Re: New to SWCG Pools HELP
Use morton or diamond solar salt sold for water softeners. You do not need 'special pool salt" (hint, there is no such thing!).
The test kit you want is a Taylor K-2006 (not the k-2005). Test strips are useless for balancing water. They are called 'guess strips' for a reason!
The Ploaris 280 is probably the best cleaner in their line. I assume you alrealy have the booster pump installed on the cleaner line?
The reason you have to wait before adding salt to the pool is that new plaster has to cure and salt will interfere with that chemical process. Trichlor is ideal to use with new plaster because it is very acidic and will help keep the pH in line better because curing plaster produces a lot of alkaline material that will be constantly causing your pH to rise. This will continue at a diminished rate for about the first year just so keep a lot of acid on hand and monitor your pH closely during this time.
This sticky in the SWCG section of the forum has several water balance tips and is worth reading. Circupool recommends a max CYA of 60 ppm so that is where you want the CYA to be!
If you have any more questions don't be afraid to ask them and welcome to the forum. You are going to love your salt system!
Retired pool store and commercial pool maintenance guy.
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