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Even if the boric acid is more expensive, use it. The borax/MA method is a pain in the behind and many people regret using it because of the wild pH swings caused by the borax. One user …
Can I Lower Ph with Boric Acid? - Trouble Free Pool
2015年3月25日 · When boric acid is added to water, it mostly remains as boric acid and only some of it dissociates to lower the pH and become borate ion. Adding 50 ppm to water with a …
Boric acid and bleach - Trouble Free Pool
2014年8月9日 · As for boric acid sitting on the liner, it is slightly acidic, but less so than Cyanuric Acid and much less than Trichlor. If you had one of those dark plaster pools whose dye is …
Borates in pool - Further Reading - Trouble Free Pool
2025年3月12日 · Using boric acid is just slightly more expensive, in most cases, and much easier. Borax and muriatic acid takes more effort and handling that much acid is just slightly risky, but …
PoolMath - Trouble Free Pool
and of 31.45% muriatic acid to compensate for the pH increase. To lower Borate you replace of the water with new water. Note: The pH should be tested and adjusted as needed after …
Boric Acid POWDER with Sock method | Trouble Free Pool
2022年6月27日 · Boric Acid: powdered sugar: water Boric Acid: powdered sugar What about BORAX as opposed to Boric Acid? Would you use the same ratios (Boric Acid is weaker than …
Correct alkalinity level - Trouble Free Pool
2016年11月27日 · For a 375 gallon tub, you need 14oz of boric acid by weight. If you use borax, then you need 22oz of borax by weight AND 11 fl. oz. of 31.45% muriatic acid to compensate …
Borax and yellow jackets - Trouble Free Pool
2014年4月28日 · Boric acid is what I put in my pool. Borax achieves the same thing, but you have to add muriatic acid to balance the pH during the addition. It does seem to help keep them …
Boric Acid as stain remover? - Trouble Free Pool
2012年6月28日 · Boric acid slightly lowers pH, roughly from 7.5 to 7.2, so maybe that was what had the stains lighten. I don't know of anything specific to boric acid itself that would help with …
How long before swimming after adding borates? - Trouble Free …
2010年6月2日 · If you are adding borates with borax and acid, they will probably throw off the PH for a few hours. It is best to give the borax and acid four hours to mix without swimming and …