HELP - Saltwater System Inital Setup - Intex 54601EG

[BigDave]

I can't think of much to add; Watermom's covered it all.

In the 5 gallon bucket, I'm guessing that the CYA made more of a white slurry than a clear solution. It's really slow to dissolve. I'd wait a few days to a week before testing for CYA, as you point out there's only a couple tests in the kit.

I suggest that you spend the first couple weeks chlorinating with bleach to learn what your pool needs then start the SWCG. Please consider defeating / removing the copper ionizer unit. Copper stains the pool and sometimes swimmers.

Do you have a K-2006 or is it on the way?

@Watermom: Perhaps you remember that I kept about 3000 ppm salt in my Intex donut just for the feel.

[QiingGuy]

@BigDave - Yes, it was a white slurry solution. I let it sit in the bucket for a couple of hours and gave it a stir about ever 15 minutes. By the time I threw it in the pool the majority had dissolved. Just went out and checked on it and I'd say there's maybe 1/4 cup left sitting on the bottom so I got it to dissolve pretty quickly.

Just checked pH and Cl and I'm sitting at Cl 5 and pH 7.5. Yesterday I probably but in about 2.5 quarts of bleach.

I found the copper ionizer and I'm trying to figure out how to disconnect. I'll stick with bleach for a couple of weeks, we bought plenty. Yes, ordered the K-2006. Thanks for your input!