Recent content by shah

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    Opening the pool with sticky cover

    I have 16 ft round above ground pool. Last year fall was my first time with the pool (bought it late cheap). I followed the instructions to winterize the pool, removed water until the pump intake to disconnect the pump (more than half of water stayed in the pool), and covered it with a plastic...
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    Brand New Pool with Saltwater System

    Thank you guys. I will try to bring my chemical levels to the levels specified in the article: pool-school/water_balance_saltwater_generator and go from there.
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    Brand New Pool with Saltwater System

    Hi linen, Thanks for the response. I have no idea what kind of test he used. All I saw was that he had a test tube like thingy, and some fancy stirrer that he was moving up and down and the liquid did not have any color, while telling me that CyA level is 0. Now the issue is that I don't...
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    Brand New Pool with Saltwater System

    CyA and Chlorine Vanished? Mod edit: I moved this post to your first topic here to keep all the information in one place. Thanks, moderator linen I have a brand new pool - only a couple of weeks old. I have a sand filter and saltwater system combo with capacity of 2650 gph. I have been...
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    Brand New Pool with Saltwater System

    Thank you guys for your input. I went to Leslie, and got the test done. The guy appeared to know what he was doing. He didn't push me to buy anything either which is quite the contrary to what I have been reading around here. Anyway here are my test results: FC 1 TC 1 Salt 3800 (Little...
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    Brand New Pool with Saltwater System

    I just put up a 16' round Intex Ultraframe pool. I replaced the filter it came with by a 2650 gph Sand Filter and Saltwater System combo from Intex. I ran the pump with saltwater system in BOOST mode for over 8 hours today. Here is my problem. I tested the water with the Intex test strip...