SaltWater Pool Opening help

[myguess21]

Hello,

First thanks for reading my post. I am new to pool. I have salt water kidney shape pool. Last year we used a service to close the pool, this time I have put everything in place and started the pool. When i open the pool, it was dark green, searched online and found time to shock it.. i added 7 gl shock to pool and let it run for about 48 hours. The pool still looks cloudy but not that much green. I have electronic chlorine generator (Swimplus), the reading shows zero and no flow light stays on.. i tried to unplug and try setting didn't work.. my question is what do i need to do next? all levels are low at the moment. when do i add salt? PH? other things for the pool so it became crystal clear. and what could be wrong with reading box? please advice.

regards,
Matt.

 

[jblizzle]

Welcome to TFP!!!

How are you testing?
To clear up the pool, you need to follow the ShockLevelAndMAINTAIN Process and that requires the FAS-DPD chlorine test that is part of the Recommended Test Kits.

Forget about the SWG for now. Just turn it off until the pool is clear and balanced.

Have you discovered Pool School yet? Start with these:

ABCs of Water Chemistry
Recommended Pool Chemicals
How to Chlorinate Your Pool
Water Balance for SWGs

 

[myguess21]

I checked the levels with Test strip and all of them are shows low.

 

[jblizzle]

OK, pick up the pack of test strips, walk over to your garbage can and drop them in. Now invest in a real test kit

Test strips are horrendous and just not going to be helpful. BTW, pool store testing has also proven to be very unreliable.

 

[myguess21]

buy which test kit? are you saying if I take water over to Leslie pool, their testing is also no good?

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when should i add salt to pool, after pool is clear or now?

 

[jblizzle]

Yes, I am saying that I would not trust any numbers coming out of Leslies.

The link I provided in the first post lists the recommended test kits. If you just want a suggestion: get the TF-100 with the XL option from tftestkits.net

Forget about the SWG and the salt ... you have more important things to worry about like getting the water clear first

For all we know right now, there might be a reason that you have to replace water, so why add salt you might pump out?

 

[myguess21]

Here are numbers after opening pool for three days:

Salt - 2600
FAC 0
ph 7.2
TA 60
cya 0
TC 0
CH 120

water temp is around 60.

Pool Pictures:

 

[RobbieH]

You have not finished your SLAM. Are you following those procedures, or are you following pool store procedures? The two will not intermix.

 

[myguess21]

this is how the pool look right now:

 

[myguess21]

I am following SLAM process. I have added 7 gl of liquid shocks and the filter been running for 48+

 

[Mr Bruce]

How often do you test and add chlorine?

 

[myguess21]

every 6 hours and 1 gallon of chlorine if needed.

 

[myguess21]

am I doing something wrong or not following proper procedure?

 

[RobbieH]

If FC is falling to zero, you are not adding enough chlorine to the pool, or you are not testing and re-adding often enough.

48 hours is not long at all. SLAM can take several days and occasionally a couple weeks or more.

How do you determine how much chlorine to add after each test?

 

[myguess21]

Ok. After 2 and half week of running filter, pool looks like this.. not crystal clear but still little cloudy..

Today's results:

FC - 2
CC - 2
pH - 7.6
TA - 80
CH - 170
CYA - 10

 

[myguess21]

pics attached.

 

[jblizzle]

Does not look like you are following the SLAM process if your FC is that low.

 

[myguess21]

I am...was out for a week didn't add anything last week. The FC was 3 last checked so no needed..Today I added Stabilizer and Hardness today, will let it run for 24...please advise if I am doing wrong.

 

[jason176]

follow the advice given on the forum word for word even if it requires a slight inconvenience such as having to babysit the pool. Look at their pools, unbelievabley clear and sparkly, these people know what they are doing and can prove it. Read the guides and good luck with your endeavors.

 

[jblizzle]

Please fill out your signature. The pool looks like vinyl and there was no need to increase the CH.

Just lower the pH and focus on maintain the shock level FC for your targeted CYA.