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Good to know! My water level just got up to the skimmer today. I plan to try turning on the pump after work. I am still "opening" my pool. I'm finding all the odd things the previous owner did and the parts that are missing...

Thanks for the ideas. I'll take a look at all of these today/weekend and investigate spider gasket replacement in the mean time., EDIT: It appears, according to InyoPools, that the whole diverter must be replaced not just the spider gasket. I'll need to get in there and take a look. Diverter w/...

Good advice from both of you on slowly adding it. I'll need to get that water up and the pump running otherwise I'll need to stir my pool daily to get the CYA and borax to mix in.

I bought a house with an above ground pool and am trying to get it running for the first time. I've never owned a pool but am learning a lot from this site. Finally got the water level to above the return and noticed that water was leaking from the backwash/discharge outlet of the sand filter. I...

The water looks clear to me but does have some type or organic sediment at the bottom that just needs to be vacuumed. I am currently filling the water level back up to the skimmer so I can begin the vacuuming. For inheriting the pool with the house I am grateful I seem to have a great starting...

Got my first measurements in my 24' above ground round pool. About 42" deep of water. FC: 4.5 CC: 0 to 0.5 ppm TA: 50 CYA: 0 (black dot was always visible) pH: 6.8 (or lower I assume) I may try the CYA again tomorrow after watching some videos on how to do it.

Thanks for the welcome! Got some cheap test strips and liquid chlorine for now. No longer starting from a great place. I'm finding parts around the filter that looks like they belong to the lateral array. The skimmer basket is broken and has no identifier. Looks like the pool was installed by...

Bought a forever home with my soon to be wife that came with a 24' above ground circle pool. Here to learn how to maintain it so we can beat the NC heat. Just took over the cover and saw clear water with sediment at the bottom. So starting from a great place. Waiting on my test kit and getting...