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I added borates to my pool last year, it was algae free all year long and in the fall I added a quart of polyquat algae preventer, shocked it and covered it. In spring when the thaw came I dumped 2 gallons of bleach under the cover, then every few weeks did the same till I opened it two weeks...

Not an excel chart but if you use the pool calculator it will tell you how much to add of 20 mule team and MA to get the borates to 50ppm http://www.poolcalculator.com/ Mine in my pool stayed at a constant 50ppm all summer long I used it for the first time starting this year so I dont know...

Hey everyone, I have a friends who's daughter has a copper sensitivity. Dont know why it just is. The Doctor told her that she cannot go into swimming pools because of the copper in the water will be absorbed by her body and it is bad for her. So I told my friend that the only way that copper...

Does a solar cover help so much to prevent Chlorine from evaporating....alot? I checked my CL level 2 days ago and it was at around 9.5ppm. We have strong sun and cool nights here lately and it warranted me putting my solar cover on. Well I checked the CL level today, 2 days later, and it...

Hi everyone, Thank you for your responses, I do appreciate them very much. I didnt read the pool calculator correctly is what my problem is!LOL :hammer: My PH is 7.5, Richard, so I will leave it alone, my TA is at 100 and I added a bit of MA to bring it down to 80 and am aerating with my new...

Hey everyone, I was using the pool calculator, and at my current levels it says that the CSI is -0.7. It says in the that any pool over -0.6 is bad for it. Is this true of my pool? My pool specs are in my signature below. So what do I do to get the number under 0.6 if it needs to be? Any...

Re: Holy cow now THAT is what I call adding air to water. I was so impressed I had to make my own. It is drying right now and I will definitely be using it when needed. Plus the kids will probably love it! :) Thanks for a great idea and the pics Brian

Thanks for the info Jason, I did have to add twice the MA to get the TA (TA was 130 upon starting to try to lower it) and PH (PH was 7.6)to go down, and I probably could have added a little more. The Pool Calculator said to add 3 cups 6 oz of MA to bring the PH down to 7.2. I added the 3 cups...

Well I went out and bought the MA and 20 Mule team and added it according to the Pool calculators numbers, I did that yesterday. After I did add it all, I rechecked my PH just out of curiousity about 2-3 hrs later. It was right where I started at 7.5-7.6. (I checked it before I added the MA and...

SKS yes you are right, I just went to Walmart and they had 20 Mule Team Borax for $2.54 for a 76oz box. So you are right, it is cheaper to get it from the supermakets. Brian

Hey guys, Here is a place that I found online, cant remember who I got it from but they have the borax for sale and I dont know if it is cheaper than Walmart borax but Ill post it anyways. The site is http://www.cqconcepts.com/ click on products at the top of the page and look for Borax. Hope...