Recent content by Tom&Shannon

Thank you all so much for your help. I am adding chlorine and might consider salt as well but this is so new that we are just trying to keep it clear and clean right now. Went in it for the first time last night - HEAVEN is all I can say. My son and I LOVED it. I will post once I get my test...

Thank you so much to everyone who answered on here to help get me started. Is there a difference in bleach and chlorine? I have added bleach and am ordering a test kit listed above today after i get home from work. I was just using regular bleach nothing fancy. I just didn't want to have all...

Since we do not have a swg, please let me know what to do THIS YEAR to make sure out pool is correctly balanced. THANKS. I listed what all we have so far (as much as I could see without digging in the garage).

I have lots of Baquacil (I won't use if it's bad) ph increaser powder Algicide (2bottles) Sanatizer and Algistat (step1) Flocculant (2bottles) Chlorine Neutralizer (2bottles) Surface Cleaner (2bottles) Aquality Professional Duo-Test kit Aqua Check strips Some other stuff that I do not know...

I am not sure if we will do the suggestion above and just use the chlorine and keep it clean that way or what to do. I just would like to find out some options here and this is so new to me that I have no idea where to look to find the most basic things about using salt. I just heard about...

I did go to pool school but there was so much there to take in that I will have to keep on going through it. I was just trying to find out how much this would cost me to switch to the swg and if it was worth doing. I just have lots of stuff to use up so if I am not switching until next year...

we were thinking of using it for everything and to keep it clean. Should I just use the chemicals they gave us this year then and switch to the swg unit next year after we understand it a little more. We have lots of baquacil and other stuff that we were told to use. Please tell me as much as...

but what do I need to do that? i have purchased a complete pool already with a 1 1/2 hp sand pump. do I need anything else? What do I need? This is the first pool I have ever had. Thanks.

We have just finished putting up a Westminster II 27' round 54" deep AG pool with a sand 1 1/2 hp pump with a dome cover. We have not put any chemicals at all in it yet, as it is still filling with water as I type this. We would like to know what we need to do to have a salt water pool and if...