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[waterbear]

That Muriatic Acid sure was intimidating. I diluted it in a 5gallon bucket of pool water, and slowly poured it into my skimmer.

NOT a good idea, even when diluted. It is better to just pour it in the pool after you dilute it and then brush the pool to "mix" it. As an alternative you can pour it slowly into the stream of a return as long as the return is across the pool from the skimmer and not next to it.

[Sponge1971]

Ooops. Ok for the reminder on proper acid addition...
According to Ben's reply, I might not even have to worry about acid again...