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Shock the pool with a normal shock. Check the chlorine level after three hours. If the pool is still not holding chlorine, Triple shock the pool and test the level in three hours. Repeat as necessary. If you have a salt system, turn the system to 100% in addition to using granular chlorine. When doing this, our goal is to get the chlorine level off the charts high i.e. the color of your chlorine when testing it should be a dark orange or red. Once you obtain this high level of chlorine you want to make sure to keep an eye on it. Continue to test your water daily for the next week. If you notice a drop in the chlorine level over night there is probably still something in the water eating the chlorine.

You are going to want to put algaecide and a mineral sequestering agent in the pool to treat the water. The quantity of chemicals you put in depends on how much water you have added. If it is a completely fresh fill, we typically add about 3 quarts of a mineral treatment and 1 quart of algaecide. If there are a lot of minerals in your water you may want to add more mineral treatment. DO NOT SHOCK THE POOL FOR AT LEAST 2 DAYS AFTER FILLING IT WITH FRESH WATER.

You should be using 4oz-8oz of algaecide per 10,000 gallons of water weekly. If algae is present in the water you are going to use a full quart of algaecide and shock the pool heavily. Algae cannot live in water with high levels of chlorine.

Salt systems work on a principle known as electrolysis. A salt molecule is made up of a sodium atom and a chlorine atom. When salt water flows through a salt system cell, an electrical charge splits the molecule, therefore freeing up the chlorine atom to chlorinate your pool. Salt is much cheaper than chlorine.

If your cover is running 1-2 inches off keep an eye on it, but it is not necessary to have our service crews out yet. Anything more than 2-3 inches off we recommend setting up an appointment to have our crews come look at it.