New Pool, Went to the pool store! Help

[GA Mark]

I just finished filling my pool for the first time. I have a 24' Above ground pool that hols 14,500 gallons. I have not gotten my test kit that I ordered from this site, so I took my water to a local pool store. I would like to use the BBB system I did not tell them that but I did buy allot of accessories anyway here are my number's can someone please walk me through this? The pool store wanted to sell me 55lbs of chemicals.

FAC- 0
PH- 7.4
TA- 20
Calcium hardness 50
CYA 0

Please rember that I am new and know almost nothing....


Thanks

[GraceByDesign]

1. Do you have the bleachCalc? if not get it here

2. Bleach. You need .7 gallons to get to 3ppm FC (3-6 is recommended with CYA of 30-50... best guess table

3. According to BleachCalc, you need 3#7oz CYA to get to 30ppm (30-50 is recommended here)

4. Baking Soda. you need 12# to raise your TA to 80, with 80-125recommended here. This will prolly raise your pH (?).

5. Don't worry about calcium in a vinyl pool, unless it gets up to 500

6. While you wait for Ben's kit, get a 5 or 6 way drops kit from WalMart and start practicing!

7. Enjoy your pool!!!

I am not sure if the order I listed is the order in which you need to do these things... bleach is all important, though, so get it in there quick!

[GA Mark]

OK I have added to my pool so far:

1 gallon 6% bleach

waited an hour than.

5 lb stabalizer. I added it slowly to my skimmer per directions on package.

Do I do anything now or wait?

[les_smith]

Don't backwash the filter or you will lose all of your stablizer. It takes a long time for the stuff to dissolve. Probably a week or two. I just converted and I was using 1.42 gallons bleach a day at first while I waited for the stabilizer to take affect. After two weeks I was down to a 1/3 of a jug of bleach.

[GraceByDesign]

You will need to get your TA up because it will help to stabilize your pH (which is good now, but will probably rise as you add the baking soda.)

Otherwise, hop in and enjoy!

[GA Mark]

Is it Ok to go ahead and add the baking soda or should I wait a day or two?