New Liner New water New chemicals?

[sjoefl01]

I just replace my liner so all of the water is new. It is groundwater. All I have added is chlorine. The calculator says it is not for setup.

Cl 3.5
PH 7.2
TA 20
CYA 0

There didn't appear to be any combined chlorine.
I've maintained the pool for about 4 years now. The PH and TA stays really constant. I know that the PH and total alkalinity play against each other. I was hoping you guys could get me started balancing this thing out.
I'll probably leave the CYA at 0 and watch the chlorine for a little while. I may want to take some water down and work on a light when it warms up some.

 

[duraleigh]

I was hoping you guys could get me started balancing this thing out.

Well, it really isn't in too bad of shape. Have you read pool school and do you know what the normal ranges should be?

 

[sjoefl01]

I know the ranges. I just wasn't sure exactly how to get the TA up without fighting the PH. I usually just have to add chlorine and a little CYA. The PH and TA have always been good. I got results from the calculator but it says not for setup.

 

[duraleigh]

Raise TA with Baking Soda. It will have very little affect on pH.