Test results

[chili]

Sorry
It is a 22000 gal ig vinyl liner pool, The store said something about calcium building up in the pump and heater ?? This is not the store I bought it from but the store rthat tested the water

Thanks

Kevin

[aylad]

In a vinyl pool, you do not need a calcium hardness higher than 50--that's only for plaster/concrete pools to keep the water from leaching the calcium out of the concrete decking. With a liner pool, there's no water-to-concrete contact! You do need to add the conditioner like Watermom said, and you can use bleach to shock it with.

Janet

[chili]

OK thanks for the info I will post the #s again after I get some stabilizer in the pool.

[Tcap]

Hi,

In one of your posts, you mentioned a heater. Do you have a heater? If so, my understanding is you do need calcium. I posted that question a few weeks back and the response I got was that just that - although it's not the liner that needs the calcium, your heater does.

Tracy

[chili]

Hi,
Yes I do have a heater, the electric heat pump type. Does any one know what level I should keep the CH at??

Thanks
Kevin

[waterbear]

with your TA at 90 you probably should be around 300 to 350 ppm. this is just a rough estimate off the top of my head but it is in the ballpark.

[chili]

Ok I can see Im going to be on this forum alot BTW thank you all for the info, I added some CYA to the pool today thru the skimmer but some of the crystals got out into the pool. Now I can see it laying in the crease at the bottom of the pool. Is this going to damage the vinyl liner? Should i vaccum it up or is it okay to let it dissolve where it is ??
Thanks

Kevin