Hi All,
I’m needing some help getting this pool up and running. The pool hasn’t been used or covered in a few years. Just moved in and we know nothing about how any of this works. We assume with a little research to start by cleaning out all debris. We have a leaf gulper that hooks to water hose and a leaf rake so we can have both going at the same time. It’s a vinyl liner. Also, I have read on many post about pressure gauges on the pump and ours doesn’t have one. Apparently the pool has never had one. Liner was put in just a few years ago and only used one season and has been sitting for I think 3 years. After we get most of the junk out of the pool do we just start the pump and start adding store bleach to do the slam method? I have the test kit that is recommended on this site. Any help would be so appreciated. This is going to a diy project as well. We are both pretty handy and love learning new things. Just a lot of conflicting info out there. Kind of on a tight budget as well. So hiring someone isn’t in the cards. I went to pool store and they were saying thousands for chemicals to get it up and running. All the brush and overgrown stuff will be cleared out in the next two days and going to pressure wash the concrete deck around the pool.
I’m needing some help getting this pool up and running. The pool hasn’t been used or covered in a few years. Just moved in and we know nothing about how any of this works. We assume with a little research to start by cleaning out all debris. We have a leaf gulper that hooks to water hose and a leaf rake so we can have both going at the same time. It’s a vinyl liner. Also, I have read on many post about pressure gauges on the pump and ours doesn’t have one. Apparently the pool has never had one. Liner was put in just a few years ago and only used one season and has been sitting for I think 3 years. After we get most of the junk out of the pool do we just start the pump and start adding store bleach to do the slam method? I have the test kit that is recommended on this site. Any help would be so appreciated. This is going to a diy project as well. We are both pretty handy and love learning new things. Just a lot of conflicting info out there. Kind of on a tight budget as well. So hiring someone isn’t in the cards. I went to pool store and they were saying thousands for chemicals to get it up and running. All the brush and overgrown stuff will be cleared out in the next two days and going to pressure wash the concrete deck around the pool.
. Is there a pool pump buried in there somewhere? Truth be told, leaving pool equipment dormant for years is never a good thing and while I think the filter and plumbing will be fine, you might have a dead pump on your hands. At the very least you’ll need to actually FIND the pump, check the electrical wiring and make sure everything is operational. Without a functioning pump and filter, you can’t do all that much with the pool.
I would start by pulling the vines out of and well away from the water. Getting too aggressive may damage your liner liner so beware. I would suggest lowering the water level next to help expose what is down there. Get some more data on what you are trying to remove before deciding which tools to use.
