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No reason not to use liquid. I never have used liquid myself because granular is cheaper. One negative of granular (if you want to call it a negative) is that it can take up to week to show up on your CYA test. If price is not a concern for you, there's no reason not to use liquid.

My chemical costs for 3 months so far: 3 boxes of baking soda @ $1.39 each Stabilizer (CYA) $20.31 I have a SWG on its third season that I paid $150 for-so $50 per season so far I did add borates but that's optional. My ph locks in at 7.5 so I don't need muriatic acid except to adjust pH after...

Re: I'm nervous about putting MA for borates straight into t I mixed 2 boxes of Borax at a time with water in a regular bucket (the type you'd use when cleaning your floor). Poured that slowly into the pool in front of the return. Then repeated. Then poured jug of MA slowly in front of a...

Sort of. It doesn't KEEP it higher but RAISES it through aeration after it's lowered.

Have a look at the bottom of this Page. starting-on-borates-help-confirm-calculations-t51000.html

I assure you that friends coming to swim notice the effect of borates in my pool. 3 of my friends have pools and they are amazed at the quality of my water. Part of that effect is borates. They have commented on the shimmer. My pH sticks a 7.5 for the season (minor struggle before borates but...

He shocks every 10 to 16 days. Enough said.

What time yesterday? And what time this morning? If it was after the sun went down, and early this morning, and you lost 5 ppm overnight, then that is definitely a concern.

My girls are 4 and 8 years old. My borates are around 50 ppm and I have no hesitation with letting them swim in that. The youngest is always filling her mouth and spitting it out. Also, she swims without a float, but struggles. This causes her to ingest water sometimes. Obviously I wish that...

Lol. Heat pump is going practically 24 hours a day!! Well, that's a bit of an exaggeration. I can maintain 32 degrees - that's 90 in American - (wife and children are wimps :) ) easily but the heat pump runs about 15 hours a day or close to it. My heat pump is a bit undersized for my pool. I...

Oh, I'm fine with my pool as it is. My TA nor pH are causing any problems at all. I was just wondering chemistry wise, would there have been any advantage to me having a lower TA of around 40, considering Jason's above recommendation. But it is amazing isn't it, how TA and borates really buffer...

Thanks. Great info. Here's my situation. My fill water is about 30 TA (can't remember for sure - maybe even less). I raised it to 70 intentionally. After borating my pool my TA seems to be closer to 80. Would I have been ok to leave my TA as it was from the fill water, or was increasing it the...

Hi Jason, If a TA of 40 would help a rising pH, why does Pool School recommend TA of 60 - 80 for borated pools. I am in no way challenging your recommendation. I am just trying to learn. I just added borates this week and have been reading everything I can find on this forum relating to...

Re: Can you reduce or eliminate salt taste in a chlorine poo And I thought mine was high at a requirement of 4500!! Hey venice, Next time someone comments on the salt taste just tell them that you added salt to the pool because of the soft feel of the water on the skin. All you gotta do is...