I'm new to pool maintenance the TFP way, and have learned a TON just from reading articles and searching for answers in the forums. I'm at the point where I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed and could use direct help. We opened our pool just a few days ago and have operated as a bleach pool. Dumped 110 lbs of pool salt in 27 hrs ago and wondering when I can test my salt levels and when I should turn on the SWG. Here are my latest readings:
FC: 2.5 ppm (tested today; added 11 oz 10.8% liq chlorine to get FC to 5 per Pool Math 20 min ago)
pH: 7.6 (tested today)
CYA: 60ppm (tested yesterday; dry CYA fully dissolved from sock method 3 days ago)
TA: 130ppm (tested yesterday)
CH: 90ppm (tested 2 days ago)
So my big questions are: Should I get CYA up to 70 before turning on the SWG? Was my CYA test yesterday accurate or should I test again before adding more CYA? (Only have enough for 6 CYA tests with my Taylor K-2006 kit) If I add more CYA do the kids have to stay out of the pool while it's dissolving? Should I try to get TA down? How do I do that? When can I test for pool salt? When do I turn on the SWG?
Just feeling a bit overwhelmed at this point as kids are anxious to get in but not sure where to go now with my test results and salt already in the pool (amount on the conservative side) with SWG not turned on yet. Thank you!
FC: 2.5 ppm (tested today; added 11 oz 10.8% liq chlorine to get FC to 5 per Pool Math 20 min ago)
pH: 7.6 (tested today)
CYA: 60ppm (tested yesterday; dry CYA fully dissolved from sock method 3 days ago)
TA: 130ppm (tested yesterday)
CH: 90ppm (tested 2 days ago)
So my big questions are: Should I get CYA up to 70 before turning on the SWG? Was my CYA test yesterday accurate or should I test again before adding more CYA? (Only have enough for 6 CYA tests with my Taylor K-2006 kit) If I add more CYA do the kids have to stay out of the pool while it's dissolving? Should I try to get TA down? How do I do that? When can I test for pool salt? When do I turn on the SWG?
Just feeling a bit overwhelmed at this point as kids are anxious to get in but not sure where to go now with my test results and salt already in the pool (amount on the conservative side) with SWG not turned on yet. Thank you!