I purchased a home that was vacant all of last year so I am assuming the pool was not taken care of during that time. The water is green and you cannot see the bottom. It is an above grond 24' circle pool so most calculators put it at 13,500 gallons. It has a Voyager SwimPro 150 and a Nature 2 system. Yesterday I got the cover off the pool and hooked up the pump and filter without the nature 2 system. It has a couple of leaks from the drain plug and the top of the pump strainer assembly (I saw some air bubbles). I am going to get some replacement o-rings and o-ring lube today and retest it.
I took the water to a pool place and they tested it and gave me some instructions and I just want to know if I am on the right path. I don't have the sheet directly in front of me but he told me step 1) the alkalinity was low so I should add 25 pounds of Alkalinity up (baking soda?). What would be the best way to add this?
After that I need to get the PH in balance and there was 1 more thing, I think maybe hardness, that i had to add 30ish pounds of. I will update tonight when I get home and have the information in front of me. I got some test strips from the store but I have a TF-100 test kit on order and it should be here in a few days.
What I was going to do was add the Alkalinity up 6-7 pounds at a time pre-diluted in a bucket while the pump is running 24/7 until the levels are better on the test strips. How long should I wait in between adding the alkalinity up batches, if indeed that is the correct course to take?
I took the water to a pool place and they tested it and gave me some instructions and I just want to know if I am on the right path. I don't have the sheet directly in front of me but he told me step 1) the alkalinity was low so I should add 25 pounds of Alkalinity up (baking soda?). What would be the best way to add this?
After that I need to get the PH in balance and there was 1 more thing, I think maybe hardness, that i had to add 30ish pounds of. I will update tonight when I get home and have the information in front of me. I got some test strips from the store but I have a TF-100 test kit on order and it should be here in a few days.
What I was going to do was add the Alkalinity up 6-7 pounds at a time pre-diluted in a bucket while the pump is running 24/7 until the levels are better on the test strips. How long should I wait in between adding the alkalinity up batches, if indeed that is the correct course to take?