Water temperature for salt to be added.

[SS1304]

We just filled it up last year and put algeside <sp?> in and something else. This is our first year opening it.

[PoolDoc]

You can go to the pool store, and get their test. But do NOT buy their stuff, with one exception. If they show that you have stabilizer (CYA) below 50 ppm, you can let them sell you enough to raise your pool to 50 ppm.

They will want to sell you all sorts of other things -- that's the purpose of those testing program; to sell chemicals, including many you do NOT need, and some that will actually make your pool worse. We even have a word for what they'll do to you: "you'll get 'pool-stored'!". So, let them test, but just say no to the rest!

(Don't tell them about visiting our site, or using bleach -- with many pool people, it will set them off on a rant if you do. And, you'll need your pool store for parts and some chemicals, so don't burn your bridges there.)

So let them test -- take fresh sample in a closed bottle, with no air left in it. Do NOT let the sample sit in the car. Buy your CYA if you need it. (Testing does cost them something.) Then come come and test your pH and chlorine levels, and post BOTH sets of results here.

Meanwhile, add 5 gallons of 6% bleach to your pool, this evening if possible.

Ben

[SS1304]

Ok, Good advise thanks Ben.

I added two bottles of liquid chlorine it says it is like 12% so thats close. I'll run a sample out tomorrow or Tuesday and see what everything is sitting at.

On a side note how long does this "restricted" status stick around and moderating my post prior to posting.. lol trying to answer in a quick fashion isn't working well.

[PoolDoc]

You can exit restricted status in two ways:

1) Subscribe
2) Post successfully a number of times. (No recipe given -- spammers apparently find, and share such recipes.)

Ben

[SS1304]

Ok, sounds good.

I added CH last night and added about 10 bags of salt today. Waiting to turn the SWG on till tomorrow am to let the salt dissolve all the way.

[SS1304]

Well out of curiosity I took a bottle of water to our local pool place and tested it. The SWG was reading 1900 and I though that had to be wrong, well it wasn't. I added the additional 4 bags that I had sitting here and it is just shy of 2700 so I need to add another bag. I just need to know how many PPM a 40# bag of salt will bring the pool salt level up to.

Here are the results they are obviously low due to us just getting the pool started for the first time. She did say that I need the stabilizer (8#) to add to the pool so I might pick that up there to keep on good terms.

FC .3PPM
Total Chlorine .4PPM
Combined Chlorine .1PPM
Ph 7.1
Hardness 54PPM
Alkalinity w/Stabilizer 0PPM
Cyanuric Acid 8PPM
Copper 0PPM

This is what she suggested that I do. 1st add 65# of hardness increaser let that mix around for a while and then add 56# of alkalinity increaser to the pool. Then when the levels are all correct add 8# of stablizer

[BigTallGuy]

I just need to know how many PPM a 40# bag of salt will bring the pool salt level up to.

The 40 Lb. Salt bags that I buy have the words "480 ppm when dissolved in 10,000 gallons of water". Using this formula as a baseline, If you have 27,000 gallons, one 40# bag should increase your PPM's by approximately 175 ppm.

The actual amount of water in the pool affects this formula.

If four 40Lb. bags took you from 1900 to 2800, I would say each bag is raising your PPM's by approximately 225 PPM. This tells me your actual water volume is closer to 22,000 ish Gallons.

Exactly what is your desired Salt level in PPM's?

Hope this helps.

BTDG

[madwil]

I added 12 45# bags in 26k gallons, ended up at 2500 ppm...
thats about in line with 225 a bag!

[SS1304]

Scratch that first salt level reading. I read it today and it is at 2800PPM.