First time pool owner since last year. The mechanical part is clear to me. Now focusing on the chemicals. Pool has been cleaned and regrouted last week. Terrace is work in progress.
Step 1 to water chemistry us a good test kit. Forget about test strips, they are useless. Good thing you're in Spain, there's a shop selling Taylor test kits (see Test Kits Compared):
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