Please help! 350 gallon inflatable pool and the 3B's??

[Larryh86GT]

I'm going to override WaterMom here -- a 350 gallon pool is really small, spa sized really.

Here's what I'd recommend:

1. Get a cheap local OTO/phenol red test kit (yellow/red drops)
2. Buy a box of borax (detergent section of Walmart) and a spa container of pH Down or similar.
3. Buy a gallon of PLAIN household bleach.
4. Dump and refill your pool
5. Add 1/4 cup of bleach
6. Test the pH and chlorine. Chlorine should be ~5 ppm (dark yellow). PH should be what ever.
7. Add 1/4 cup of borax if the pH is less than 7.2. Add 1/8 cup of pH Down (dry acid) if the pH is above 7.8
8. Swim.
9. Check pH and chlorine nightly. Add pH adjustment doses as above -- just ONE dose per day.
10. Add chlorine dose each PM unless chlorine is high (dark yellow)
11. Replace water every 2 weeks or 10 uses.
12. Do NOT allow sick kids in the pool - you can't sanitize such a small pool adequately to keep one kid from infecting another.

The process above should be cheap, easy, and keep the pool fairly clean. But it will not protect one swimmer from another one.

Pooldoc - Could I trouble you to provide the recommendations and chemical doses for my 1180 gallon pool please?
Larry

[BigDave]

Larry; check out the Stickies in the Pool Chemistry for Intex-type Pools forum.

[Larryh86GT]

Yes - Thank you BigDave. I have done so and I have printed umpteen different things from there and from the PoolSolutions BBB method and pool tips. I am getting overwhelmed with a lot of info. I really liked the simple way Pooldoc was able to put everything together in one easy cheat sheet that could be refered to daily that related to a 1180 gallon pool.

[Larryh86GT]

Although I suppose I could just multiply the dosage amounts x 3 and that should work out pretty close.

[Jaimew88]

Thank you Pooldoc! But What about the 3rd B (baking soda)? Or is that where the ph down comes in?

[Watermom]

Jaime, baking soda is only needed if your alkalinity gets too low.

[Jaimew88]

How much would go into a 350 gallon pool?

[BigDave]

It depends on where the TA is presently and on the goal.