New to BBB, what next?

[Watermom]

Don't add any more stabilizer at this point. Keep adding Borax a box at a time until the pH starts to move. Wait a couple of hours, retest and redose. You need to get that pH above 7.0 ASAP.

[gdubs]

ok.
ph is now 7.4 and Cl is 5.0. The pump has been running 24/7. Should I stop running it for so long and turn on the SWG?

Thanks!

[gdubs]

Latest test results: Cl 3.0, Ph 7.6, Al 70 and CYA is at 35. Pool is crystal clear. I turned the pump down to about 6 hours and turned the SWG to 15%? What should I do next? Add CYA, baking soda? Thanks again for all of the help!

[PoolDoc]

I'm quick posting, b4 I have to go out again, so I haven't reread the thread.

+ Basically, don't mess with calcium or alkalinity unless you have a concrete pool. (Don't mess with alkalinity till you've fixed calcium, if you do.)
+ Don't turn your SWCG on till you have an acceptable salt level.
+ If your SWCG is not oversized, it may not be able to deliver enough chlorine at 15% and 6 hours -- remember that it is off (or should be!) when the pump is off.
+ Read the "Best Guess . . . " page (link below) and set your chlorine level using it.

Ben

[gdubs]

I understand not caring about calcium for a vinyl lined pool (wish I would have found this site years ago and saved hundreds...) but I don't need to care about alkalinity as well? It is 70 now and the ph 7.6, Cl 2.0 and CLY is 35. Thanks

[PoolDoc]

It's not so much that you don't need to care about it at all. It's just that it's usually not as big a deal as pool stores say. If your pH is OK and stable, and you don't have a concrete pool or heater . . . your alkalinity is probably OK where it is.

Ben