BBB method?
BBB method?
Okay I give, what is the BBB method?? I am looking for a cheaper, but still safe for my pool method of maintaining, these chemicals from the pool store are killing my pocketbook.
BBB method
BBB is bleach, baking soda and borax.
Bleach for sanitizing. You can use the stuff from the supermarket but get the unscented kinds. Less additives.
Baking soda from the supermarket. Raises total alkalinity.
Borax from the supermarket. Raises pH.
It works fine and is safe. You do need to monitor the chemical balance of your pool as always. If you check your pool once a week you'll probably have problems with the water.
Check the chemicals levels daily and adjust and you'll be happy with the results.
Bleach for sanitizing. You can use the stuff from the supermarket but get the unscented kinds. Less additives.
Baking soda from the supermarket. Raises total alkalinity.
Borax from the supermarket. Raises pH.
It works fine and is safe. You do need to monitor the chemical balance of your pool as always. If you check your pool once a week you'll probably have problems with the water.
Check the chemicals levels daily and adjust and you'll be happy with the results.
Chemicals for BBB method
Pool user,
Thank you also for the great info, I think we will give it a try.
Thank you also for the great info, I think we will give it a try.
BBB method
Ok,
I understand the BBB method to a point....
What I am having a hard time figuring out is how much do you use?
We have ag pool, 16x4ft. round, I believe it is 6000 gallons (if I am wrong please tell me!)
How much product do I use at one time?
Thanks ahead of time!!
I understand the BBB method to a point....
What I am having a hard time figuring out is how much do you use?
We have ag pool, 16x4ft. round, I believe it is 6000 gallons (if I am wrong please tell me!)
How much product do I use at one time?
Thanks ahead of time!!
BBB method
6000 should be right.
Try the calculator here www(dot)poolcalculator(dot)com
Try the calculator here www(dot)poolcalculator(dot)com
BBB method
ok, here are my levels
TC 1
FC 0
PH 6.8
TA 40
CYA 40
so I add...
32 oz(vol) Borax
50 oz Bleach
67 oz (vol) Baking soda
in that order?
through the skimmer? or broadcast? or does it matter?
Do I wait between each step or can I do it one after another?
Just double checking before I do something I can't undo!
Thanks in advance!!
TC 1
FC 0
PH 6.8
TA 40
CYA 40
so I add...
32 oz(vol) Borax
50 oz Bleach
67 oz (vol) Baking soda
in that order?
through the skimmer? or broadcast? or does it matter?
Do I wait between each step or can I do it one after another?
Just double checking before I do something I can't undo!
Thanks in advance!!
BBB method
I would add the baking soda to raise the TA. The pH will go up somewhat. Test again to see where your TA and pH are.
I would double the bleach total you have there. That is assuming you don't have a dark green swamp on your hands. Right now you have CC (combined chlorine) and you want to get rid of that with your chlorine dose. Test again later and see where FC and TC are. If they are the same you have gotten rid of the CC.
If you pool is full of algae then your dose of bleach should be higher and then kept at that high level.
I would double the bleach total you have there. That is assuming you don't have a dark green swamp on your hands. Right now you have CC (combined chlorine) and you want to get rid of that with your chlorine dose. Test again later and see where FC and TC are. If they are the same you have gotten rid of the CC.
If you pool is full of algae then your dose of bleach should be higher and then kept at that high level.
Anonymous wrote:ok, here are my levels
TC 1
FC 0
PH 6.8
TA 40
CYA 40
so I add...
32 oz(vol) Borax
50 oz Bleach
67 oz (vol) Baking soda
in that order?
through the skimmer? or broadcast? or does it matter?
Do I wait between each step or can I do it one after another?
Just double checking before I do something I can't undo!
Thanks in advance!!
BBB method?
Is this really cheaper?
How about clorinating likwid?
Does the likwid keep good and have a good shelflife?
How about clorinating likwid?
Does the likwid keep good and have a good shelflife?
BBB method?
The tests above are missing the Calcium level.
The water is soft without it and can be tougher to filter while it foam like crazy, all the while eating whatever it can to get to the hardness level that makes it happy.
Too high and the water will try to soften up by coating everything it can with all the excess.
The water is soft without it and can be tougher to filter while it foam like crazy, all the while eating whatever it can to get to the hardness level that makes it happy.
Too high and the water will try to soften up by coating everything it can with all the excess.
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BBB method?
Pool User wrote:Is this really cheaper?
How about clorinating likwid?
Does the likwid keep good and have a good shelflife?
Chlorinating liquid may be less expensive than bleach in your area. Multiply your 12.5% chlorinating liquid price per gallon by 0.4 (or your 10% chlorinating liquid by 0.5) to get the equivalent price for a 3/4-gallon jug of 6% bleach. As for shelf-life, lower concentrations of chlorine last a lot longer so the bleach will last longer than the chlorinating liquid. The table at the bottom of this link shows you the half-life as a function of concentration (strength) and temperature.
Richard
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