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Pool Ionizer Information

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Swimming Pool Ionizer Information By Robert W. Lowry   Most pool owners that are considering buying an ionizer do so...

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Adjusting pH and Alkalinity in Swimming Pools

Adjusting pH and Alkalinity in Swimming Pools

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You would think that adding muriatic acid, dry acid, soda ash or even bicarb for adjusting pH and alkalinity would...

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Does Alum Remove CYA in Pools?

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Starting about a year ago, Rudy Stankowitz reported that he had found that using alum (aluminum sulfate) could remove CYA...

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Pre-Conversion Check Borate Method for Existing Pools

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The method involves adjusting water conditions to specific targets, stopping the use of trichlor, having a maximum CYA of 50...

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Smoke on the Water and Ash in the Pool

Smoke on the Water and Ash in the Pool

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The wildfires and resulting ash in the Western states have been devastating for sure and the resulting ash can be...

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High Chlorine Demand or Chlorine Disappears Quickly

High Chlorine Demand or Chlorine Disappears Quickly

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We have all seen it. We have all been there. You add a couple of gallons of chlorine and it...

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Leaks Found Because Pool Chemistry Changed

Leaks Found Because Pool Chemistry Changed

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Sometimes What Appears as a Pool Chemistry Problem is a Leak The reason for this tech bulletin is because of...

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Borate Pool Plaster Startup Guide

Borate Pool Plaster Startup Guide

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Borate Plaster Pool Startup with Chemical Addition Worksheet On Pool Filling Day, test and record the incoming or source water...

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Guide to Borate for Pools

Guide to Borate for Pools

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Borates are highly recommended for pools. Adding borate is a one-time thing. Borate does not decompose, get used up or...

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Don’t just throw Borate in your pools and think you won’t have problems

Don’t just throw Borate in your pools and think you won’t have problems

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Lately I have been hearing a lot of service techs asking where they can buy borate or boric acid because...

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  • Smoke on the Water and Ash in the Pool

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