New Pool

[aylad]

It wouldn't hurt to add stabilizer from the start--follow label directions and add enough to tet to about 20 ppm based on your gallonage, for starters. Remember that it takes a very long time to dissolve, so don't backwash or retest for a week or so. In the meantime, you can go ahead and bring your Cl up to 2-3 ppm, but you're going to have to add it daily to make it hold until your stabilizer levels start coming up.

What impact pucks would have on your pool depends a lot on your fill water. They tend to be very acidic, so if you have a constant problem with pH rising, they can be helpful in keeping it down. They will not affect your alkalinity. However, they do tend to add quite a lot of CYA over time. You can start very low with your CYA levels, then use the pucks until the CYA gets to where you want it, if it doesn't cause problems with your pH.

I wouldn't shock the pool until you know for sure the metal content--if you nave no metals in the original water, then it wouldn't hurt to shock it to 12-15 ppm, then let it drift back down to the 3 range.

Janet

[mbar]

If you are filling from a well, I would add a sequestering agent before the chlorine. Add as much or more than it calls for in the directions. If you overdose it won't hurt, but if you don't put enough in and you have metal in your water, you could get staining. Better safe than sorry!

[johnnya]

Thanks for the responses... I have not had my well water checked yet but I agree about the minerals in the water. I have a whole house filter that catches lots of sediment. Once the pool is full I will first treat it with something to handle the minerals then bring the rest of my numbers into order.
What a great place to pick up some info. THANKS! I'll post some numbers once its all set up and running.

[aylad]

Good luck, and congrats on the new pool!

Janet