new pump needed

[mas985]

The WFDS-26 is a 1.5 HP up rated pump and it would be too big for your pool. The pump I was suggesting was the WFDS-24 or WFDS-3 which are really the same pump. If you want a 230v pump, I would suggest the Superflo 1 HP up rated pump. It is a smaller pump than the Whisperflo but I don't think you need a big pump anyway.

At $0.11/kwh, it will take a long time to make up the difference in price. I estimate it will take about 160 months of one turnover/day in order for the Intelliflo to start being more cost effective than the Whisperflo so the Whisperflo will probably have a lower lifetime cost.

[bomberchamp]

Ok I ended up getting the intelliflo for 675.00 out the door with the power company rebate. I poured a concrete pad 4 inches above grade and set the equipment and it's all plumbed and wired.
This however wasn't the big project this year. Today I finished up the week long project of recoating my badly neglected pool with zeron epoxy paint. I realize this is probably a band aid for now but was my oly option due to funds. I am amazed at how blue the pool turned out. We went with the bikini blue color, cant wait to fill it and seethe end result.
This leads me to my next question. What do,you recommend I use for chemicals to get this pool up and running? I have a bucket of tablets and a bucket of fresh n clear shock from Leslie's. I want to get away from using their products and advice because I think it can bed one cheaper and easier than what we've been doing.
Any help with what I should use and amounts would help this noob immensely.

[Watermom]

Do you have a good test kit? If not, you'll need one. We recommend the Taylor K-2006 or 2006C (better buy) that you can get through the Amazon link in my signature below. In the meantime, pick up a cheap OTO/Phenol Red kit someplace (red and yellow drops). Post some readings when you get them. Tell us the ingredients on the tabs and the fresh n clear shock. Some chlorine products have some stuff mixed in with them that you don't want in your pool.

[PoolDoc]

While you're following Watermom's instructions, you'll be able to keep your pool in OK condition, if you pour about a gallon of plain 6% bleach into your pool every evening (not: morning!).

But, do get the OTO pretty quickly. If you do have stabilizer in the water, the chlorine will not dissipate in the sunlight every day, and it will get too high. Once you have the OTO, skip the bleach dose, if the OTO shows dark yellow in the evening.

[bomberchamp]

The chemicals I have are 3" jumbo tabs that are 99% trichloro-s- triazinetrione and 1% other.(available chlorine 90%). I have about 25 lbs of these.
The shock is 73% calcium hypochlorite and 27% other. ( minimum 70% available chlorine)
I also have about 20 lbs of soda ash.

The pool will be ready to fill Sunday morning after the epoxy paint has fully cured. It will be filled with the hose and fill valve which are plumbed into city water.

What's going to be my plan of attack here?

Thanks for any help
Darren

[Watermom]

Since this will be a fresh fill, there will be no CYA in the water. So, if you want, you can use the trichlor tabs for awhile and let the CYA build up to the level you want. (We usually recommend 40-50 for most people's pools.) Trichlor will cause your pH to fall so you'll have to monitor it closely while you are using the tabs.

Once the CYA is up, the you can switch to an unstabilized form of chlorine -- bleach, liquid chlorine, or cal-hypo. Does your cal-hypo list what the other ingredients are in it? Sometimes they have other things in there that you don't want to add to your water.

Are you going on vacation this summer? If so, you may want to use your tabs for awhile now but not to the point where your CYA is too high and that way you'll be able to use them for awhile when you are away on vacation. They are very convenient for times when you can't monitor your pool daily.

Order the good kit, and pick up the cheap OTO/Phenol Red kit for now. Test the pH of your fill water and report back. Also, tell us what you want to do with your pool. You have some choices.

[bomberchamp]

They don't list what the other ingredients are in the cal hypo. I have a Leslie's basic pool care dpd test kit, is this the one I need for now?
I am looking to change what I do to this pool because I believe I may be the one who ruined the finish on the gell coat of the pool by not properly maintaining it. I don't want that to happen again to the new surface, that is why I am looking for advice from someone who actually knows pools and works with them, not just someone who wants to sell me chemicals.

I think I read on this forum somewhere that on a fresh fill you should add bleach at about 1/3 full then 2/3 full and then more when completely full, is this correct for my type of pool? I will be around most of the time it is being filled so shouldn't be a big deal if I have to sit on it and make sure I get it right out of the box.