Please Help!!!! Swamp pool

[michelle king]

Ok thanks. I am getting the test kit and I have to replace a part on my pump then I can cut it on. I will reply back with the test results and we can go from there. Thanks so much for your help!

[PoolDoc]

You're welcome.

[michelle king]

By watermom told me to get water test. Results r free chlorine - 0 ppm. I knew that's was gonna be like that cause o have not ran my pool since last year. pH - 7.6. Alkalinity -100 ppm. Calcium hardness 160 ppm. Cyanuric acid- 25 ppm. The multi- value I ordered should be in this week then I can cut the pool on. Now were do I go from here? Thanks!!!

I did also go to Sam' s Club and got chlorine tablets, chlorine granules, baking soda and shock packets.

[BigDave]

List the chemical ingredients of the chlorine tablets, chlorine granules, baking soda and shock packets for better advice.

[Watermom]

Report back with ingredients as Dave suggested, get the equipment hooked up and let us know when you are up and running and we'll help you get it clear.

[PoolDoc]

I can tell you what she's got -- if it's "PoolBrand". The granules are straight dichlor (50#), as are the shock packets. The tablets are 3" trichlor (40#, I think), and the baking soda . . . is baking soda

Given that she's got a swamp, it's probably not too much. She will need a K2006, to be able to gauge what's going on.

[TheGoose]

As someone who has done this several times, why not just dump and refill?

[PoolDoc]

She has an in-ground vinyl pool -- dumping and refilling without professional help will almost certainly destroy the liner.

Draining an AG pool is usually not a big deal. Draining an IG *gunite* pool is not a big deal UNLESS the ground is very wet. Draining a vinyl pool is hard to do correctly, and requires a high suction / high volume air blower.

[michelle king]

Ok PoolDoc is right. I do have poolbrand. I don't know what (50#) or (40#) mean but the active ingredient in the granules is : Sodium Dichloro 99% and the 3" chlorine tablets : Trichloro: 99%. I have ordered that K2006 test kit but have not received it yet. The shock has both sodium Dichloro -s-99% Triazinetrione hydrate: 99%. And baking soda is plain baking soda. Oh the available chlorine in the granules is 55.5%. The available chlorine in the 3"chlorine tablets is 90%.I have replaced the parts now I am ready to go!

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Also after reading other post last year I thought I had some something wrong and my liner got stained. I believe I have to much metal in my water how do I test and treat for this? Will that K2006 test kit but do that?

[michelle king]

@The Goose: cause my pool holds 40, 000 gallons of water and it will cost me around $700.00 to refill! I wish I could do it that way!

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Ok dim.of my pool is 16×30. Make and model Hayward S200. I have a chlorine feeder that I put my tablets in. I would like to start using my pool when ready. I have replaced everything needed on pump now working correctly. The stains are around the top part of my liner. It is a dark brown color. Last year I did add an algaecide. I also have the K2006 test kit. So were do I go from here?