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    Default Water to Acid vs Acid to Water

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    Quote Originally Posted by PoolDoc View Post
    ... add 1 gallon of water, then 1/4 gallon of acid, and then 1 - 2 MORE gallons of water ...
    Maybe. I'd prefer to always add Acid to Water and never Water to Acid. Why not just recommend adding 1/4 gallon of acid to 2 gallons of water then add that to the pool? It certainly avoids any risk of flashing acid.
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