Recent content by saralorin

Great I will get some chlorine tablets then to start and test when the test arrive. Last year we filled the pool in half because one of the kids was too small and used nothing. I had to empty it every week as it was green so fast. It was too much work and I hated it.

Thanks Richard320. We haven't filled it yet due to rain in forecast. Also the tubes that go to/from the filter are green inside and I want to try to clean them first. Should I put them in bleach water and try to scrub them somehow. I can't reach in the middle but I am worried the algea of last...

Maybe I should buy a mesh cover instead of the plastic ones. What do you think? They seem more durable and might do a better job in keeping leaves and bugs out in the windy chicago.

Thank you pooldv, I am reading the links you sent as well as other posts with similar pools. I need to buy a cover for the pool from Amazon and need to fill the 35$ for free shipping :). Should I buy some stabilizer as well since I will be using bleach? Also what do you think about arm&hammer...

I ordered the tf100 test kit after reading the instructions here. It will arrive in 1 week. Meantime we want to fill the pool. It is a 10'×3' intex, 1100 gallons. Is there anything I should do to the water before the tester arrives. I plan to use liquid bleach but how much approximately am I...