- May 17, 2018
- 124
- Pool Size
- 11000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Turbo Cell (T-CELL-5)
I “Borated” the pool (Boric Acid) after getting our new pool balanced and seemed to sense a water quality feel/sparkle others have mentioned. Also I don’t get the chlorine itch I usually get from many pools. But after the long hot summer I just came to realize .... I didn't have a hint of the intermittent skin fungal issue that can crop up in this hot humid environment and always did when I was a young swimmer AND the old man toenails are clear now...... Not a clinical trial but ... antifungal treatments have never lasted for me and I gave up on those PITA treatments a while ago. I’m a microbiologist and wondered before if these borate levels were high enough to be anti-fungal given the limited exposure and relatively low borate [conc]? I just looked it up and the 50 ppm level is close to that used in eye washes and other “hygiene” products... Anyway I’m a believer at this point... but I guess I’ll have to heat the pool and keep swimming...