Our new pool was installed on Monday, and it finished filling last night via well water (with a little help from mother nature).
This is our first ever pool. We got it for my boys as a special reward for a few years of health issues one of my sons faced.
Initially the water was a murky brown, making me think we had iron. Our neighbor filled his pool a few weeks ago, and the water was crystal clear (he's on a 25ft well, while we're at 70ft).
Before starting to add chemicals, I added metal and stain control that was suggested by a manager at The Great Escape.
I followed the starter kit instructions (Nature's Way 20,000 gallon Z-Pack), first adding pH-Down based on an initial test-strip reading (I know I need better test kit), then 4lbs. of stabilizer (was hard to mix so I added through skimmer and via a sock zip-tied to a pool noodle), then 2lbs super shock.
In first 15hrs of the pump running (getting that running/primed was another adventure given it is temporarily sitting above water line) water has begun to get better. Couldn't see bottom yesterday because of brown murkiness, now I can see the bottom, though things are still really cloudy.
Anyway, that's my story so far. Glad I found this forum...and thanks to all who help out newbies like me. I'm sure this won't be my last post.
This is our first ever pool. We got it for my boys as a special reward for a few years of health issues one of my sons faced.
Initially the water was a murky brown, making me think we had iron. Our neighbor filled his pool a few weeks ago, and the water was crystal clear (he's on a 25ft well, while we're at 70ft).
Before starting to add chemicals, I added metal and stain control that was suggested by a manager at The Great Escape.
I followed the starter kit instructions (Nature's Way 20,000 gallon Z-Pack), first adding pH-Down based on an initial test-strip reading (I know I need better test kit), then 4lbs. of stabilizer (was hard to mix so I added through skimmer and via a sock zip-tied to a pool noodle), then 2lbs super shock.
In first 15hrs of the pump running (getting that running/primed was another adventure given it is temporarily sitting above water line) water has begun to get better. Couldn't see bottom yesterday because of brown murkiness, now I can see the bottom, though things are still really cloudy.
Anyway, that's my story so far. Glad I found this forum...and thanks to all who help out newbies like me. I'm sure this won't be my last post.