- Jul 15, 2013
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Hello. I am new to trouble free pool and owning a swg system. My pool is an 18X48 soft side with sand filter that is a fresh total fill with city tap water. I added cell saver and pool start 3 - n-1 ( which adds cya to the water) upon opening the pool. I then added 60 pounds of pool salt per the manufacturer instructions. The pool has been open 2 weeks now and is crystal clear but I have a few issues and questions. My FC level is reading 0 despite adding cya twice and running my swg system on two boost cycles and regular 8 hr cycles daily. MY cya reading is 10. The ph is 8, alkalinity 220 and salt level is 3200. I have added muriatic acid twice in the past week. 1 quart the first time and 2 quarts today to hopefully lower alkalinity and ph. I have had traditional chlorine pools for years and am familiar with fixing these issues in a traditional chlorine pool but not a saltwater pool. Do I need to add chlorine until I get the issues resolved? And is there anything I need to do that I am not doing to resolve my chemistry issues? Any and all help/advice would be GREATLY appreciated!