As of today, I am the proud owner of a new pool full of water! We owned a pool at a previous house, but did not follow TFP methods. This time I’m doing things right from day one!
Our PB left last night after the first water delivery, and isn’t able to come turn the equipment on until tomorrow. The water is looking cloudy, but not too bad considering the bits of dirt that couldn’t be helped. I’m told it was spring water with chlorine added, and current test results are FC 6.4, pH 8.0, TA 130, CYA 0 (I think.. test was as clear as plain water), salt less than 200ppm. Pool will be a salt pool, but the SWG won’t be running and salt will not be added until tomorrow.
Questions:
1. Those levels are okay to jump in for a bit today, right? We’re obviously eager to swim, running equipment or not!
2. Is there any recommended way to get some CYA in there now? Can I, like, float around while squeezing it out of the sock? Or does it need to wait until tomorrow? Should I be worrying about the pH or TA yet, or should I wait on those, too?
3. The project finished a month later than we anticipated, so I now only have a week and a half to get things balanced to a point that I can leave them for a 2 week vacation that was planned by extended family long before the pool and can’t be changed. The SWG will be a big help there, I know, but any other tips? I could set up a camera or have someone check in on it and empty the skimmer, but no one will have pool experience or be willing to run tests.
Thank you!!
Our PB left last night after the first water delivery, and isn’t able to come turn the equipment on until tomorrow. The water is looking cloudy, but not too bad considering the bits of dirt that couldn’t be helped. I’m told it was spring water with chlorine added, and current test results are FC 6.4, pH 8.0, TA 130, CYA 0 (I think.. test was as clear as plain water), salt less than 200ppm. Pool will be a salt pool, but the SWG won’t be running and salt will not be added until tomorrow.
Questions:
1. Those levels are okay to jump in for a bit today, right? We’re obviously eager to swim, running equipment or not!
2. Is there any recommended way to get some CYA in there now? Can I, like, float around while squeezing it out of the sock? Or does it need to wait until tomorrow? Should I be worrying about the pH or TA yet, or should I wait on those, too?
3. The project finished a month later than we anticipated, so I now only have a week and a half to get things balanced to a point that I can leave them for a 2 week vacation that was planned by extended family long before the pool and can’t be changed. The SWG will be a big help there, I know, but any other tips? I could set up a camera or have someone check in on it and empty the skimmer, but no one will have pool experience or be willing to run tests.
Thank you!!
