Here is my list I will post in the shed so I can open/close on my own.....All opinions and correction suggestions welcome.
Pool Shutdown Instructions:
1) Drain Pool To 1 Foot Below Skimmers
2) Shut Of All Power To All Equipment
3) Open Bottom Drain Valve At Back Of Filter To Outside Until Empty
4) Remove Two Plugs On Bottom Left Of Pump Until Empty-Leave Out
5) After Filter And Pump Are Drained, Open Filter And Clean Cartridges/Housing.
6) Reassemble Filter
7) Shut Filter Drain Valve To Outside To Prevent Mice.
8) With Wet/Dry Vacuum On Reverse, Blow Out Water Using Open Heater Line 2nd From Filter.
9) When Steady Air Is Coming Out Of Pool Returns, 2nd Person Plugs Returns.
10) Install Blue Skimmer Expansion Tubes-1 For Each Skimmer
Pool Startup Instructions:
1) Replace Plugs In Bottom Left Side Of Pump-Tighten
2) Remove 3 Return Pool Plugs
3) Remove 2 Skimmer Expansion Tubes
4) Fill Pool To ½ Way Up Both Skimmers
5) Prime Pump-Fill Water In Basket And Reseal
6) Run Pump Until No Air Is Coming Out Of Returns
7) Bleed Air From Top Valve Of Filter Until Solid Water-Repeat As Necessary
8) Add Metal Free-Wait 1 Day
9) Shock with 3 Gallons 9% or 2 Gallons 12%-Wait One Day.
10) Vacuum Pool
11) Shut Down And Clean Filter
12) Restart And Run-Adjust All Other Chemicals
To Vacuum Pool:
1) Assemble Vacuum With Hose-Blue End On Vacuum
2) Close Two Return Valves Leave One Open
3) Put One End Of Vacuum Hose To Remaining Open Return To Fill Vacuum Hose
4) When Hose Is Full Close One Skimmer And Open All 3 Return Valves
5) Attach Back Of Vacuum To Open Skimmer And Vacuum
6) Remove Vacuum And Store
7) Open All Skimmer And Return Valves
Reminders:
Add Descaler if Salt Cell Shows Signs of Scaling/Minerals
When Filter Pressure Shows 14-16 PSI-Clean Filter
Add Salt Per Table: 18’ x 36’ 26,500 Gal. Pool:
Salt Level Before Addition (PPM) 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
Salt To Add (Lbs.) 759 651 542 434 325 217 108 0
Ideal Chemistry Levels:
Salt Target 3200-3600 ppm (Above Optimum Level): 200-400 ppm
Free Available Chlorine: [FC] 3.0 - 5.0 ppm
pH: [pH] 7.5 – 7.8
Total Alkalinity: [TA] 60 – 80 ppm
Calcium Hardness: [CH] 50 – 300 ppm
Stabilizer (Cyanuric Acid): [CYA] 70 – 80 ppm
Pool Shutdown Instructions:
1) Drain Pool To 1 Foot Below Skimmers
2) Shut Of All Power To All Equipment
3) Open Bottom Drain Valve At Back Of Filter To Outside Until Empty
4) Remove Two Plugs On Bottom Left Of Pump Until Empty-Leave Out
5) After Filter And Pump Are Drained, Open Filter And Clean Cartridges/Housing.
6) Reassemble Filter
7) Shut Filter Drain Valve To Outside To Prevent Mice.
8) With Wet/Dry Vacuum On Reverse, Blow Out Water Using Open Heater Line 2nd From Filter.
9) When Steady Air Is Coming Out Of Pool Returns, 2nd Person Plugs Returns.
10) Install Blue Skimmer Expansion Tubes-1 For Each Skimmer
Pool Startup Instructions:
1) Replace Plugs In Bottom Left Side Of Pump-Tighten
2) Remove 3 Return Pool Plugs
3) Remove 2 Skimmer Expansion Tubes
4) Fill Pool To ½ Way Up Both Skimmers
5) Prime Pump-Fill Water In Basket And Reseal
6) Run Pump Until No Air Is Coming Out Of Returns
7) Bleed Air From Top Valve Of Filter Until Solid Water-Repeat As Necessary
8) Add Metal Free-Wait 1 Day
9) Shock with 3 Gallons 9% or 2 Gallons 12%-Wait One Day.
10) Vacuum Pool
11) Shut Down And Clean Filter
12) Restart And Run-Adjust All Other Chemicals
To Vacuum Pool:
1) Assemble Vacuum With Hose-Blue End On Vacuum
2) Close Two Return Valves Leave One Open
3) Put One End Of Vacuum Hose To Remaining Open Return To Fill Vacuum Hose
4) When Hose Is Full Close One Skimmer And Open All 3 Return Valves
5) Attach Back Of Vacuum To Open Skimmer And Vacuum
6) Remove Vacuum And Store
7) Open All Skimmer And Return Valves
Reminders:
Add Descaler if Salt Cell Shows Signs of Scaling/Minerals
When Filter Pressure Shows 14-16 PSI-Clean Filter
Add Salt Per Table: 18’ x 36’ 26,500 Gal. Pool:
Salt Level Before Addition (PPM) 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
Salt To Add (Lbs.) 759 651 542 434 325 217 108 0
Ideal Chemistry Levels:
Salt Target 3200-3600 ppm (Above Optimum Level): 200-400 ppm
Free Available Chlorine: [FC] 3.0 - 5.0 ppm
pH: [pH] 7.5 – 7.8
Total Alkalinity: [TA] 60 – 80 ppm
Calcium Hardness: [CH] 50 – 300 ppm
Stabilizer (Cyanuric Acid): [CYA] 70 – 80 ppm
