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The BBB Method Explained - Using Bleach, Baking Soda and Borax to Maintain your Swimming Pool

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Can regular household items be used to maintain your swimming pool? It sounds fanciful at best and if you have ever been in your local pool store you will surely doubt this method. But the BBB method was started by PoolSolutions and the term was coined by CarlD. It stands for Bleach, Baking Soda and Borax. The only other chemical you will need on a regular basis is Muriatic Acid which I will cover later in this article. Here is a video on the BBB Method: http://youtu.be/RzUI52P2XJ0 CLOROX BLEACH: There are wide misconceptions about using bleach in your swimming pool as a sanitizer. Let me lay all doubts aside. This will not turn your pool plaster yelllow, nor will it create Ammonia and create cloudy water. Reality: it is the exact same thing as the liquid chlorine sold in your local pool store and used by pool service companies - just a little weaker in chlorine content. Clorox bleach contains Sodium Hypochlorate same as liquid chlorine. I use 12.5% liquid chlorine on my route