -- just had to add 2 add'l qts of acid to bring it down to 7.4. The water feels and looks better. I don't know...

Thanks to everyone who offered advice and suggestions regarding my LQ issues. I have acquired the necessary parts and I am still planning a 3/8" line conversion. I would like to add borates as well. The plaster on my pool is only three months old. The pool still has a high acid demand from...

I should have included my test results in my 1st post. FC 4 (only because I add bleach manually - the LQ can't keep up) CC 0 Ph 7.2 TA 70 CH 240 CYA 30 tmp 86 My numbers are right-on target. Will adding borates mess with my TA? Buzz.

After reading some of the positive (and not so positive) posts on the Liquidator, I decided to get one for myself. I've had it plumbed into my circulation for about six weeks now. As an overall evaluation, I have to say that its been more trouble than its worth. That being said - I'm not...