My pool was completed late last fall and they just put the salt in and fired up the SWG for the first time yesterday. Since this is all brand new to me, I wanted to do a sanity check with the pros in here to compare what I (thought I) heard from the pool guys.
Here’s what happened and what they told me:
1. They dumped a bunch of 40 pound bags of salt into the pool until the chlorine level on the SWG was 3.0.
2. They told me to wait 48 hours and hit the “Boost†button so the machine will start generating chlorine.
3. After 48 more hours, they said to hit the “Boost†button again to turn it off and then set the level to 35%. Then start checking the chlorine level in the pool and adjust the percentage up or down depending on the reading.
I think that’s what they told me, but I left my notes at home so some of my terminology may be a little off. My questions are: 1) does that make sense? And 2) do I have to wait any period of time before I go swimming, either after hitting “Boost†or after turning it off?
Thanks!
Here’s what happened and what they told me:
1. They dumped a bunch of 40 pound bags of salt into the pool until the chlorine level on the SWG was 3.0.
2. They told me to wait 48 hours and hit the “Boost†button so the machine will start generating chlorine.
3. After 48 more hours, they said to hit the “Boost†button again to turn it off and then set the level to 35%. Then start checking the chlorine level in the pool and adjust the percentage up or down depending on the reading.
I think that’s what they told me, but I left my notes at home so some of my terminology may be a little off. My questions are: 1) does that make sense? And 2) do I have to wait any period of time before I go swimming, either after hitting “Boost†or after turning it off?
Thanks!