New pool, water goes in Friday

[Elove642]

Hello again! I have read and read, and read some more and I think I’m ready to go. Except...I sometimes get hung up on small details and get overwhelmed.
When the pool is filled(with city water), do I test it before I add the bleach and CYA, or just assume 0 on everything in the calculator? I sprung for the liquid CYA so I don’t have to wait for the sock method. I know it is A LOT cheaper to go with the dry, but I figured the liquid would make an overwhelming day a little easier. With two teen girls chomping at the bit to swim, I don’t need that extra pressure of filling a sock! [emoji2]
I also have muriatic acid, baking soda and borax as well as the TF 100 test kit ready to go.
Am I missing anything at all?
I am a researcher at heart and will research and study on things until I go crazy. Sometimes that’s a good thing, but sometimes it leads to confusion over simple things! Ask me about the deck I’ve been planning and sketching, and planning and sketching some more...I go overboard!

 

[Texas Splash]

You have about everything you need. Once the water is high enough to circulate, you can:
1 - Add stabilizer/conditioner. New water has none, so use the PoolMath and increase to your desired CYA goal. As a non-salt pool in the summer, I'd recommend a starting CYA of 40 then see how that works.
2 - Add some bleach (FC). Start with an initial target of about 3 ppm, but since liquid gold conditioner works fast, you can increase the FC to the 5-7 range later that same day. Always refer to the [FC/CYA][/FC/CYA] and never let the FC drop too low for your current CYA.
3 - Let the pool water circulate for about an hour and do a pH test; adjust as necessary.
4 - You can adjust TA last, and a low CH won't apply to your vinyl pool.

Enjoy!

 

[mknauss]

I would suggest you test the fill water that will go into the pool for pH, TA, and CH. Record it.

 

[keatz85]

Congrats! Test first so you have a starting point. CYA will be 0 as Texas Splash said.

 

[Elove642]

Thank you all so much, I think I’m ready to go!