Hello new to pools and testing question

pstein944

New member
May 13, 2025
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Northern NJ
Pool Size
25000
Surface
Plaster
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
Hello everyone. Moved into a house last year that has a pool (my 1st pool). It was more of a nature preserve than a pool so we did a full reno (new plaster, coping, tile and equipment, with salt generagor). Pics of the reno'd pool below. The 1st month we used the pool last year (Reno finished in late August, early Sept.) we used chlorine tabs as they said you cannot add salt until new pasture cures for the end of last season and just started salt indocternation today.

Instead of going to a pool store or getting the test tube water test kits does anyone have any experience with the auto water testers like this guy https://a.co/d/flCyA1g or this guy: https://a.co/d/bqkZ3iS ?


Also does anyone have any advise to a newbie to pool maintenance?
 

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Welcome to TFP.

as they said you cannot add salt until new pasture cures for the end of last season and just started salt indocternation today.

You only had to wait 30 days after plaster to add salt.


Instead of going to a pool store or getting the test tube water test kits does anyone have any experience with the auto water testers like this guy https://a.co/d/flCyA1g or this guy: https://a.co/d/bqkZ3iS ?

Neither is accurate.

Get the Taylor K-2006C or TFT Test Kits if you want to follow TFP Pool Care Methods.


Also does anyone have any advise to a newbie to pool maintenance?

Adopt TFP Pool Care Methods as hundreds of thousands of members have.

 
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Ajw22 thabk you for the welcome. And the advise I will look over the pool school stuff and go from there.

You only had to wait 30 days after plaster to add salt.

Correct that is what they said but after 30 days it was about time to close the pool for the winter.