gilbertpsk
05-26-2011, 09:02 AM
I am a bit confused about the instructions for first time post, so please forgive me if this is the wrong forum and for some reason, I can't search the threads to see if this question has already been asked and answered...so here goes:
I bought a house over the winter with a ~25K vinyl liner salt water pool. This is my first pool - I know nothing about them other than what I've read in books. The cover was off until December (it was being repaired) so there are some dirt and leaves and a greenish hue in the pool. We had it professionally opened this week and all of the equipment is good. They dropped in some shock and told us to have the water tested for further instructions.
The first thing that we did was scoop out the leaves, worms, etc and vacuum the inside of the pool to get rid of the leaves and dirt. We took a sample in to the local shop, they tested it and sold us some of BioGuard chemicals (I can't remember them all). Now, we want to put in the chemicals based on the BioGuard instructions, but before I do, I need some help with the order of things.
The 2 tasks that I see are:
1) Put in chemicals based on BioGuard instructions.
2) Put in salt.
Should I put in the salt at the same time as the chemicals or do I need to wait? How do I know when it's safe to swim?
Thanks for your help.
I bought a house over the winter with a ~25K vinyl liner salt water pool. This is my first pool - I know nothing about them other than what I've read in books. The cover was off until December (it was being repaired) so there are some dirt and leaves and a greenish hue in the pool. We had it professionally opened this week and all of the equipment is good. They dropped in some shock and told us to have the water tested for further instructions.
The first thing that we did was scoop out the leaves, worms, etc and vacuum the inside of the pool to get rid of the leaves and dirt. We took a sample in to the local shop, they tested it and sold us some of BioGuard chemicals (I can't remember them all). Now, we want to put in the chemicals based on the BioGuard instructions, but before I do, I need some help with the order of things.
The 2 tasks that I see are:
1) Put in chemicals based on BioGuard instructions.
2) Put in salt.
Should I put in the salt at the same time as the chemicals or do I need to wait? How do I know when it's safe to swim?
Thanks for your help.