I am new to forum and glad I found it! Looks like a great place and after I have some time to read tutorials, pool school, etc. I am certain I will have a ton of questions...but I need a couple pointers just to get started.
I just purchased a foreclosure, great house with a Kidney 18x24 in ground pool (see signature for details). It has a safety cover and was professionally closed...just a short 4 years ago!
I have not uncovered it yet (winter came back here in upstate NY!) but I did peak in. Looks like algae and blackness galore....but I doubt there is a lot of debris in there as the cover was intact and tight on the edges.
I am not new to pools, but just some casual experience with an above ground. I have been in Engineering and Industrial Maintenance Management by entire life, so I am technically capable...and I will be getting the test kit and learning all I can...but I have never even heard of a "Diatomaceous Earth" filter and I have no experience with the Intellichlor system and need some pointers on what to expect with it so I can plan "opening day" a bit.
Can anyone give me some pointers on this filter type and what I should do first with it since it has been sitting for 4 years?
Do I need to do anything different with the chlorine generator system or do I get the pool shocked, deswamped, etc. and then simply "turn it on" kind of thing to maintain once I have everything leveled out?
Thanks.
I just purchased a foreclosure, great house with a Kidney 18x24 in ground pool (see signature for details). It has a safety cover and was professionally closed...just a short 4 years ago!
I have not uncovered it yet (winter came back here in upstate NY!) but I did peak in. Looks like algae and blackness galore....but I doubt there is a lot of debris in there as the cover was intact and tight on the edges.
I am not new to pools, but just some casual experience with an above ground. I have been in Engineering and Industrial Maintenance Management by entire life, so I am technically capable...and I will be getting the test kit and learning all I can...but I have never even heard of a "Diatomaceous Earth" filter and I have no experience with the Intellichlor system and need some pointers on what to expect with it so I can plan "opening day" a bit.
Can anyone give me some pointers on this filter type and what I should do first with it since it has been sitting for 4 years?
Do I need to do anything different with the chlorine generator system or do I get the pool shocked, deswamped, etc. and then simply "turn it on" kind of thing to maintain once I have everything leveled out?
Thanks.