Pool opened, they added bags of salt to my non-salt pool?

[RichTJ99]

Hi,

the pool guys came to open my pool yesterday and my life noticed they dumped bags of things in which he assumed was shocked. Today I've been running the pool robot and it keeps getting filled with what looks like salt crystals.

is there any danger aside from the pain in the neck of salt being everywhere at the bottom of the pool?

The pool robot seems to get filled up every 20 minutes I have to empty the bag. Are there any health risks or risks to my newly renovated pool?

I had the whole pool gunite stripped and redone I did last season.

Thanks

 

[ajw22]

Are you sure it is salt? Pool salt dissolves quickly.

Could it be stabilizer? Stabilizer does not dissolve quickly.

Salt will not damage your plaster. Salt over 4000 ppm can cause corrosion around the pool. You want to Get a salt test and know how much is in your water. It effects your CSI calculation in PoolMath

 

[Casey]

Any pics of this "salt" your robot is picking up?

 

[Jimrahbe]

Rich,

I highly doubt it is salt if you can see if inside your robot.. Even big solar salt will disappears in a couple of hours.

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[RichTJ99]

Rich,

I highly doubt it is salt if you can see if inside your robot.. Even big solar salt will disappears in a couple of hours.

Thanks,

Jim R.

Hi here is a pic.

 

[mknauss]

Could it be calcium chloride? What are your test results?

 

[zea3]

Possibly calcium sulfite crystals. You are being redirected...

 

[mknauss]

So what would have they been pouring in the pool that would have resulted in calcium sulfate forming?

 

[RichTJ99]

So I have a video the opening and I see that they open the box that had a number of small packets that they dispersed in the pool and then a second box with two large bags of what I would guess was de.

According to the video they only put one bag I'll be larger de and a full box of the smaller bags with might have been 8 or more packets?

 

[RichTJ99]

But when I have the pool bots running around the pool maybe within 15 minutes, the Polaris 280 robot is so full it flops on its side due to the weight of the dust

 

[mknauss]

Packets may have been calcium hypochlorite.

Do you have any test data? Your signature shows a test kit -- can you post your data?

 

[mknauss]

@JoyfulNoise
Matt -- can an addition of cal hypo result in calcium sulfate crystals on the bottom of the pool? What conditions are needed for that to happen?

 

[JoyfulNoise]

@JoyfulNoise
Matt -- can an addition of cal hypo result in calcium sulfate crystals on the bottom of the pool? What conditions are needed for that to happen?

Very high sulfate and very high CH.

OP - can you just contact the pool builder or startup company and ask them what they added to your pool?

 

[RichTJ99]

So I did use the test kit and my results are:

Ch 125
Fc 6
Ta 75
Ph has to be 9+

I have plenty of muriatic acid ready to go but I don't know if I should be waiting until I hear back from the pool company or if I should just start getting the chemistry better

 

[RichTJ99]

So this is about 10 minutes of the Polaris pool robot running.

It is pretty close to the point where it's not able to run in a straight direction because of the weight in the bag

 

[mknauss]

I would not run the cleaner any more for now. Wait on your data.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Pour white vinegar on it. Does it fizz at all?

 

[RichTJ99]

I will check in the morning. If they put 12 of these:

HTH Super Shock Treatment, 1 lb, 12 Pack - Doheny's Pool Supplies Fast

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In my 40000 gallon pool, could that have caused the possible PH Imbalance causing the (maybe) calcium deposits?

 

[Casey]

This is why you need to take control of your pool. We're glad you're here now.

 

[Bama Rambler]

Definitely make the pool company tell you what all they put in the pool.