Hello All! Thank you for taking me in! I stalked these forms for only a short time before deciding now is the time to really get to know my pool.
Back history - I became a pool owner 3 years ago and used the pucks at the advice of the local pool store. I had "no trouble" until last summer when I began to learn all of the many colors of algae. I have since seen the light so to speak and am on board with the TFP teachings. I've read up on the basics and I am ready to take my pool into my own hands.
I just replumbed from the ground up to fix a rats nest the previous owners left me (photos attached for show and tell), and I installed my first SWG (Jandy truclear) while I was at it. I also had to drain my pool and refill as the CYA was outrageous (I never got a good original reading but it was well over 300!)
For anyone who would like to assist me, I simply want to know the sequential steps I need to take to open my pool as a salt pool this year. Specifically, the sequence I need to handle the following imbalances before adding my salt. I understand the level of salt I need for my system (Jandy says 3000ppm, TFP says to add 200-400ppm to manufacturer's recommendations), . I also have an algae bloom that I'll need to SLAM, so....
Here are my CURRENT readings:
FC: 0
PH: 7.9
TA: 175
CYA: 75
CH: 450
Salt: 370
Do I handle the imbalances, then SLAM, then salt? Or another order?
Back history - I became a pool owner 3 years ago and used the pucks at the advice of the local pool store. I had "no trouble" until last summer when I began to learn all of the many colors of algae. I have since seen the light so to speak and am on board with the TFP teachings. I've read up on the basics and I am ready to take my pool into my own hands.
I just replumbed from the ground up to fix a rats nest the previous owners left me (photos attached for show and tell), and I installed my first SWG (Jandy truclear) while I was at it. I also had to drain my pool and refill as the CYA was outrageous (I never got a good original reading but it was well over 300!)
For anyone who would like to assist me, I simply want to know the sequential steps I need to take to open my pool as a salt pool this year. Specifically, the sequence I need to handle the following imbalances before adding my salt. I understand the level of salt I need for my system (Jandy says 3000ppm, TFP says to add 200-400ppm to manufacturer's recommendations), . I also have an algae bloom that I'll need to SLAM, so....
Here are my CURRENT readings:
FC: 0
PH: 7.9
TA: 175
CYA: 75
CH: 450
Salt: 370
Do I handle the imbalances, then SLAM, then salt? Or another order?
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