Ordered My Pool

[aylad]

Metals added to the pool??? Uhhhhh ....... I don't think so!

Me neither!!!!!

Might want to see if they'll trade the test strips, clarifier and algaecide for something useful, like liquid chlorine or skimmer socks!!

It's going to be SSOOO nice for you once you get your pool filled and started up the right way, to not have to deal with many of the problems that you see posted around here!!! All the time and effort that you've spent reading this forum and learning the information will really pay off...........


Janet

[dcombs44]

I hope so!

Believe it or not, they actually had the pool in stock, so I took it home that day.

I'm just waiting now for a guy to come clear the sod and deliver our sand (masonry). We had a guy offer to clear the sod, deliver the sand, hall the sod away, and spread the sand for a couple hundred dollars, so we took the deal since it was almost that much for us to rent a bobcat.

So, the pool is waiting patiently in the garage. We've had all the utilities flagged, so we're set to dig.

I was reading the ingredients on the bags of shock and it appears that they have some descaling agents and clarifiers in them as well as the cal-hypo. I was going to use these up, but should I avoid these since they have the added "benefits"?

My stabilizer is 100% cyanuric acid, so I'm safe there. The Trichlor tabs should be ok to use as well until CYA is where it needs to be.

Thanks again for your help guys.

[Watermom]

Personally, I wouldn't use the shock with the extra stuff in it. Just my $.02. It is OK to use the trichlor as long, as you noted, that you monitor your CYA level. Also, remember that trichlor is very acidic and will drop your pH level a lot so you'll have to monitor that closely as well. What is your prediction for when the pool will be up and running? I hope not too far away so you'll get lots of time to use it this summer.

[sturev]

I don't have any experience with this, but it's my understanding you don't want to let the Cal Hypo & Trichlor mix... something about explosions

I'm hoping one of the mods will hop on this and give you some more insight...

[dcombs44]

Very interesting on the explosions.

All of the products are bio-guard products. I browsed the store searching for liquid chlorine the other day but didn't see any, so I'll have to ask next time I'm in. I found some at Target the other day, but it was only 10% at $5 for 3/4 gallon. That's more expensive than 2 gallons of 6% bleach, so for the time being, I'll chlorinate with Wal-Mart bleach.

The digging should be done this week, so if all goes as planned, we could be close to running by the end of the weekend, but that's probably a stretch. We definitely could've used it this weekend. It was HOT!

I'll keep that in mind with the Trichlor pucks. I've scouted all my local stores for borax and bleach, so I can get those easily enough. I'll search the hardware stores for muriatic acid in the next couple days.

My Taylor kit was backordered but shipped on Friday, so I should get it in the next couple days as well. Once it gets here, I'll test my tap water to see what we'll need to get things adjusted when we fill the pool. I also picked up a Wal-Mart Chlorine/pH/Bromine kit for $5 for daily testing.

I'll probably sort through all the chemicals tonight and detail the ingredients on here to make sure that I'm safe. I may dig through some of the equipment boxes as well to see how some of it works.

Thanks again.

[Watermom]

Right -- you don't want cal-hypo and trichlor to mix, but once they are in the water, it is fine. You can use both products in a pool. Lots of people do. But, in your pool, I would just use bleach and skip the cal-hypo. You don't need the calcium and cal-hypo is slow to dissolve sometimes and can cloud the water. Stick with bleach and you won't have any problems. And, again, it is fine to use the trichlor as long as you monitor cya and pH.

Re: the muriatic acid --- Sure, find out where it is sold in your area but don't buy any yet. You may not need it, especially if you are gonna use the trichlor for awhile. In that case your pH is gonna be falling and you're certainly not gonna need the acid. Many people never need it. I have had my pool for ten years or so and have never once needed it ....... and I don't even use trichlor.

[sturev]

Thanks Watermom! I was reading that thread on the apt complex pool and got scared

[Watermom]

A healthy dose of fear is not a bad thing when dealing with pool chemicals. Knowledge is power and if you are educated about them and use them correctly, you'll be fine. Sometimes people underestimate the potential of danger from seemingly harmless little pucks and powder. That is what gets you in trouble.

Re: the apt. complex thread --- we were ALL (mods and Ben) getting scared about that one!

[dcombs44]

Test kit came today. Should be able to get my tap water tested tonight or tomorrow. I'll post results and my predictions for what I'll need here. I'll need your help to make sure I'm not making a bad estimate.

Got the "hole" roughly dug yesterday. Plan to spend tomorrow afternoon leveling and cleaning up the mess from the bobcat. Hope to be setting patio blocks by tomorrow evening.