New pool owner...this sound okay?

[BillyBumbler]

Thanks. The main reason I'm going with pucks for now is that I have read around here somewhere that a new pool benefits from the ease of pucks because you don't have to worry about high CYA levels the first year. Once the SWC comes on line I was planning on setting the CYA level around 40-50ppm even though the SWC manual states 60-80ppm (why? I have no clue. Perhaps it puts less strain on the SWC?) and then the occasional shock with Chlorine. Perhaps an automatic shock once a week is overdoing it, but where I live is VERY VERY hot in the summer, a day under 100 degrees in July is hard to come by. Wouldn't this kind of heat maybe require more frequent shocking?

[JohnT]

Perhaps an automatic shock once a week is overdoing it, but where I live is VERY VERY hot in the summer, a day under 100 degrees in July is hard to come by. Wouldn't this kind of heat maybe require more frequent shocking?

Heat has little to nothing to do with shocking frequency. You shock to get rid of combined chlorine. Usually the result of biological contaminants.

[aylad]

It won't hurt at all to shock it more frequently, but it's really not necessary IF you stay ahead of your water (thanks CarlD!) by frequent testing and adequate chlorine additions. However, if you're at all lazy about things, shocking once a week is probably a pretty good idea.

Janet