Salt System newbie

[BigTallGuy]

As I wrote, the reason for the higher CYA for an SWG pool is to reduce the rate of pH rise by reducing the rate of chlorine consumption thereby letting you lower your SWG on-time.

If you are not experiencing a pH rise that you find intolerable, adding a lot of acid every week, then you can certainly leave your CYA at 50 ppm and keep your FC at least at 2.5 ppm if not 3 ppm minimum. That's perfectly fine and is totally up to you. I was only explaining why a higher CYA is usually done in most SWG pools -- it is a legitimate reason that works well in most cases.

I have come an unbelievably long way since I joined this forum and I just wanted to post an all around Thank you to everyone, especially CarlD, Chem Geek, Watermom, and Ben (for providing and maintaining this forum). THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND TOLERATING THE NEWBIE.

My most recent stats are as follows:

CYA 50-55
FC - 3.0 (morning reading)
TC - 3.0
pH - 7.4 - 7.6

I now run the system for 5 hours a day, which is pretty close to what I ran it for using traditional Chlorine, and my SWCG is set at 80% output. This gives me a FC reading of 2.0 at sunset. I have only added less than 1 gallon of muriatic acid since I bought the box over 3 weeks ago (I hope this stuff don't go bad in the box). It only seems to require a cup or two every third day. So I would almost say this is a tolerable level.

The Crux of the issue is this. I went from "Turn it on for 12 hours a day and forget it" to a properly maintained, sparkling clean pool WITH NO BURNING EYES, and an electric bill that is as it was.

The only problem I have now is convincing my wife that I am not an excessive/compulsive pool fanatic.

[zmachines]

Hi BTDG (And others!),

This is my first post as a member and I just wanted to say I have been reading a lot over the past few days and I pretty much fall into BTDG shoes (as far as pools go .
I am a pool newbie with a SWG system (AutoPilot), all fresh and new and I decided at the last second to go this route because of this forum.
I plan to follow the advice given by the members to BTDG to get my pool going. I'm sure I'll have questions, but these four pages of post really hit home with my setup.

Just wanted to say Hi and Thanks!
Michael

[Watermom]

Hi, Michael! Just wanted to say hello and glad to have you here on the forum. It is a great place to learn and we are happy you found us!

[BigTallGuy]

Hi BTDG (And others!),

This is my first post as a member and I just wanted to say I have been reading a lot over the past few days and I pretty much fall into BTDG shoes (as far as pools go .
I am a pool newbie with a SWG system (AutoPilot), all fresh and new and I decided at the last second to go this route because of this forum.
I plan to follow the advice given by the members to BTDG to get my pool going. I'm sure I'll have questions, but these four pages of post really hit home with my setup.

Just wanted to say Hi and Thanks!
Michael

Hi Mike. Welcome. You came to the right place. This is the most incredible Forum. There is tons of support, knowledge, good information, tips, and world re-nowned experts to answer your questions all under one roof. Good Luck.