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    Getting started - Intex 16x48

    Added CYA last night. It appears to be dissolving. I am running the filter a lot. Should it just be on all the time, or are there preferred cycle times? Would it make sense to test the water at this stage with the basic strips that came with the SWG? There is a iron strip, and 3-way strip with...
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    Getting started - Intex 16x48

    I could add it tonight. I have read here to put the stabilizer in a sock. Is that right? THe calculator says that it can take up to a week for the CYA to dissolve. Can the pool be used during that time?
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    Getting started - Intex 16x48

    Thank you! I bought some HDX stabilizer at the Home Depot. THe label says it is 99% pure. The SWG manual says to add 1.3 pounds. I just started running the SWG tonight. Should I put the CYA in tomorrow morning? We will have to stay out of the pool another 24 hours while adding the CYA, right...
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    Getting started - Intex 16x48

    We are just starting up out Intex pool. THe pp0ol is filled and we followed the instructions for the Intex SWG and salt is dissolving in the pool at this time. Pool: Intex 16x48 Ultra - 5,016 Gal Pump: Intex 635T SWG: Intex cs8110 There are 125 lbs of salt in the pool per the cs8110...