Ok Im afraid im in over my head. i have a salt water system and 1600gph sand filter intex pump for a 12 x 24 x52 intex ultra frame pool. just fiiled it friday and the salt is perfect leslies told me to add 2lbs of leslies conditioner and i did , now they are saying 2lbs of soda ash ( baking soda is the same ? ) and 2.5 pounds of alkalinity.should i be adding this with a salt water system ? this system is the one with copper
thanks
robin

ps. yes i know ... i dont know how to type either

intex ultraframe

Please post a complete set of water test results.

Soda ash and baking soda are not the same thing at all. Soda ash raises PH, baking soda raises TA. Washing soda is the same as soda ash.

Welcome to TFP.

Without the test results, we can't give you much more help than Jason's already given you.

One more bit of advice, read pool school (link in the upper right corner of every page here) once your done, let it soak in a bit, then read it again, things tend to make a lot more sense the second time through.

You need a good test kit, so your not running to the pool store every time the water needs balancing.

i have an intex ultraframe 12 x 24x52 intex pool and i bought the good test kit . spoke to dave who was very nice.i have a sale water system with the copper and my test results are 5.5 fc 0cc 5.5tc 120ta 130cht 60cya ph 7.2 salt6.8 i just added cyanuric acid 4 days ago so might not be showing totally yet . should i wait to touch it with anything until cya is showing

I'd say your numbers look just fine.

I wouldn't bother trying to adjust either the TA or the PH. The PH is most likely going to move up on it's own.

Just keep monitoring your levels and you'll get more comfortable with what feels "normal" with your pool.

thanks so much lightingguy

could anyone help with how to remove the copper plate in my intex 2010 salt water system. i have been advised to get rid of it
thanks

All you need to do is unplug it.

my numbers are 2.5 fc 0cc ta 120 cya 60 salt 6.8 pool calculator has alot of other stuff i dont get but it is salt water and says add 26oz chlorine ? is that right

What do you have the target for FC set at? It only goes by the difference between your goal and your target. It doesn't care if it's a swg pool or not.

hey dave i have it set to 4 for fc
thanks

Oh I forgot to add we are running salt at 2 hours, should I up the time on the SWG or add the chlorine?

pH is coming in at 7.2.

You should up the runtime on the SWG a little

pH of 7.2 is fine.

Thanks So Much

MY CYA IS DOWN TO FIFTY SO I WILL ADD 12 OZ TO BRING IT BACK UP FC IS 2.5 - 3 AND TA IS 110. WATER IS JUST LOOKING SLIGHTLY OFF TO ME

You're doing right by getting the CYA back up.

Also, please quit using ALL-CAPS. It makes it hard to read and is the equivalent of shouting.

added cya two days ago ran swg for 3 instead of 2 hours and chlorine is still going down it is between 1-2 now on the daily tester . could this be because its so hot?

im afraid i dont have test strips . i have a test kit and fc was 3-4 when i did the weekly test two days ago cc was 0 .cya was only 50 so i added cya with a target of 70. today i used daily tester and ph was 7.5 but chlorine was 1-2