Hi all,
I live in FL so pool never closes. I was down with the Flu and neglected my poor pool so of course I was rewarded with a green pool. I was on the fence about a SWG and I thought I could do the chlorine liquid long term. Well this sickness was the final straw. I ordered a Circupool Edge-25 yesterday for my 10,000 gal pool and plan to install it on Friday.
Here is what I have so far.
1. Got water tested at pool store for existing salt level. Ordered some test strips to have on hand.
Results were 1200. Will add enough salt per Pool Math to bring pool up to approx 3500. Should have salt in at least 24 hours prior to SWG install.
2. Currently, CYA is very low, but we had a solar cover on so it hasn't been a big deal.
I will use Pool Math to bring CYA up to 70-90 after my current SLAM is done (getting close, pool is blue,cloudy)
3. Will run a full panel of tests before starting the SWG and I have the "Water Balance for SWGs" article.
4. Will wire the SWG into our intermatic timer. This shouldn't be too hard, correct??
I think I have everything for right now, unless anyone has advice? I know to test FC daily until we have the SWG dialed in.
Currently we have the pump running 12 hours per day (variable speed) but I might knock this down some. Might be overkill for winter (less use) and because of the cover. We have a pool cage so no debris. Any recommendations?
Thanks everyone for their input and this website. Friends/family pay for a pool service ($50 a month) where a SWG is installed as part of their service. We thought about that at first, but I got the SWG on sale for $740 so it made he most economical sense to buy/install our own. The pool store wanted $1300 for SWG/install.
I live in FL so pool never closes. I was down with the Flu and neglected my poor pool so of course I was rewarded with a green pool. I was on the fence about a SWG and I thought I could do the chlorine liquid long term. Well this sickness was the final straw. I ordered a Circupool Edge-25 yesterday for my 10,000 gal pool and plan to install it on Friday.
Here is what I have so far.
1. Got water tested at pool store for existing salt level. Ordered some test strips to have on hand.
Results were 1200. Will add enough salt per Pool Math to bring pool up to approx 3500. Should have salt in at least 24 hours prior to SWG install.
2. Currently, CYA is very low, but we had a solar cover on so it hasn't been a big deal.
I will use Pool Math to bring CYA up to 70-90 after my current SLAM is done (getting close, pool is blue,cloudy)
3. Will run a full panel of tests before starting the SWG and I have the "Water Balance for SWGs" article.
4. Will wire the SWG into our intermatic timer. This shouldn't be too hard, correct??
I think I have everything for right now, unless anyone has advice? I know to test FC daily until we have the SWG dialed in.
Currently we have the pump running 12 hours per day (variable speed) but I might knock this down some. Might be overkill for winter (less use) and because of the cover. We have a pool cage so no debris. Any recommendations?
Thanks everyone for their input and this website. Friends/family pay for a pool service ($50 a month) where a SWG is installed as part of their service. We thought about that at first, but I got the SWG on sale for $740 so it made he most economical sense to buy/install our own. The pool store wanted $1300 for SWG/install.