Checking test results

[ekadd]

First off thanks too everyone on this site for feedback and all the resources that are available. I'm on my second year being a pool owner. Last year went pretty well in terms of maintaining the water. The only things I needed to add to the water last year were stabilizer and muriatic acid. I just wanted to check in with my recent test results and make sure I'm on the right track.

From Sunday my tests results were:

FC 4
CC 0.5
PH 7.5
TA 80
CH 200
CYA 70
Salt 2,800

I increased the salt generation level on my salt system to increase the FC a little. My main questions have to do with CH and the Salt level:

1) I think the CH is a little low and was going to add about 2.5 kg's of this Calcium Boost product Aquarius Step 1 Calcium Boost, 2-kg | Canadian Tire, and
2) Do I need to add any salt to the pool or is that level I tested ok? If not now, at what level do I need to consider adding salt?

I was also considering adding a little more stabilizer to bring up the CYA slightly, but that isn't something I'm worried about.

Any feedback and/or tips are greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

[frustratedpoolmom]

If you have the SWG manual, read their recommendation for the salt level. It seems borderline to me, that if you were to get rainwater dilution, the salt would go low and you risk it not producing chlorine...

Not sure you needed to increase the %output, 4 is just fine for a salt pool. What is your concern there? Are you not seeing steady levels?

I would not increase the CYA, 70 is great.

 

[ekadd]

Thanks for the reply. I will refer back to the manual. No real concern, just thought the FC was a touch low.

Any suggestion on the CH level? Should I raise the CH level?

 

[frustratedpoolmom]

You can, it does help protect the fiberglass surface, a typical recommendation is 250 for fiberglass.