Hello!
A few months ago we bought a house with this in-ground pool. I am somewhat familiar with what is involved in caring for a pool - we previously had a 14' above ground, but we drained and disassembled it each year (Intex Ultra Frame). It wasn't too difficult to maintain 4K gallons for only 4 months, but obviously this is a different animal.
The pool was opened about 3 weeks ago by a local company that maintained it for the previous owners. It needed some work, but I am fairly proficient and fearless with most things mechanical (I successfully replaced the seals and bearings in the existing 1 HP single speed motor before deciding to replace it with a variable speed motor anyway).
I bought the TF-100 test kit and SpeedStir, but have not used either yet. So far, I have been using the chemicals and instructions provided by the pool company - several BioGuard products went in at opening, along with "smart sticks" in the skimmer. I am looking to transition to using the TFP method, but have a bit more reading to do. My plan is to figure out the test kit in the next few days, and then I will post a new thread with my initial numbers and plans for how to proceed.
Thank you!
Zach
A few months ago we bought a house with this in-ground pool. I am somewhat familiar with what is involved in caring for a pool - we previously had a 14' above ground, but we drained and disassembled it each year (Intex Ultra Frame). It wasn't too difficult to maintain 4K gallons for only 4 months, but obviously this is a different animal.
The pool was opened about 3 weeks ago by a local company that maintained it for the previous owners. It needed some work, but I am fairly proficient and fearless with most things mechanical (I successfully replaced the seals and bearings in the existing 1 HP single speed motor before deciding to replace it with a variable speed motor anyway).
I bought the TF-100 test kit and SpeedStir, but have not used either yet. So far, I have been using the chemicals and instructions provided by the pool company - several BioGuard products went in at opening, along with "smart sticks" in the skimmer. I am looking to transition to using the TFP method, but have a bit more reading to do. My plan is to figure out the test kit in the next few days, and then I will post a new thread with my initial numbers and plans for how to proceed.
Thank you!
Zach
