Hi all -this is a terrific site. I've been renting a house this season that happens to have come with a pool. My landlord didn't seem to know much about pool maintenance. "Just put these pucks in this floater and keep it full". Um, ok, I'm sure there's a little more to it than that. So, me being the person I am, got a test kit and did a bunch of research and stopped using the pucks (a little late, my CYA is at 90 already), but I've been battling what I think is minor outbreaks of mustard algae. Now that I've got the chemistry under control and can take care of it properly, I have a couple of questions:
1.) I've only been using washing soda to raise Ph from the very beginning of the season. Is it safe to assume that my borates are effectively zero?
2.) If I add boric acid now, with the season coming to a close, will the borates remain in the pool through the winter, or are they consumed like CYA?
I'm trying to determine if adding borates now is a good idea since it will likely help with the very minor algae issues or if I should just wait until next season.
1.) I've only been using washing soda to raise Ph from the very beginning of the season. Is it safe to assume that my borates are effectively zero?
2.) If I add boric acid now, with the season coming to a close, will the borates remain in the pool through the winter, or are they consumed like CYA?
I'm trying to determine if adding borates now is a good idea since it will likely help with the very minor algae issues or if I should just wait until next season.