Hi Chem Geek,
The drops are well formed and squirting perfectly. The TA is now down to 50 after about an hour of the four swim jets pushing around the MA and the CYA being sucked in through the skimmers.
However, now I see where the 78oz came from. I had left the 50 now and 50 target borate where it was when I wanted to know how much I should add when the borate comes in. Even though the borate "now" and "target" are both the same number of 50 when I revisit the page (and thus shouldn't be changed), the 31.5MA is set to 78oz because of it. When I take the 50/50 out of borate, the number goes to 24oz of MA. Is this an error in the Pool Calculator since the borate section isn't saying to add anything, or is it that you need to use more MA when there are borates in the pool? Either way, here's a screen capture of the pool calculator plus a screen capture of my latest numbers:
So the big question is, since I DO NOT actually have borates in the pool, did I just make this into a toxic swamp or will it correct itself?
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After an hour if the aeration, the pH is at 7 and the TA at 50 (see image above). My hope is some more aeration will raise one and not the other. It's odd that the loose CYA in the skimmer hasn't raised the CYA in the water at all.
As for the drops, I am very very careful to see that the drops come out as drops. I work a lot with essential oil blends and so I'm super sensitive to that kind of accuracy.
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What sucks is that these swim jets will constantly be raising pH. I don't trust those acid dispensers. I'm not even sure I'd want a time or percentage based one since I'd have to check the pH every time I got in the pool and the one time I forgot would be the time I'd have my face melt off knowing me. I may call these pool people for $65 per month and see if they are familiar with this website and how important the levels are.
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At least the chlorine is finally down to 5.5/0/5.5. Psyched about that.