We’re having a fiberglass inground pool installed in May. It will be salt water and we live in Central Texas. We’ve never owned or maintained pools. Can anyone recommend/link a good thread for proper water maintenance in this type of pool?
It will be salt water
It's hard to know when we don't know your other equipment, see my 1st post, sizing is very important (how many gallons is your pool), type of pump, if you are using automation, there are quite a few options so try to find out your pool info and get back to us.
It's hard to know when we don't know your other equipment, see my 1st post, sizing is very important (how many gallons is your pool), type of pump, if you are using automation, there are quite a few options so try to find out your pool info and get back to us.
Hello mah2496! If you haven't done so already, make sure to bookmark the vital links below in my sig. They will serve you (and your pool shell) just fine. We have the Viking Poseidon and love it. I'm not aware of any excessive iron from the Edwards aquifer, so you should be okay. If you're curious, you can always check-out your local water report or take a fresh hose sample somewhere to check for iron. But I love my TF-100 with speedstir, and you will too. Make sure to have that on-hand on day one as the water is going in. You won't use the in-line chlorinator much as pucks are stabilized and increase your CYA on their own waaaayyyyy too fast. Your SWG will work wonders for you. Practice in advance with the Poolmath calculator as well. Lastly, I always keep a couple gallons of HEB's regular Bravo bleach on-hand just in case the FC needs a bump. You might too until you get the SWG dialed in.Can anyone recommend/link a good thread for proper water maintenance in this type of pool?
You're absolutely correct. But the fact that your signature shows one (in-line chlorinator) means your installer is adding it to the plumbing. I was just highlighting that you really won't need to use it. Since you will have an SWG, you're covered for trips away from home, so you may never open that lid. I haven't opened mine in probably 3 years.I was under the impression that I wouldn’t use/need chlorine pucks for my pool. I was told I just needed to add salt to the pool. Am I misunderstanding something?
Is it possible that your builder is just putting salt in the water and you are not actually getting a salt water generator (SWG)? Do you know if there is actually a salt water generator, based on your pool size you probably want a 30K+
Completely different things. The in-line chlorinator is just a small (vertical) cylinder items installed in the plumbing that holds chlorine tablets. An SWG is also installed in the plumbing line, but is smaller and has access to power to generate free chlorine from salt water. Either will work with your pool, but you'll want to confirm so you know how to plan later. The SWG will generate free chlorine without any assistance from you. The in-line chlorinator (with tabs) is only used for short-term chlorinating because the tabs increase your stabilizer levels in the water (bad). If you don't have a SWG, you'll be adding chlorine (aka bleach) to the pool manually. Not a deal breaker, but you need to know.I wasn’t sure if the in-line auto chlorinator would serve as the SWG.
My builder said he miscommunicated. I will have a salt cell rather than an in-line auto chlorinator.