Well Water
Certain geographic areas are high in mineral content. For pools
where well water is to be the water source, strong consideration
should be given to having water tanked in. Well water often has
high iron, calcium, and mineral content which is not ideal for your
swimming pool. If well water is the only available source, please
call our Customer Service Department, or seek advice from a local
pool store.
“Hard” Water and Water Softeners
The phrase “hard” water refers to having high levels of calcium
in the water. Many homes that have “hard” water will often have
a water softener installed in their homes that lowers the level of
calcium in the water. For ideal water conditions in a vinyl liner
pool, the calcium hardness level should be between 180-250 ppm.
Please call us to discuss your options if you have a water softener
and/or high calcium in your water supply.
Sanitation
Nature 2
Sanitation of your pool is partly accomplished by placing one Na-
ture 2 Silver Ion Sanitizer into the lter-cartridge at the front of
your pool. The Nature 2 Sanitizer signicantly reduces the amount
of chlorine you’ll need to use by adding silver ions to the pool,
which will kill bacteria and algae in the water. The Nature 2 car-
tridge should be replaced every four months.
Oxidation and Chlorine Requirements
Nature 2 works well as a pool sanitizer, however it does not oxi-
dize or “burn-up” small particles of debris in the pool.
Maintaining a minimum level of 0.5 ppm free chlorine in your
pool at all times is necessary. Adding 1/4 cup of Clorox a day
will add about 0.5 ppm of free chlorine to a standard sized pool.
How quickly that chlorine is consumed depends upon water tem-
perature, bather load, and the amount of direct sunlight the pool
receives.
Chlorine Stabilizer and Outdoor Pools
Your Taylor test kit comes equipped with testing procedures for
cyanuric acid. Cyanuric acid is a chlorine stabilizer, meaning it
protects chlorine from getting broken down by sunlight. If your
pool is located outdoors, we recommend using the granular form
of stabilized chlorine (Should have an active ingredient of sodium
dichlor) instead of Clorox. Another option would be to supplement
Clorox by adding cyanuric acid. Either method will necessitate
testing for cyanuric acid every two weeks. These chemicals are
readily available at any pool supply store.
Chlorine Stabilizer and Indoor Pools
Many customers are sold a stabilized chlorine product for use in
their indoor StreamLine Pool. Endless Pools would not recom-
mend this practice, as Clorox bleach is ideal for this setting. Using
a stabilized chlorine source is more expensive, and it also requires
the periodic testing for cyanuric acid levels. If the level gets too
high, it can render the chlorine ineffective, and it may necessitate
the partial draining of the pool in order to lower the levels.
Alternatives to Chlorine and Nature2
Although some alternative Sanitization systems can be used with
a StreamLine Pool, the following precautions must be followed:
• Under NO circumstances can salt chlorine-generating systems be
used in a StreamLine Pool.
• Bacquacil systems damage clear plastic products. Light lenses
and pump strainer lids will crack.
• Bromine can be used, but not in conjunction with Nature 2.
• Please call Customer Service with any questions about alternate
systems.
Balancing Water Chemistry
Test your pool water now with the kit provided and/or take a sam-
ple of water to a local pool professional for testing. The test kit
provided by Endless Pools tests for chlorine, pH, total alkalinity,
calcium hardness and cyanuric acid. While the test kit may rst
seem intimidating, simply follow the instructions on the underside
of the test kit lid. These instructions walk you through each of the
tests step by step, and they are color coded with the appropriate
reagent bottles to use for that test.
When performing the water quality tests, write down your results
on the log sheet provided at the end of this bulletin. We would
strongly urge you to make copies of these blank logs for use in
the future. Any observations, chemical additions, or actions taken
should also be noted. While it may seem a bit tedious, all of this
information will prove invaluable in the event of a water quality
problem, or when you go to make similar adjustments to the water
chemistry in the future.
During this start-up period, which will last a few days, you will
need to “Balance” the pool water by following the instructions
listed below. After this initial start-up period, the testing proce-
dures and emphasis are a little bit different, and they are explained
in the “StreamLine Pool Maintenance” instructions a few pages
later in this manual.
The following steps need to be followed when the pool is rst
lled, as well as anytime the pool is partially drained and relled.
They will walk you through testing and adjusting the factors af-
fecting the “balance” of the water i.e., the water’s total alkalinity,
pH and calcium hardness levels.
The level of chlorine inside the pool, as long as it is not above
5ppm, will not signicantly affect the following tests and pro-
cedures used to balance the pool water. Therefore, if there is no
chlorine in the pool at this time, add some. Add 1-2 cups of liquid
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