I opened my pool this year about 2 weeks ago, with the perma salt system. I added the tub of chemicals and one bag of salt into the pool and put in the first round of maintenance chemicals. Less than 2 weeks later, I have an algae problem!
I decided to change from perma salt to chlorine. I removed the SWG and I took a sample of water to the pool store. I was told I did not have to drain my water. Here is what I was told to add:
2 qts. Pool Magnet Plus - to get the copper out
5 lbs. alkalinity plus - Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate
1 1/2 pts. Muriatic Acid
4 lbs. Azure Calcium Hardness Increaser - Calcium Chloride
2 Gallons Liquid Pool Chlorine - Sodium Hypochlorite 12.5%
3 "Tablets" in the pool skimmer
All of these chemicals cost me over $300. I did everything they told me in the proper order and time frame. My chlorine is barely registering. I called the pool store, they told me to add 2 more gallons of liquid chlorine. I did. Chlorine is still next to nothing.
Do I need to drain half my pool and start over? If I do, how do I know I have eliminated whatever it is that is eating up my chlorine? The pool water appears clear.
What can I do to get the chlorine level up and stay up?
I decided to change from perma salt to chlorine. I removed the SWG and I took a sample of water to the pool store. I was told I did not have to drain my water. Here is what I was told to add:
2 qts. Pool Magnet Plus - to get the copper out
5 lbs. alkalinity plus - Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate
1 1/2 pts. Muriatic Acid
4 lbs. Azure Calcium Hardness Increaser - Calcium Chloride
2 Gallons Liquid Pool Chlorine - Sodium Hypochlorite 12.5%
3 "Tablets" in the pool skimmer
All of these chemicals cost me over $300. I did everything they told me in the proper order and time frame. My chlorine is barely registering. I called the pool store, they told me to add 2 more gallons of liquid chlorine. I did. Chlorine is still next to nothing.
Do I need to drain half my pool and start over? If I do, how do I know I have eliminated whatever it is that is eating up my chlorine? The pool water appears clear.
What can I do to get the chlorine level up and stay up?