Hi everyone- just getting my feet wet here and want to make sure I'm headed in the right direction. This is my first pool and I've been reading a ton on this site in the forums and pool school.
Where I am now/What I've done:
I bought a test kit (Leslie's similar to the K-2005 kit) but am waiting on my FAS/DPD kit from TFTestkits to arrive. Also, my R-0002 DPD Reagent is brown which I've rad means it's bad, so I can't even do a reliable DPD test to see what my chlorine levels are. My salt level is at 2000, which is too low for my SW system to activate the cell.
I had the pool opened by a local pool company about 9 days ago. There were tons of leaves and about a foot of water on top of the cover that got dumped into the pool and turned it brown. The pool guy shocked it to blue and now it is green and cloudy.
I've been running the pump pretty much full time since the cover came off. Keeping a close eye on pressure and skimmer baskets.
Plans:
I plan to have the pool company come back soon to do a cleaning, and in the meantime will be scooping out leaves on a daily basis. I also plan to test everything and report back here with numbers for help in getting the water cleared up.
Questions:
1. Should I stop running the pump? The SWG isn't doing anything but I'm thinking there is some benefit to circulating the water, and allowing the filters to work.
2. Should I add salt now or wait for test results and/or pool cleaning?
3. I was told to fill the pool to the top before the cleaning, should I do that before testing and adding salt?
Where I am now/What I've done:
I bought a test kit (Leslie's similar to the K-2005 kit) but am waiting on my FAS/DPD kit from TFTestkits to arrive. Also, my R-0002 DPD Reagent is brown which I've rad means it's bad, so I can't even do a reliable DPD test to see what my chlorine levels are. My salt level is at 2000, which is too low for my SW system to activate the cell.
I had the pool opened by a local pool company about 9 days ago. There were tons of leaves and about a foot of water on top of the cover that got dumped into the pool and turned it brown. The pool guy shocked it to blue and now it is green and cloudy.
I've been running the pump pretty much full time since the cover came off. Keeping a close eye on pressure and skimmer baskets.
Plans:
I plan to have the pool company come back soon to do a cleaning, and in the meantime will be scooping out leaves on a daily basis. I also plan to test everything and report back here with numbers for help in getting the water cleared up.
Questions:
1. Should I stop running the pump? The SWG isn't doing anything but I'm thinking there is some benefit to circulating the water, and allowing the filters to work.
2. Should I add salt now or wait for test results and/or pool cleaning?
3. I was told to fill the pool to the top before the cleaning, should I do that before testing and adding salt?