Your Kit should be there by Wed, I ordered more reagent for testing chlorine Friday afternoon and got an email saying to be delivered Tue, I usually get things in 2 business days even though I choose free delivery which is slowest and I live in NJ so you should be close to same region and time frame. I would try pump now that you are pretty sure you know your system in case you need to trouble shoot some more. Just be sure the valves are on and and Vari flow set to filter. Pressure will probably be around 15 if it gets to 30 turn off and verify flow to returns. And I would not put any Chemicals in yet, but that is my opinion and many who are eager, put in half a gal or gal depending on size of pool and use brushing method to get started, this is not wrong, I just personally do not think it worth the time and effort or that it speeds the process that significantly. If Your CYA is too low the sun will burn chlorine off real quick and too high is a whole different problem. So if it were me, I would verify circulation, filtration and get familiar with system. Fix bricks and spend any extra time reading Pool School especially testing procedures and SLAM procedures (note it is very different than shocking). By the way when it WAS me, I wasted the time and money and and started dumping things in pool, some of which actually slowed me down. Dave (Duraleigh), I believe, gave the advice to not put anything in your pool unless you know what it is and what it is going to do to your pool. Once you get the kit and test you know what you are doing AND IT WORKS. Best of luck and will keep following and trying to help as much as I can.