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This is nearly the same profile as our build last year. Checkout the multi year thread if you are interested in seeing pics. We have young children so it has worked out really well and use all depths. If I didn’t have kids, I would have reconsidered the 6’ depth.

Pool/spa is crystal clear. Thanks for everyone’s help getting to this point. Image is at 6’ depth from 4’ above water surface.

Slowly moved CH up over the past few days. Almost at 200 and after todays dose, likely there. FC 4.5 (loses about 2 per day) TA 80 CH 175-200 CYA 30 pH 7.6 Temp 80 CSI -.27 PB is supposed to come out today or tomorrow to finish spa startup and fix SWG drip leak.

Oh alright, that’s longer than we expected. We have a heater, so that will help keep it swimmable. What month would be normal for opening?

PB is trying to schedule free “pool closing.” Is there any gotchas to be on the lookout for? We haven’t hit the 2 wk mark and many of the start up activities are incomplete + the pool cover core holes for the springs haven’t been installed yet. I suspect sometime in October would make sense...

By the way, this guy loves lounging by the pool.

Got some Clorox CH from Walmart and says add 1/3 (4 lbs bag)in deep end every 6 hrs until increases to target range

Will the CH rise on its own while plaster is curing?

I’ll check out the solid stabilizer thanks! I added CYA last night followed by LC. Lots of sun yesterday and more today. Current numbers: FC 3 TA 80 CYA 30 CH 125 pH 7.5

I’ve noticed this today. Put in a gallon of LC and hasn’t held at all. So adding a gallon of CYA all around the pool at once to get it around 30 ppm should help here right?

Warranty is through builder for the quartz plaster. The plaster bag mentioned CYA range less than 50 ppm for first 30 days

It’s a hand provided book from the big box PB

Traditional

Startup instructions said no stabilizer until day 14.. FC did drop back to .5 overnight. Added around 40 oz LC this morning and back to 3.5 FC. 1 hr later, down to between 2.5 and 3 FC. Another hr later, down to 1.5 FC

Been adding since early AM and now finished adding the gallon. Now currently at 2.5 FC and .5 CC.

Gotcha. Is it adequate to pour a gallon of 10% liquid chlorine throughout the pool or should I spread out the application? Also not quite at the 2 week mark where stabilizer is recommended, so I suspect the FC will be lowered quickly in the 90 degree sunny weather and pool party tomorrow

On day 9 of plaster.. I’ve been unable to get FC to exceed .5 with the 4 pucks in each of the two floaters (total 8). pH and TA seem relatively stable with a few cups of daily acid and occasional (twice a week a few lbs) baking soda. Would liquid chlorine help here prior to SWG at day 30? TA 70...

Good call. I picked up floaters

I will be out of town for 4 days and my spouse is very busy so I will say thanks now for any support next Friday when these numbers are all over the place! Anything I can do to prep being gone besides putting chlorine tablets in the skimmers?

Update from this mornings tests prior to brushing. Note: the spillway is running 24/7 and we didn’t resist the urge to swim last night for 30 mins. Following test: added 24 oz muriatic acid and beginning brushing.

4 lbs added. TA at 80

Good point, I suspect it’s closer to 12.5-13

Should the baking soda be added all at once or over time?

Results attached! FC .5 pH 7.5 TA 30 CH 100 CC .5 CYA 0 I do have CYA on hand now and I’ve connected pool math with logs!