jtran69's New Pool

[jtran69]

Anyone available to help me on this low chlorine issue in salt water?

Is the cell not working properly or do I need to run the pump longer than 4 hours/day?
Can I add chlorine to reach normal level?

Any comment is appreciated.

[PoolDoc]

Use bleach to get your pool going; there's a sticky on Intex start-up in the section I'm moving this thread to.

SWCG's (Salt Water Chlorine Generator) really only work well when everything is up to par; when it's not, you need to run manually.

[jtran69]

I see the thread, "Super Simple Pool Chemistry Recipe", and will follow it right away when I get home tonight.
The pool had been in that condition for more than 2 weeks and I'm hoping that it's not too late to start the recipe.
Ths much!

[jtran69]

I bought some bleach and borax at Walmart.
It does not have dichlor but has trichlor.
Adding bleach to pool water in a bucket did not change color so I poured about 1.5 gal in the pool.

Can I substitute HTH® Chlorinating Tablets (trichlor) f from Walmart for dichlor?
Here's the composition.
TRICHLORO-S-TRIAZINETRIONE 87-90-1 94.5 -
ZINC SULFATE 7446-19-7 3.5 -
Aluminum Sulfate 17927-65-0 1.5


please add this to my previous thread.
Homedepot has Pool Time 25 lb. 3 in. Stabilized Chlorinator Tablets having Trichloro-s-triazinetrione 87-90-1 > 99 %
Will this work same as dichlor since I can't get the real dichlor right away?
HOw about Pool Shop 4-Way Pool Test Kit from Homedepot while waiting for K2006 kit?