- Jun 15, 2019
- 23
- Pool Size
- 30000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
So much for spending all this time reading to try and perfect my pool opening with new liner. First time pool owner, just had pool liner replaced and all new equipment installed. I had my TF Pro kit with salt testing ready to go. Figured with water temps still in the 50’s and just filling the pool that I would get chlorine levels up using liquid chlorine and turn salt cell on in next couple of weeks.
I added 128 ounces of 10% liquid chlorine yesterday but per old pool math I needed 188 ounces to get up to 5ppm with a 40 cya. I was going to add more today to get to the right level and the pool guys showed up to fire up the equipment for the first time and told me they shocked the pool. I immediately told them I already added 128 ounces of chlorine and they didn’t seem to be concerned. They also added 10 40lb bags of salt and left 5 for me to add once salt level tested.
I used block tester and FC is 5 or greater. I didn’t bother wasting the other drops from the kit since I know the chlorine is elevated. I may run test that tomorrow after letting pump run. CYA is 0 so I know they didn’t add any stabilizer. PH is 7.8. TA is 6 and calcium hardness is 100.
should I add stabilizer tomorrow or should I wait for chlorine to dissipate some first? On one hand, I figure stabilizer may keep chlorine levels from dropping but on the other hand, it will reduce its effectiveness.
I added 128 ounces of 10% liquid chlorine yesterday but per old pool math I needed 188 ounces to get up to 5ppm with a 40 cya. I was going to add more today to get to the right level and the pool guys showed up to fire up the equipment for the first time and told me they shocked the pool. I immediately told them I already added 128 ounces of chlorine and they didn’t seem to be concerned. They also added 10 40lb bags of salt and left 5 for me to add once salt level tested.
I used block tester and FC is 5 or greater. I didn’t bother wasting the other drops from the kit since I know the chlorine is elevated. I may run test that tomorrow after letting pump run. CYA is 0 so I know they didn’t add any stabilizer. PH is 7.8. TA is 6 and calcium hardness is 100.
should I add stabilizer tomorrow or should I wait for chlorine to dissipate some first? On one hand, I figure stabilizer may keep chlorine levels from dropping but on the other hand, it will reduce its effectiveness.