Hello!! Noli here from Maryland. This is my first post and I believe that I have the important info in my signature. Anyways...
On a crazy whim last Fall, my wife of 12 years and 10-year old son decided to move from a townhouse to a single family home in our same neighborhood because of the beautiful pool and landscaping - in addition to a many other perks! The pool was closed when we settled on the property (early Oct) but now it's time to OPEN HER UP!! I've never owned a pool, so this is ALL new to me!!
I had a pool company attempt to open the pool last week with plans of doing the chemistry experiment (ha!) on my own with the help of the internet!! Here's why I used the word "attempt":
5/16: Pool company noticed tears in 2 DE filter grids. Had to stop until new grids were installed. They double shocked the pool although the pump remained off due to the filter issue.
5/23: Pool company came out today with the 2 filter grids BUT I noticed that there were 5 grids that were damaged - UGH!!! Instead of ordering an additional 3 grids from the pool company at $35-$40 per, I asked about new complete assembly because the manifold and hardware were starting to look a bit rough. I ended up ordering on Amazon for $190 vs $400+ from the pool company. So another failed attempt at opening the pool! :-(
Here are a few pictures...
The unveiling on 5/16 (prior to finding out about the filter issue):
A couple of days later (that's me!):
I'm sure I'll be back with a ton of questions!!
Thanks,
Noli
On a crazy whim last Fall, my wife of 12 years and 10-year old son decided to move from a townhouse to a single family home in our same neighborhood because of the beautiful pool and landscaping - in addition to a many other perks! The pool was closed when we settled on the property (early Oct) but now it's time to OPEN HER UP!! I've never owned a pool, so this is ALL new to me!!
I had a pool company attempt to open the pool last week with plans of doing the chemistry experiment (ha!) on my own with the help of the internet!! Here's why I used the word "attempt":
5/16: Pool company noticed tears in 2 DE filter grids. Had to stop until new grids were installed. They double shocked the pool although the pump remained off due to the filter issue.
5/23: Pool company came out today with the 2 filter grids BUT I noticed that there were 5 grids that were damaged - UGH!!! Instead of ordering an additional 3 grids from the pool company at $35-$40 per, I asked about new complete assembly because the manifold and hardware were starting to look a bit rough. I ended up ordering on Amazon for $190 vs $400+ from the pool company. So another failed attempt at opening the pool! :-(
Here are a few pictures...
The unveiling on 5/16 (prior to finding out about the filter issue):
A couple of days later (that's me!):
I'm sure I'll be back with a ton of questions!!
Thanks,
Noli
So what do you need us for? 
Great transformation ... in ONE WEEK? Amazing.