I think the title says it all, pretty much. After a lifetime of dreaming of the day I'd have my own pool, my long-suffering husband and I have just completed construction of our own backyard oasis. We're pumped. The kids (3 elementary-age boys) are pumped. My local extended family is pumped. But if we're honest, we're also a little lost and scared? We went ahead and sprung for the good stuff, so I feel like we're off to a positive start, but we're quite keen to keep it that way.
Before I found TFP, I poked around a little online and found a test kit that looked okay (Poolmaster 22260). Apparently it's not as okay as I was hoping, so I'll be moving over to a better one soon. Our pool is currently seeing use at least once a day because school just let out and it's hot. So I'm set up on my phone to track my maintenance, but I'm not 100% sure where to start? This morning, I tested and got:
FC: 2.5
pH: 7.6-7.7
Salt: 2760
I don't know how to test for the other things? Is it just my janky test kit? I'd also like to kind of put together a list of the supplies I need to have on hand, but there's a lot of products out there and I'm just not sure which ones are right for my situation. Filter parts and whatnot, I can handle. But which shock? Which salt? What have I not mentioned?
Before I found TFP, I poked around a little online and found a test kit that looked okay (Poolmaster 22260). Apparently it's not as okay as I was hoping, so I'll be moving over to a better one soon. Our pool is currently seeing use at least once a day because school just let out and it's hot. So I'm set up on my phone to track my maintenance, but I'm not 100% sure where to start? This morning, I tested and got:
FC: 2.5
pH: 7.6-7.7
Salt: 2760
I don't know how to test for the other things? Is it just my janky test kit? I'd also like to kind of put together a list of the supplies I need to have on hand, but there's a lot of products out there and I'm just not sure which ones are right for my situation. Filter parts and whatnot, I can handle. But which shock? Which salt? What have I not mentioned?