Brand New AG Pool Owner

[Pappy]

What kind of filter do you have? If it is a cartridge, order new ones now, or invest in a sand filter (Intex models are available on Amazon and you can order through PoolDoc's link).

You REALLY NEED to read this NOW!
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthr...p-routine-care.

This is our 3rd summer with our Intex. it was a PAIN last year because we couldn't drain and refill due to water restrictions and it was looking like this year was about to go down the same road. Then I found this site. The pool looks better right now than it did much of last year, 3 days ago it looked like Louisiana swamp water. We upgraded to a sand filter this year because we didn't want to fool with changing and cleaning cartridges. Intex SF80110 would need to run about 8 hrs a day on your pool according to the owners manual that came with mine. (Intex part #56673) It is a .5hp pump with a 14" filter that holds 55 lbs of silica sand. If you're interested in a sand filter I'll be happy to share my experience with the changeout.

[OutlawZ]

PoolDoc - First off thanks for the help and forum support

1 - Unfortunately I cannot return it but I might be able to sale it on ebay
2 - I did a lot of research back and forth and decided to take a huge step and see what happened. I added 5 gallons of bleach over 2 days, 120lbs of salt and also added 1 lb of Shock treatment that came in the start up kit last night. I checked this morning and the PH and chlorine were very high, with a red yellow test. My wife took a sample to the pool store and they showed levels were high and gave a shopping list with advice but she didnt buy anything.
FC-15.96
TC-16.58
CC-.62
PH-8.6
Alk-14
CYA-4
Iron-.1
I checked when I got home and the PH was around 7.4 and the chlorine was around 5-6 with the red yellow test.
I added 17lbs of Baking Soda and then will adjust the PH tomorrow with Acid if it goes high.
Am I on the right track?
3 - Its going to be a learning curve and Im hoping I catch on quickly
4 - Will the .1 Iron be bad? We filled with treated county drinking water
5 - Ordered a K2006 last night and will have it by Friday
6 - Should I add the Dichlor or should I stick with bleach and add stabilizer quantity from the pool calculator?


Pappy:
I have a sand filter with a 1.5hp high flo pump

[Pappy]

How big is your filter? I'm certainly no expert, but based on what I think I've learned here, you have way more pump than you need, and probably not enough filter to handle the pump.

Good luck and ENJOY!!!

[OutlawZ]

Morning Pappy,

The sand filter is a 19" with 100lbs of sand. It was sold as a package and I felt confident with what they were selling.
Does this with a 1.5hp pump sound right for a 24' X 52" = 13600 gallons?

[Pappy]

I think I've read that a 1/2 hp Hayward pump, with a 200 lb filter will work on almost any AG pool, no mater how big. I KNOW Ive read that a pump that is too strong for the filter will blow stuff THROUGH the filter sand, and 1-1/2 horses sounds to me like an awful lot for a 100 lb filter. Again I'm no expert.

[Pappy]

http://www.poolsolutions.com/gd/abov...-problems.html
Read the "Mismatched pumps and filters" section.