Brand new and overwhelmed above ground pool owner...

[JoeJet]

It's amazing.

Speaking of which:

Is my Alkalinity and Hardness fine?

Thanks,

Joe

[Watermom]

Yes, both are fine. And, by the way, don't let any pool store tell you that your pool needs calcium. We hear of that all the time but the fact is that vinyl pools do NOT need added calcium.

[JoeJet]

Hi again everyone!

So I've been keeping up with the pool and have maintained the following for a few days now.

Free Chlorine 1
Total Chlorine 6

PH 7.5

Alkalinity 100

CYA 30

My salt generator has been installed but I didn't want to start it until I had your blessing.

Where do I go from here?

Thanks as always,

Joe

[PoolDoc]

You probably need to raise your CYA level further, before you start the SWCG. Check your manual, but most units recommend (or 'require') levels above 60 ppm.

[Watermom]

Free Chlorine 1
Total Chlorine 6

I certainly hope this is testing error. It would NOT be good if you really did have a CC reading of 5ppm!

FC+CC=TC.

[JoeJet]

Hmmmm

3 x 0.2 = 0.6

Not 6

My Bad.

[PoolDoc]

3 x 0.2 = 0.6 Not 6

[JoeJet]

I'm back! Lots of rain this past week so basically I've been maintaining.

Here are this mornings readings:

2.8 Free Chlorine; 0.4 Combined Chlorine; 3.2 Total Chlorine
7.4 PH
90 Total Alkalinity
35ish CYA

So do I just keep throwing in Dichlor?

Thanks,

Joe
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