New Pool...help

[Obrien809]

And I thought jumping out of planes was stressful...thats got nothing on balancing pool chemistry. Been using this site for a while to help get the chlorine chemistry correct.

Just converted my pool to salt. Everything was balanced and running great and now its going haywire
Can't even get a reading for FC and the kit I have tells you to keep adding DPD until it shows pink but it never does.

FC: 0 ?
CC: Unk
PH: 7.6
Salt: 3.2 and SWG running at 75%
Alkalinity: 175
Calcium: 350
CYA: 50

I shocked it last night with 4lbs of shock

Need to get this thing leveled before my wife signs us up for a maintenance contract
Thanks in advance for the help!!
Tom

 

[woodyp]

add some plain old bleach to take you to at least an FC of 4.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

STOP using anything that is a granular product, even if it calls itself "shock" because all that is doing is adding some chlorine but also yet more CYA or calcium which you don't want or need if you're trying to clear a green pool.

You need plain, unscented, un-thickened, non-Clorox branded bleach from the grocery store. And you need to perform a SLAM procedure to clear your pool of algae.
Directions to SLAM --> SLAM Process

As a sidenote, you may want to get the mineral pack out of there also as it is adding metals to your pool which cause staining.

Maddie

 

[Obrien809]

Thanks. The pool is clear.
According to the Chlorine/ CYA chart and Poolmath, that's an awful let of bleach. Better take the truck to Walmart.

So I don't need the expensive mineral cartridge?

 

[woodyp]

So I don't need the expensive mineral cartridge?

-----NOPE!