Shopping list for pool supply. First time pool person

[sarahp1957]

I'm going to the pool supply store today. First time entering this kind of business. I am starting a list of what to get:

1. TF 100 test kit
2. pH meter
3. liquid chlorine
4. new brush


How much chlorine should I buy?
Anything else I should look at?

Thanks!

 

[GOONiE]

You won't find the tf100 at a pool store.

 

[sarahp1957]

Ugh...okay. Has to be ordered online?

 

[GOONiE]

TF-100 Test Kit â„¢ or https://www.amazon.com/TFTestkits-TF-100-Test-kit/dp/B01M4NLLR4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1529430326&sr=8-1&keywords=tf100+test+kit

 

[Perpetual summer]

If you have trees around, I find a leaf rake more useful than a leaf skimmer.

 

[sarahp1957]

Thanks, Goonie. Just ordered one. Hopefully it gets here fast.

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If you have trees around, I find a leaf rake more useful than a leaf skimmer.

I have pine trees. A million of 'em!

 

[BMK]

Lots of pine trees close by?? I would add skimmer socks (or hairnets) to your list asap.

 

[Mendy48]

Don't go to the pool store... All you need is Chlorine & CYA (stabilizer). Muriatic Acid and Borax to manage PH on a periodic basis as needed.

Get your test kit (TF-100 or Taylor K-2006C). We recommend the TF100 from TFTestKits.net or the Taylor K-2006C. It's not at the pool store. The TF-100 has the FAS/DPD where you can test for your pH. LC you can get at Walmart (10%). Once you get your test kit, post your numbers here. You should test for:


FC - Free Chlorine
CC - Combined Chlorine
PH - Acidity/Basicity
TA - Total Alkalinity
CH - Calcium Hardness
CYA - Cyanuric Acid

I'm going to the pool supply store today. First time entering this kind of business. I am starting a list of what to get:

1. TF 100 test kit
2. pH meter
3. liquid chlorine
4. new brush


How much chlorine should I buy?
Anything else I should look at?

Thanks!

 

[sarahp1957]

Don't go to the pool store... All you need is Chlorine & CYA (stabilizer). Muriatic Acid and Borax to manage PH on a periodic basis as needed.

Get your test kit (TF-100 or Taylor K-2006C). We recommend the TF100 from TFTestKits.net or the Taylor K-2006C. It's not at the pool store. The TF-100 has the FAS/DPD where you can test for your pH. LC you can get at Walmart (10%). Once you get your test kit, post your numbers here. You should test for:


FC - Free Chlorine
CC - Combined Chlorine
PH - Acidity/Basicity
TA - Total Alkalinity
CH - Calcium Hardness
CYA - Cyanuric Acid

Where can I get CYA, Muriatic acid and Borax?

 

[tominabox1]

Where can I get CYA, Muriatic acid and Borax?

Walmart caries CYA in granular form in the pool section, Borax is in the laundry section, and muriatic acid can be had at Home Depot. I found some by the outdoor tools section, or plumbing or something...on an outer wall. You probably have to ask. Might be by paint too. Or the pool store (thats where I got mine).

 

[1RtBstrd]

Some of the big box stores will carry CYA (Clorox Stabilizer) during pool season. Muriatic acid can be found in most stores with paint section, and Borax will be found in the laundry detergent aisle.

 

[mknauss]

Welcome to the forum! :handshake:

In San Francisco it is doubtful you will need borax.

CYA, Liquid Chlorine, and muriatic acid. Get two bottles of CYA powder ( you will not need it all but it stores forever), 5 gallons of Liquid Chlorine, and one gallon of MA.

That is a start. Is this a fresh fill?

Take care.