BBB was a Success!

[jglorioso]

I was a first time pool owner this summer and thankfully I found this site before I started the setup process. I had the clearest water all season long and never added any chemicals, just bleach on a regular basis, borax a couple times, and muriatic acid a couple times. NO ALGAE! Probably cost me $20 for the whole summer to keep the water looking awesome. Getting ready take it down now but I just wanted to share how successful BBB method was for us! I don't have my signiture, but I have the Intex easy set 12x30 with inflatable ring.

Thanks to all who helped me on this site

 

[Bama Rambler]

All the kudo's go to you for learning and applying the knowledge.

 

[257WbyMag]

Good job!

 

[Bloomfield]

Glad you had a nice looking pool this summer.

 

[BoDarville]

jglorioso:

Great job As I have often stated, knowledge is power and the biggest benefit of BBB, IMHO. Plus, one does not have to be a degreed chemical engineer to understand the basic principles of pool chemistry thanks to Pool School & this site in general.

I too recently closed the books on my first year with BBB. I'm working up some before & after numbers and will post them soon - stay tuned!

 

[Smykowski]

More info for those that still might be skeptical...

I posted pictures in another thread of how awesome my pool looked at the beginning of the summer. I'm closing on Friday, and here are the numbers for the entire summer:

The only chemicals I put in my pool this year were 12.5% liquid bleach, muriatic acid, a tiny bit of leftover Balance Pak from last year, and 2 leftover trichlor tabs. Total chemical usage for my pool: 43 gal chlorine, 2.5 gal muriatic acid.

Total chemical cost was $120. I know I used too much bleach because I shocked too long at the beginning of the summer while I was learning how to do the tests, so I anticipate that number actually going down next year.

I got slightly over 3 months of a swim season for $120. In the previous two summers, I had the pool open for a total of 4 months. The past two summers cost me $1100. BBB REDUCED MY POOL CHEMICAL COSTS BY ALMOST 90%!!!!

This is why we keep telling people spend $70 on the kit.