Pool Start Up

[PatL34]

Micon,

Wrote the post below for just this reason in the Chlorine Generator forum.

I agree with Waste about adding salt too soon, and I waited a month before adding salt after a replaster in my pool. I also used a floater with trichlor pucks, and have just removed it after getting my CYA up to nearly 100 ppm.

Enjoy your pool, and welcome to poolforum. We are here to answer all your questions.

Pat

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=1226

[micon2]

Thank you so much for your replies. I will try to read up on all the prior posts to educate myself as much as possible. My first pool was put in about 4 years ago and I maintained it (no problems) for 2 years with Bens kit and the advice of this forum. We moved to our new home 2 years ago (knowing that we would have to put another pool in when we could afford to do it). This pool is twice the size and we are really excited. Although I feel like I forgot everything about pool chemistry! So I am back on the forum trying to re-educate myself, ordered a new kit from Ben, and just needed to find out the difference the SWG would make. So I appreciate your quick responses.

[pearlgirl]

I am just starting up my pool and find that I have iron in the water. Is there anything I can use to filter that out? I need help like yesterday.

[mbar]

Add a sequestering agent - like metal magic, metal magic by proteam is supposed to turn metals into crystals so that they can be filtered out. I haven't tried this product yet, but the other sequesterers do not get rid of them metals, they keep the metals in suspension so that they do not fall out onto the pool surface, or color the water. The other thing to watch is to keep your ph low except if using metal magic, it needs ph at 7.5 or higher) while getting the chlorine up to shock levels. When there is metals in the water, I strongly suggest that you use plain bleach to chlorinate the water. This way you can take the chlorine up slowly, and cal hypo shock sometimes reacts badly with metals. While taking the chlorine up, check for staining. If staining starts, add more sequesterer, making sure the ph is no higher than 7.2. Feel free to ask any questions you may have.