Hi Richard,

> And generally add half the recommended amounts
> and see where you are at, even if the recommendation is from me.

<grin> Noted!

> I'm not sure why you swung so high in pH.

It's still at the top end, I just tested it and I'm pretty good at testing . . . I'm a power plant boiler operator so I do water testing often.

No biggie though, I'll lower it -> in a more controlled manner!

> Maybe your son didn't actually put in as much as he said

I think he did, he said he put in two full measuring cups and it's a two cup measuring cup.

> or my calculations could be wrong (in which case,
> I'd like to find out and fix it).

Well, I kinda wonder about the actual volume of the thing - Intex says 2,800 but if you measure it and calculate it it should be more. However using the 2,800 figure in BleachCalc does usually result in the expected results so maybe it's right. Who knows, it's not worth fretting about now that the low PH has been resolved.

> It's been right with others using Borax so I'm not
> sure what happened and I'm really sorry for any
> trouble this caused.

Again, who knows. Every pool is different, every drop of water is different, errors happen in testing, etc. so there's bound to be the occasional fluke in there. Exactly why I always seem to end up with the flukes is beyond me though! <grin>

The overdose of Borax is no big deal - it's cheap and I can lower the PH easily, so it hasn't caused any trouble and I genuinely appreciate your help! THANK YOU Richard!

It's raining again today so I'll leave it alone for tonight and I'll start lower the Ph tomorrow - I'll post back how the recovery effort proceeds.

Thanks again, take care,

Steve