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  1. lcd98

    Ideal Water Balance Before Adding Boric Acid?

    And thanks for your advice!
  2. lcd98

    Ideal Water Balance Before Adding Boric Acid?

    I generally do follow the advice on this forum and it has served me very well but there is a little voice in the back of my head that that tells me I should worry about voiding my warranty if I don’t follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Unfortunately, I added the borates this morning before...
  3. lcd98

    Ideal Water Balance Before Adding Boric Acid?

    I haven’t had a pH issue so far this season but I have in the past. My pool manufacturer says to keep pH between 7.2 to 7.6 so when it gets to 7.8 I usually add acid. Last year, I kept my chlorine higher than I have so far this year. This year I have been keeping it at about 5-6 which may be why...
  4. lcd98

    Ideal Water Balance Before Adding Boric Acid?

    Please accept my belated thank you for your response. I followed your advice and raised my CYA and chlorine levels among other things. Below are my current test results. I struggle with raising the CYA to the 70-80 range because my fiberglass pool manufacturer (Leisure Pools) recommends CYA...
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    Ideal Water Balance Before Adding Boric Acid?

    I just purchased 55 pounds of boric acid granules from Duda Diesel to help with the rising pH levels I typically experience because I do not like handling muriatic acid. My green pool (mesh cover) was opened last week and the pool company added algaecide and chlorine. I bleached and backwashed 6...