shelley748 said:
1. How high do you fill the pool with water?
2. How do you know how much BBB to put in and what to put in?
3. Do you run the pump the whole time?
I would just like someone please to post in simple instructions what I should do once I have put the pool together,,,,,,thanks a million!
Hi Shelley,
If you've never dealt with a pool before it can seem a bit overwhelming at first. Just reread through the BBB article 2-3 times and it will start making sense.
You want to good test kit. That's always recommended here and the best one to get is the TFTESTKITS kit:
http://tftestkits.net/splash-page.html
Get the TF-100. It seems like a lot, $68 but you're gonna save so much money by following the school and using the pool calculator.
The calculator is at:
http://www.poolcalculator.com/
You will need something called CYA or Stabalizer as soon as you fill your pool. You will have around 4600 gallons of water in your pool so the calculator will tell you how much. You can get stabalizer at Lowe's and some Walmarts and at pool stores (but don't let the pool store talk you into anything else).
Get a few gallons of generic bleach from Walmart or the grocery store. Get a couple boxes of baking soda, and a box of borax (in the laundry isle). You will need some muratic acid that can be gotten cheap at Lowe's. That will be your stock of chemicals and will be way less than using tablets or other powders from the pool section.
I would put one gallon of bleach in as soon as the pool is full and the pump is running. Just my own guess, until you get a good test kit, is to put about 1/3 gallon a day in. You need the test kit soon because you may need more or less and you just can't guess at it long. This is only for the first couple of days until you can start testing your water.
Others will probably have better suggestions. Jason already told you how high the water should be.
Once you get the test and RE-read through the school a couple of times, you'll find it VERY easy to maintain your pool.