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So since this pool has been untreated for at least 2 years and it's been an absolute pain, I went ahead and went to my local Leslie's to get my water tested and get some "shock". I told them that the pool wasn't treated for at least 2 years and so they gave me a PH test and water test and said...

Not adding any bleach because the water is very dirty and the floor has a lot of what looks to be debris.

Should I run the pump or does that matter at this point?

Thanks man, my plan is to run the pump tonight for a good 3 to 4 hours to get the water moving and skim whatever I can with the filter and then test it tomorrow. Can those test kits listed be found in retail stores or only online? If only online, I may go grab a simpler test kit tomorrow just...

I know the owner took care of the pool, our neighbors were very close with him and they said he took care of it well and I believe it. The reason why I wanted to take it to a store just for an initial testing was because I've never dealt with above ground pools before, or any pool by myself...

Hayward Perflex Extended Cycle DE Filter Merged by moderator. Lets just keep it all together for continuity of your "story". You can change the title of your first post if you like, but not sure it matters. Thanks, jblizzle I posted this inside a different thread I had about my Hayward pump...

I have a Perflex DE extended cycle (bump) filter along with the pump. I've never used this equipment before since it was the previous home owner's and he left it with the pool. When I first installed the equipment the "fingers" looked "dirty" which I assume was the DE powder from the previous...

Thanks, that's what I thought.

First time pool owner with a Power Flo LX and cartridge filter left by the previous owner in great shape. I saw online that this pump is self priming however in the online manual it says you need to prime it? Anyone familiar with this pump and how I should begin the first start up for this summer?

That was one thing I was wondering about, I do have debris (leaves and 2 year old grime) floating around the bottom of the pool. I should get all the vacuumed out before starting to add any type of chemicals?

I bought a house last year that has what I think is a 24 foot, 15,000 gallon above ground pool. I uncovered the pool last year but didn't hook up the pump or do any maintenance on it because moving in became too much work in itself. The owner left the Hayward Flo LX pump and Hayward Cartridge...