I've been reading up on think stuff since I decided to get a pool but thought that I'd be starting out with clean water. I'm not sure what to do now. We had 33,000 gal of water trucked in last friday (6/17) and topped it off with our well to about 35,000. Our pump was not functional until tonight. So the water has been untreated and stagnant for 5 days. I have a TF-100 test kit and played around with it last saturday (6/18). This are my numbers:
pH - 7.2
FC - 0.5
CC - 1.5
TC - 2.0
TA - 70
CH - 75ppm
CYA - 0
I went to the pool store today (6/21) because I wanted to get my water tested without using my reagents ( don't have much of the DPD powder in the kit or does it just seem like that?) and figured that I would be testing it more over the next few days. Their readings were similar except for the TA, CH and chlorine. so at the pool store my levels are:
pH - 7.2
FC - 0
TC - 0.5
TA - 40
CH - 50
CYA - 0
I added 17 bags of pool salt and set the pump on high to run all night. I have a SWG but was told not to use that until after I backwash tomorrow morning.
My question is what do I do after I backwash tomorrow morning. The SLAM procedure on this site gives FC levels to strive for based on CYA levels but my CYA levels are 0.
The pool store sold me S.O.S. (shock, oxidizer, sanitizer it has 15% sodium dichloro-s triazinetrione and 85% other ingredients) they suggested 4lbs. and that if I sprinkle it into the pool it should be dissolved and safe for swimming within 15 minutes. This doesn't sound right, is it? I'm not sure exactly what this stuff is and I don't want to add anything that will cause problems for me it getting my pool up and running. I am basically on my own here so I want to start out right.
My questions are, should I add this SOS? if not, where do I start? Do I just add bleach according to the pool calculator? but I don't have CYA, what do I do first?
Thanks!
pH - 7.2
FC - 0.5
CC - 1.5
TC - 2.0
TA - 70
CH - 75ppm
CYA - 0
I went to the pool store today (6/21) because I wanted to get my water tested without using my reagents ( don't have much of the DPD powder in the kit or does it just seem like that?) and figured that I would be testing it more over the next few days. Their readings were similar except for the TA, CH and chlorine. so at the pool store my levels are:
pH - 7.2
FC - 0
TC - 0.5
TA - 40
CH - 50
CYA - 0
I added 17 bags of pool salt and set the pump on high to run all night. I have a SWG but was told not to use that until after I backwash tomorrow morning.
My question is what do I do after I backwash tomorrow morning. The SLAM procedure on this site gives FC levels to strive for based on CYA levels but my CYA levels are 0.
The pool store sold me S.O.S. (shock, oxidizer, sanitizer it has 15% sodium dichloro-s triazinetrione and 85% other ingredients) they suggested 4lbs. and that if I sprinkle it into the pool it should be dissolved and safe for swimming within 15 minutes. This doesn't sound right, is it? I'm not sure exactly what this stuff is and I don't want to add anything that will cause problems for me it getting my pool up and running. I am basically on my own here so I want to start out right.
My questions are, should I add this SOS? if not, where do I start? Do I just add bleach according to the pool calculator? but I don't have CYA, what do I do first?
Thanks!