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Hi, I recently started maintaining a pool with an SWG. The plaster recently finished curing for the first 30 days so the pool builder added the salt so that the salt cell could be turned on. I've been using a test kit to manage the pool and knew based on the recommendations here that I would...

Hi, I'm currently in construction of a pool. We will be using a salt-water chlorine generator and we had communicated this to our builder. I had been under the impression that because we were using an SWCG that we would not need an automatic chlorinator (trichlor dispenser). A few days ago when...

We will be building a pool soon and have decided to go with an SWG. I tested the calcium hardness and TA of water coming out of the outside faucet and got: CH 200 ppm TA 120 ppm I saw that in the Water Balance for SWGs that I should aim for a TA of 60-80 ppm. My fill water is obviously higher...

Hi, I just ordered my first test kit and I'm attempting to learn how to test my water in preparation for owning a pool. I saw this warning in the test kit: When it comes to staining everything, is this only before it is mixed with the water or should I watch out when pouring the solution down...

Hi, I've been using the forums to help me learn about pool maintenance and chemistry before my wife and I build a new pool in a house we bought recently. We've never owned a pool before so this process has been a lot of firsts for the both of us. I had a few questions about pool equipment so...