Ok.....I need some help....

[Belzey]

Let me start by saying thank you to all of you who contribute to this forum. Being able to learn from peers is wonderful.

I am a first time pool owner. This year I decided to get my feet wet and bought an Intex 16x48 Ultra Frame Pool along with the Intex CS15110 SWG & Sand Filter. I put the pool up last weekend and filled it, added 120lbs of salt, then turned the pump on w/o SWG running to mix in the salt. The next day I turned the SWG on and it ran for 2 minutes and said low salt. So I turned just the filter pump on for another 24hrs to see if it needed to be mixed more, the next day when I turned the SWG back on same "low salt" warning. So back to the pool store I went, bought and added 40lbs more salt and now the SWG runs fine for the 3 hrs a day that I have it programmed to run, I run the filter pump about 12 hrs per day and the water is crystal clear. However, after reading here I believe I am not where I need to be.

Here is what I have......done with AquaChek test strips. Ordering the good kit later today...

Salt - 4010ppm
pH - 6.8
FC - 0
Alk - 40
CYA - 0-10

Please help me get on track. I think I should be shocking to get free chlorine up so that the SWG can go from there.

 

[woodyp]

Raise your PH up into the low 7ish range before bumping Fc up----------(with bleach). YOur CYA is waaaaaay low for running a SWG too. You need to be around 70ish. Welcome and visit pool school.

 

[Isaac-1]

It sounds like you have never added Stabilizer or stabilized chlorine (dry either dichlor or trichlor) if that is the case your CYA level would be 0.

Assuming it is 0 You need to add about 3 1/4 pounds of dry CYA stabilizer to reach 70ppm of CYA (if where you buy it only has 3 pound containers that is close enough), you just don't want to over shoot. (CYA stabilizer can be found anywhere that sells pool supplies, Wal-Mart, Lowes, pool stores, etc.)

Ike

p.s. when adding stabilizer put it in an old sock and hang it where it will float free in front of a return line, it is acidic so you don't want to leave it in contact with the liner wall, it may take several days to dissolve, and may take over a week to show up on a test.