Hello there!
My husband and I just moved and we got a 27 foot above ground pool as a nice, big, happy BONUS!
I grew up with an above ground pool, but I was just a kid/bratty teen so it's not like I paid any attention to what my parents did or didn't do to take care of the pool (aside from vacuuming).
Anyway, the past owner of the house offered to come help us open up the pool for the first time and just kind of give us some starter tips and all that. He gave my husband a list of necessary chemicals and supplies that will be needed to open and maintain the pool for the season. Some things seemed kind of odd.
I would love it if you could take a look at what his suggestions/advice is and to please steer us on the correct course.
1 case of Shock & Swim
He usually bought it by the case
Price is usually about $3/4 per pund
Maybe 12 per case
He said he shocks it 1 or 2 times per week
Mineral Reserve
Once per year
Goes into the frog
Price is about $80
Chlorine tabs
One every 3 weeks or so
He usually bought about 6 at a time
Goes into the frog
Price is about $18 each
Meratic Acid
Used to "slug" the pool
He usually bought two gallons
Once per year
Price is about $3/4 per gallon
Pools testers
Uses every few days to make sure your stuff is in balance
Price is unknown
He suggested possibly buying a water vaccum instead of using hte pump because it can be sort of hard on the motor (i.e. Dirt Devil)
My husband and I just moved and we got a 27 foot above ground pool as a nice, big, happy BONUS!
I grew up with an above ground pool, but I was just a kid/bratty teen so it's not like I paid any attention to what my parents did or didn't do to take care of the pool (aside from vacuuming).
Anyway, the past owner of the house offered to come help us open up the pool for the first time and just kind of give us some starter tips and all that. He gave my husband a list of necessary chemicals and supplies that will be needed to open and maintain the pool for the season. Some things seemed kind of odd.
I would love it if you could take a look at what his suggestions/advice is and to please steer us on the correct course.
1 case of Shock & Swim
He usually bought it by the case
Price is usually about $3/4 per pund
Maybe 12 per case
He said he shocks it 1 or 2 times per week
Mineral Reserve
Once per year
Goes into the frog
Price is about $80
Chlorine tabs
One every 3 weeks or so
He usually bought about 6 at a time
Goes into the frog
Price is about $18 each
Meratic Acid
Used to "slug" the pool
He usually bought two gallons
Once per year
Price is about $3/4 per gallon
Pools testers
Uses every few days to make sure your stuff is in balance
Price is unknown
He suggested possibly buying a water vaccum instead of using hte pump because it can be sort of hard on the motor (i.e. Dirt Devil)