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- Clean filters.
- Store pump, salt cell inside. Store filters inside garage attic.
Water Chemistry
Always
- Turn off cell for 24 hours after adding salt
- Wait 48 hours after shock before getting sample for water test
Initial Setup - First Fill - 2019
| Reading | Value | Status | Desired State | Calculated Chemicals Needed | What I added | Result (Next Morning) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt | 0 | Low | 3200 ppm | 267 lb Salt | 267 lb (120kg) x 0.8 = 213 lb (97kg) Added 100 kg | - |
| Chlorine | 0 | Low | Shock (Swim Resolve ~ 600g) | 4 Ideal → OK | ||
| Alkalinity | 50 | Low | 120 ppm | 7 lbs of sodium bicarbonate | 7 x 0.8 = 5.6 lb | 100 OK |
| Ph | 7.2 | OK | - | 7.8 OK | ||
| Hardness | 100 | Low | 400 ppm | 24 lbs of calcium chloride | 7kg / 17.6 lbs | 350 OK |
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- Ensure that you have already filled your pool with water and the pump is running
- Add the stain and scale product to the pool to allow the pump to circulate the water for approximately 30 minutes
- Broadcast across the surface of the pool, the oxidizer and allow for the pump to circulate for approximately 60 minutes
- Add the bottle of algaecide by walking around the edge of the pool and allow for chemicals to continue to circulate overnight
- The following day, test the pH and ensure that it is between 7.2 – 7.6
- Start chlorinating your pool
Levels at Pool Opening - 2021
| Reading | Value | Value (wc) | Status | Desired State | Calculated Chemicals Needed | What I added | Result (Next Morning) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt | 2350 | 3200 ppm | x lb Salt wc: 22.7kg | - | - | ||
| Chlorine | 0 | 0.5 | |||||
| Alkalinity | 100 ok | 66.81 | 120 ppm | 0 lbs of sodium bicarbonate wc: 4.3kg | 3.0kg (need 1.3kg) | ||
| Ph | 6.8 (low) | 7.4 | - | ||||
| Hardness | 100 (low) | 156 | 400 ppm | calc: 24 lbs/11kg of calcium chloride wc: 3.5kg | 3.5kg | ||
| Phosphates | 2000 | phos remove wc: 1.4L | 600ml (need 800ml) | ||||
| TDS | 3050 | ||||||
| Stabilizer | 29 | ||||||
| Taylor Drops | 3 | ||||||
| Copper | 0.6 | ||||||
| Iron | 0.2 | ||||||
swim now wc: 1 bag | 1 bag | ||||||
stain and scale wc: 435ml | 450ml |
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