intex 22' x 52' round

[eagles]

hello all, i am a new pool owner. i have the filter pump that came with this pool, and i added the salt water system to it.
we put the pool up and ran the fliter pump, then added 5 bags of salt to the pool. let the filter pump run for 24 hours. then i turned on the salt water system. set that for 4 hours.

i tested this morning with the strips that came with the pool, all seems fine. the copper color is 0.1 (which the strip says is in the ok section). the free chlorine is 2 or 3, total alkalinity between the 120-150, both in the ok section, but the ph is a red, which doesn't even show up on the chart.

i have a couple of questions: how many bags of salt should i have put in? i did try to figure it out, but the math was beyond me. i am wondering if i should trow another bag or two in there.

and i am not sure about the filter pump's runnng time. i now have it set on the 4. so does that mean it will run every four hours, or it will run for four hours every so often? that every so often i have no idea what that would be.

one last thing (for now LOL) i can see perfectly down to the bottom of the pool, but it is not crystal clear, there seems to be a green tint to the water. i have well water. when we were filling it up, it was perfectly crystal clear. the water is not a green yucky, can't see the bottom look, but a green tint.

i hope i have given all the info needed for this. and thanks so much for any help in this.

[Watermom]

Well water sometimes causes some metals issues. Your clear green water is indicative of metal in the water. I am going to ask Ben to advise you on your start up. What kind of filter do you have?

Welcome to the Pool Forum!

[eagles]

the owners manual says, krystal clear model 633t filter pump. and i also have the krystal clear saltwater system model cs8110. and that is the perfect way to describe the water, clear green, well really a tint.

but i now have another problem. the saltwater system gave a low pressure warning and went into sleep mode. i am not sure why this is. the pump was pushing the water out really nice, nice pressure. but for some reason that has stopped. water is still pumping thru, but not as powerful, and i guess not powerful enough for the saltwater system, hence the warning code.

i have not been able to fuss with it today as it rained here all day.

[eagles]

i just went out there, my water is still a crystal clear green tinted water. even after raining all day yesterday. so i took the filter cartridge out to take a look. ewww, ugly. i rinsed it off and put it back into the pump. tried to turn it on but it will have to wait til my electric outside dries up. when it rains it trips my circuit. but i am thinking the dirty filter was the problem as to why i wasn't haven't the same amount of pressure. i read in another post about putting a sock over the filter. how big does this sock have to be LOL my filter is pretty big and round, not sure i have a sock big enough.

[BigDave]

Sounds to me like your filter is clogged.

[PoolDoc]

Hi Eagles;

Your thread is moved into the correct section, so you can post again. There are some other new threads that cover dealing with metals in Intex pool fill water.

[eagles]

since i posted things seemed to be fine. i bought a vacumn and cleaned the bottom, also brushed the bottom. well the next day, my pool was green, just horrible. unfortunately, we went away for 3 days for a camping trip. when we got back home the pool looked like a swamp. really ugly. had to wait for payday (i have 8 people to feed, plus bills), anyway, i bought 3 bottles of 6% bleach. these i think are larger than gallon size. they are 182 fl oz bottles. i dumped 3 of them in last night, so 546 fl oz of 6% bleach. i also have the salt water system, i disconnected that, and just hooked up the pump. let the pump run all night. this morning the pool is much better looking. the green is gone. but i am not at the crystal clear stage yet.

i do not have the taylor kit (again a money issue). i have the intex 3 way strips and the one strip for copper. i just tested (which i know is not a good thing with these strips, but it is all i have at the moment. the free clorine seems to be around the 2 or 3 based on color. the ph is a red, which is not even on the chart. so i can't tell if its too high (which i am assuming it is) or if its too low. total alk, again i can't really tell if its too high, but it was a dark green, just not sure how dark. yes, by my description, i understand the need for the better kit!

as for right now, i am not sure which way to go. do i hook my salt water system back up, do i add more salt? do i leave the salt water system disconnected. add more bleach? will adding more bleach make the pool clearer?
i added in the beginning "c" tabs, which turned my clear green pool, to a beautiful clear blue pool. so i am also wondering if maybe i should add the "c" tabs.

out temps are expected to rise again starting today, into the 90's. the kids are ..well.. they want in the pool lol. please, advise me what i might beable to try next. at least to get it to where i can let these kids in. there must be an educated guess as to my next step. i will order the taylor kit, but again, it will take a few days to get here.

i also have already filled out that form. thanks so much for any help.

[SafetyBob]

Eagles, once you get that Taylor kit, then everyone here can start to really help you. Without it, we like you are only guessing. Next, what pool do you really have? 22' sounded strange to me and sure enough a quick search on the Intex site revealed no 22' pool. I assume you have the 24' x 52" pool.....which by the way is a nice pool.

Reading the owners manual to the saltwater system should have told you that you needed 310 pounds for the 24' x 52" pool. So you need a little bit more salt if you want to use the saltwater system. Personally, since you blew the money on it, put the required startup salt in it, turn it on and enjoy it. If you haven't figured out yet by surfing this sight, you will need stabilizer to keep the chlorine in the pool and not be burned off by the sun.....so you will need some of that soon.

Someone will chime in with a daily amount of Chorox you need to pour in just to keep things as they are until you get the Taylor test kit in. It will take a couple of weeks for you to get it together and get the chemistry right for you pool, after that is will be fairly routine and methodical.

So, your assignment is to ensure you really have the 24' Intex pool and find the owners manual for that saltwater system. Once the test kit comes in, the real work will begin. Also, if you don't have a cover for your pool, I highly encourage you to get one (I think Intex makes one for the 24' pool), it will keep alot of crap out of the pool and eliminate changing cartridges alot.

Bob E.

[eagles]

yes, it is the 22' x 52' round. i know the intex site doesn't show that one. it was purchased thru walmart. it shows up on their site. even the salt water manual does not list this pool. so i guessed on how much salt to throw in. i believe we used 6 bags in the beginning. since then we have added 1 more bag. it says 10,500 gallons of water.

hubby started to drain the pool, so a lot of water was drained out. hence why i was thinking i need now to add more salt. however, i don't have the salt water system hooked up since last night. just the pump.

i have read so much that i am confused now on the chlorine/stabilizerr and ph levels, its just not funny.
i think if i have read right, that chlorine is bleach. which i poured in last night. and since it worked last time, i went ahead and threw in vit c tabs. i did not count them, just took a bunch, 10 or so? i did that this morning, it doesn't look any different.

the pool now is blue, but not crystal clear blue. not really what i would call cloudy either.

so, till that kit is ordered and arrives???? would a best guess be to add more bleach? add more salt and hook the system back up? i just don't even know which way to go now.

and that ph thing, is really confusing me. like i said the test strip shows a red, which is not even on the chart, so i really don't know if its too high. and if too high, to i add the stuff that lowers it? is that the acid or the baking soda, and does this then take away the bleach?

see i can talk myself in a circle. lol

[eagles]

oh also, i don't see any covers for this size pool. its in the middle of a back yard, no trees or leaves or anything like that gets in it. about the only thing that does are the bugs. that is it.