Salt Water Above Ground Pool ?

[Fatlip]

I am posting for friend of mine, Have some sanitizer questions, but first, I own a Hotsprings 2010 spa and use the dichlor/bleach method and works great, use a Taylor TF-100 test kit and understand it well.

Here is some pool info. The pool was set up and filled 5 days ago. salt added and that's it. Salt level is 3600ppm. No other products were added then and its numbers are as follows, tested today (5 days later)

Above ground vinyl pool, 4550 gal, salt generator

FC 0 Will add in morning, shocking to 10 ppm. Its a powder shock in a 1/lb bag, will use half

PH 7.6

TA 80

CH 140 Raised it to 240ppm today (3 o/clock pm) using pool calculator

CYA O Raised to 40ppm today at (8 o/clock pm) "" "" "" will check numbers again in 1 week to make sure its 40ppm

SALT 3600 Salt added 5 days ago pool manual calls for 3000/3500

BORATE 0

Water temp was 83 deg, in sunny spot most of day.

Im guessing the generator was not keeping up, with no cya or help with added chlorine as to to zero FC. People have been swimming in it till yesterday when I brought over the test kit and I read some of the manual.

Here are some questions.

1. What's the least costly way to shock pool, I use Clorox reg 6% in spa, would that be a good choice

I don't want to use something and change the numbers back and fourth, if at all possible.

2. Is borates really needed with the salt generator? It would need alot of borax and muric acid.. I use boric acid in my spa and

it keeps numbers very stable.

3. Is the TF-100 Taylor test kit the best for the salt water pool? No salt test in it. Best place to buy.

Sorry so long, just wanted to give all the info.

Thanks,

Rick

[Fatlip]

Any info on this would be great,

Thanks,

Rick