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Thanks. Not sure what percent it is but I’ll check it out!

I’m struggling to find high percentage muriatic acid here in central Illinois. The stuff I find is $15 a gallon and low percentage. Am I better off just buying pH reducer at Walmart or the local pool supply or are there other options that I should consider?

All I can find these days around here is Kleanstrip and it’s really low % acid. There are labels at every store saying that it has a chemical that reacts with chlorine and it shouldn’t be used for pools. What’s up with that? And where’s a good source to get the good stuff?

You’ve been super helpful. Are you ok with me continuing to ping you about specifics this pool year or would you prefer I post to the group? Thanks so much.

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I followed Pool math for salt add and unfortunately I am now at 4400 ppm. Should I really release 18% of my water? Will this cause problems for my SWG when I start it in a week or two?

So I should just use bleach until my water hits 60 degrees before turning on my SWG? Is that a minimum temp in order to start it without harming it?

Thanks, Texas Splash. One more ignorant question. I assume when I start my system up I should run to waste to get the antifreeze out of the lines? I don't see anything in that article about that specifically. . . .

Can someone please send me to the best thread for this subject? First time this year doing it myself! Thanks!

I have a previously installed timer on my pump that my new SWG is NOT tied into. I notice that if my pump shuts off the SWG stops generating because it flashes the green “no flow” light. My question is whether or not this might harm it over time if I am timing off power for 6 hours every night...

My SWG says 2700 to 3400 ppm for salt level. What should I target? I see tf pool says 100-200 ppm over recommendation but the recommendation is a pretty big range???

I see the K-2006-C but I also see the K-2006 for salt water. Which is the one I want? Or do you recommend the tf100? Also--I have a tf100 kit that is about 3 years old (some of the chemicals were replaced last year but not all). Should I just start over or try and reuse what I have? I'm just...

I assume I need to add all of the salt that my pool guy who installed the system suggests FIRST, then get PH correct, vacuum pool, scrub, and THEN start the SLAM process with liquid chlorine?

Just got my new saltwater generator up and running for our pool opening on a 40k gallon above ground sand filter pool. What's a good timeline for getting everything in order? Pool is green as can be about 3 foot clarity with a 9 foot deep end. What is the best pool test kit for a SW pool?

We put in a new blue liner this season and I noticed that this latest SLAM has started to prematurely bleach an area in our deep end (9 foot) that I also regularly see dirt and debris collecting. So--in short, I will spend longer time pouring liquid chlorine in front of the return moving...