New Member/New Pool/Lots of "old questions

[Watermom]

Pick up an OTO/Phenol Red kit (yellow and red drops) to use until your good kit comes in so you have a way to monitor your chlorine and pH levels. Usually Walmart has them. Have you added any stabilzer (CYA) yet? If not, you need to do so. Check your SWCG manual for their recommended level. Most like around 80 or so.

[box0785]

Good call!!
I missed that in the SWCG manual. It says for startup I need to add 3.1# of CYA, with 10ppm a minimum, 100ppm maximum and an ideal range being 30-50ppm. Seems Wal-Mart would be the best place to get that, so I'll swing by after dinner. I've read to just put it in a sock and hang it directly in front of the strainer (outlet to pump), correct?

Should I set the pump to run for another 24 hour timespan?

[PoolDoc]

Walmart may have stabilizer; get some bleach while your're there. That SWCG is marginally sized, and works best when everything is OK, with light swimmer loads. You probably ought to put a gallon of plain 6% bleach in the pool, just to clean the people goo from yesterday's swimming.

Sock goes in front of line where water comes back INTO pool.