My CH level is only 100 according to my K-2006 test kit. I have an older fiberglass pool with water line tile so it looks like I need to increase it to 220 to protect my tile grout according to information on this site. Before I add this to my pool, I have some questions that I was hoping someone on here could answer for me.
1. I have been comparing prices locally and Leslie's has the cheapest price since I have a coupon. I couldn't tell by looking at the label of their Hardness Plus if this was Calcium Chloride Dihydrate or just Calcium Chloride. Does anyone know which type of calcium this product is?
2. Since I'm going to need to add a lot of this to my pool, should I sprinkle it along the deep end and brush the pool afterwards, or do I need to put some in a bucket and pour it around the pool, even though it will get hot while doing so? Since I'm going to need approximately 12-17 pounds of it (depending on which type it is), I was advised by the pool store to only apply approximately 5 pounds each day to prevent cloudiness so I think that is what I'm going to do since my water is crystal clear now and I want it to stay that way.
3. Do I need to turn off my SWG before adding this product, and how long would I need to keep it off after applying it?
4. Do we need to wait to swim for any length of time after adding it?
I'd like to thank everyone on here again for all of the helpful advice you have given me over the past few weeks. The algae is gone, my water is crystal clear, and my SWG is working great so I no longer have to add liquid chlorine. Now that I have an accurate test and have learned more about pool maintenance, I'm going to monitor my pool water daily so I hopefully won't have any more algae outbreaks this summer.
1. I have been comparing prices locally and Leslie's has the cheapest price since I have a coupon. I couldn't tell by looking at the label of their Hardness Plus if this was Calcium Chloride Dihydrate or just Calcium Chloride. Does anyone know which type of calcium this product is?
2. Since I'm going to need to add a lot of this to my pool, should I sprinkle it along the deep end and brush the pool afterwards, or do I need to put some in a bucket and pour it around the pool, even though it will get hot while doing so? Since I'm going to need approximately 12-17 pounds of it (depending on which type it is), I was advised by the pool store to only apply approximately 5 pounds each day to prevent cloudiness so I think that is what I'm going to do since my water is crystal clear now and I want it to stay that way.
3. Do I need to turn off my SWG before adding this product, and how long would I need to keep it off after applying it?
4. Do we need to wait to swim for any length of time after adding it?
I'd like to thank everyone on here again for all of the helpful advice you have given me over the past few weeks. The algae is gone, my water is crystal clear, and my SWG is working great so I no longer have to add liquid chlorine. Now that I have an accurate test and have learned more about pool maintenance, I'm going to monitor my pool water daily so I hopefully won't have any more algae outbreaks this summer.
