Manual or robot for first vacuum

[dcounsell]

Hello all,

I am a new owner of an old pool. I am opening it for the first time and had tons of algae. I killed the algae and there is a bunch of debris and presumably dead algae at the bottom. Like alot!. Should I manually vacuum all that once or am I good to just plop my brand spanking new dolphin premier in there and see what happens? If so should I use the ultra fine filter or start with the regular one?

Thanks so much

 

[HermanTX]

Hello all,

I am a new owner of an old pool. I am opening it for the first time and had tons of algae. I killed the algae and there is a bunch of debris and presumably dead algae at the bottom. Like alot!. Should I manually vacuum all that once or am I good to just plop my brand spanking new dolphin premier in there and see what happens? If so should I use the ultra fine filter or start with the regular one?

Thanks so much

I would manual vacuum and if you have a waste setting that would be better then putting all that algae in the main filter.
Can you scoop any of it out with a net?

 

[dcounsell]

I would manual vacuum and if you have a waste setting that would be better then putting all that algae in the main filter.
Can you scoop any of it out with a net?

I do have a waste setting and hitting it with a net first is certainly worth a try. Thanks