Once the pool is opened and the floor and walls have been brushed the first chemical you should add is chlorine to shock it.
Chemicals needed to open in ground pool.
Salt water pool startup chemicals are not that much different from any other pool opening procedure.
They coagulate the cloudy water particles into masses that settle.
Chemicals for your pool water.
If it s your first time opening an inground pool or if it s just been a while since you ve done it you might be wondering what chemicals you ll need to open the pool.
Pool startup chemicals for any pool type include.
Water clarifier contains a solution of positively charged particles that interact with the negatively charged particles present in the pool.
Start the pool filter and circulate the pool water for 24 7 for a few days but don t turn on the salt cell yet.
Ph 7 2 7 6 alkalinity 80 120 ppm calcium hardness 180 220 ppm cyanuric acid 30 50 ppm chlorine 1 3 ppm.
Pool clarifier and stain preventer pool shock and algaecide pool chlorine tablets.
It s recommended you add a gallon of liquid chlorine or pound of granular chlorine for every 5 000 gallons of water in the pool.