Borates and a sparkling pool ...... This website rocks!

[737mech]

First I would like to thank those that post on this forum. I have learned soooo much from you all ..... so again thank you.
I came home from my usual commute from work (too much traffic) and looked out the backdoor to see our pool looking fantastic. It was so clear and sparkling. I was like is this really in my backyard? Over last weekend I added borates to the water. I thought it was clear before, but the borates have pushed it over the top.



The cleaner is at 8ft. Cell phone photo not quite as clear as in person.

 

[woodyp]

Lookin' purty!

 

[mrcarcrazy]

Looks great! I may have to try the borates for giggles if nothing else. I'm happy with my water, but hey better is better right?

 

[gbod]

Looks great! Just curious- which method did you use to add the borates?

 

[737mech]

20 mule borax and muratic acid calculated amounts using pool math. Dosed half of the amount needed, tested and recalculated again. The additions were about a week apart mostly because of my work schedule.

 

[northrn]

It looks beautiful!

 

[737mech]

Just one more photo.

 

[Tedb]

What ppm did you add to your pool? I recently went to 35 ppm and can see a difference. I am thinking of going a little higher.

 

[737mech]

I have 50 ppm or so. I am using the LaMotte test strips. I have a hard time telling the difference between 50 and 80 ppm.

 

[Casey]

I love my borated pool and, I've found that I use a little less chlorine than when I didn't use borates. I would have done it in my last pool but I had a dog swimming with me.