Question - Setting up your pool while you are away on vacation

[vsims2001]

First off.....thanks to this forum I have learned more about pool chemistry and care in 2 weeks than the pool store and friends taught me in 3 years. I actually enjoy maintaining the pool now....except for brushing.

My question is this.....we will be leaving for a week long vacation soon, and i would like to set my pool chem levels to accommodate this 7 day absence. At what levels should pool be when I leave?

A little about my pool....
20 x 40 gunite pool approx 35,000 gallons, built early 80's, recently re-plastered (water added back 4/28)
SWG - Hayward Aqua Rite
Filter - Pentair Clean and Clear 420 sq ft
Pump - A.O. Smith 1 hp....circa 1982

Current readings: (from the forum recommended Taylor kit!!)
Free Chlorine - 6.5 ppm
Combined Chlorine - <0.5
Salt - 3100
Calcium Hardness - 200
CYA - 60
pH - 8.0 (added 1 qt muriatic acid after readings)
Acid Demand - 1
TA - 100

I have been battling to keep my pH down. Per the contractor that re-plastered the pool this is due to the new plaster. He said that I would need to keep a close eye on the pH levels. So my main concern is keeping the pH level correct for the week we will be gone.

Any advice is appreciated.