Balance the water, perform maintenance.

Total Alkalinity should be adjusted to 125-150 ppm for all pool types. To raise total alkalinity use Hydrotech TOTAL “A” per label directions.

Calcium Hardness should be adjusted to 200-275 ppm for plaster pools and 175-225 ppm for painted, vinyl or fiberglass pools. To raise calcium hardness use Hydrotech Hy-Cal per label directions.

Metals should be absent from your pool water. If metal is present in the pool or in your source water, treat the pool with Hydrotech Cop-Out per label directions.

Stabilizer levels should be less than 200 ppm.

Clean your automatic feeder or floater and remove all other chemicals from the skimmer and feeder. Turn the automatic feeder to the lowest possible setting before you start-up on the Simplicity System.

Add Simplicity Initiator with the pump and filter running at the rate of 12.5 lbs. (one large container) for every 10,000 gallons of pool water. Apply Simplicity Initiator by slowly pouring directly into the pool skimmer. Do not backwash the filter for 48 hours and allow 4 to 8 hours of circulation (pump running)
after application.

Shock pool to remove any chlorine demand from the water by adding Hydro-Shock 60 at a dosage rate of 1 lb. for every 10,000 gallons of pool water.

Test for free chlorine 24 hours after shocking. If your pool water does not have a minimum of 2 ppm free chlorine, repeat the superchlorination procedure.