- Jul 8, 2019
- 86
- Pool Size
- 12500
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Solaxx (Saltron) Reliant / Purechlor R5
I took a water sample from my newly setup pool to the local shop and they measured the CH at 0 and recommended I add something like 33lbs of calcium chloride. I did lots of reading and found one website (besides here) that says CH doesn’t matter in a vinyl pool and many others mentioned that low CH can indeed make a vinyl liner brittle over time. Since the calcium was cheap, I bought 25lbs and added it since I figure it can’t hurt.
Questions is, does CH really matter in a vinyl pool?
Side question: after a week of swimming before adding calcium my wife said her hair was VERY dry. I also read that adding minerals like calcium can make the water less aggressive and I assume that would include stripping minerals from hair perhaps also? Any truth in that?
Questions is, does CH really matter in a vinyl pool?
Side question: after a week of swimming before adding calcium my wife said her hair was VERY dry. I also read that adding minerals like calcium can make the water less aggressive and I assume that would include stripping minerals from hair perhaps also? Any truth in that?