We just put a pool in last month and I tested the water last night and found the ph to be 6.6 and everything else except chorine was low. My wife took a pool sample to the store today and they sold her chemicals to get it up to par. They are as follows plus the amounts. Pool is a 21 x 49.5 averaging 6' deep, I figured it at 40000 gal, got a SWG that is keeping around 3350 ppm.
Add 4 lbs of Chlorine Stabilize (pre dissolve it by putting 1.5 lbs in a panty hose in each skimmer) add
the rest after the first dissolves
wait at least 6 hours add 5 lbs of pH increase (she said we did not have to wait the 6 hrs if we did
not want to)
wait 24 hours and add 12.5 lbs of calcium hardness increaser directly broadcast all the hardner
wait 6 hours and add 12.5 lbs of calcium hardness increaser
wait 6 hours and add 12.5 lbs of calcium hardness increaser
wait 6 hours and add 12.5 lbs of calcium hardness increaser
wait 6 hours and add 12.5 lbs of calcium hardness increaser
wait 6 hours and add 12.5 lbs of calcium hardness increaser
wait 6 hours and add 10 lbs of calcium
I might add there have been no chemicals added to the pool since filling. I am going to call her tomorrow and make sure I understand the instructions but I wonder if there is anything else I need to ask.
I ordered a test kit today as recommended from this forum and was wondering if I should wait until it comes in some I can get some base numbers to work off of for future reference. Understand I am an engineer and the test strips matching colors just don't do it for me, I need numbers to go by.
Any advice please?
Add 4 lbs of Chlorine Stabilize (pre dissolve it by putting 1.5 lbs in a panty hose in each skimmer) add
the rest after the first dissolves
wait at least 6 hours add 5 lbs of pH increase (she said we did not have to wait the 6 hrs if we did
not want to)
wait 24 hours and add 12.5 lbs of calcium hardness increaser directly broadcast all the hardner
wait 6 hours and add 12.5 lbs of calcium hardness increaser
wait 6 hours and add 12.5 lbs of calcium hardness increaser
wait 6 hours and add 12.5 lbs of calcium hardness increaser
wait 6 hours and add 12.5 lbs of calcium hardness increaser
wait 6 hours and add 12.5 lbs of calcium hardness increaser
wait 6 hours and add 10 lbs of calcium
I might add there have been no chemicals added to the pool since filling. I am going to call her tomorrow and make sure I understand the instructions but I wonder if there is anything else I need to ask.
I ordered a test kit today as recommended from this forum and was wondering if I should wait until it comes in some I can get some base numbers to work off of for future reference. Understand I am an engineer and the test strips matching colors just don't do it for me, I need numbers to go by.
Any advice please?