I started up a new 26000 gallon pool in March of this year with an Aquarite SWG. I have been able to maintain chlorine levels by running our 2 speed pump on low for about 12 hours per day at night. The SWG is set at 40% with a salt level of 3500 PPM. The only adjustments I've needed to make are for PH. It takes a dose of Muriatic Acid about once per week. I am currently running approximately 35-40 PPM stabilizer and maintaining a FC of 4PPM. The water has been crystal clear since startup and I have never shocked the pool.

My only water source was iron rich well water. To deal with the metals I placed an iron removing 2 micron whole house filter ahead of the softener and used softened water to fill the pool. It took 5 days and many regeneration cycles to complete the process. While the pool was filling I added a metal out product and Polyquat 60%. Once the pump and filter were working I allowed this mixture to circulate for several days with the SWG off. I'm using Zeobest filter media in a 26" Pentair sand filter on a two speed pump. No bleach or chlorine was added to the pool.

Day 4 I switched on the Aquarite and gave it a few days to bring up the chlorine levels. Once that was done I added stabilizer via the skimmer to the 35-40 PPM level. The pool has been simple to maintain ever since.

A quality test kit with salt level is a must.