I moved into my new house about 3 weeks ago... The water was clear blue when I first moved in, being so busy with the move and work, I didn't get a chance to properly take care of the pool, I was running the filter pump and vacuum but I woke up today and it's turned green.
You can't see the bottom in the deep end (about 9 feet) but the bottom is still visible on the shallow end. I also attached pics of all the machinery.... just because I was told to clean the filter but I'm not even sure which one is which.
I ordered the recommended saltwater test kit earlier this week but it's not coming in until next week.
Can I proceed with shocking the pool without proper testing? Any specific brands? I wanted to get started on the process today so the Clorox one at Target looked good to me.
I'm running the filter and vacuum right now... anything else I should do until the test kit comes in and I can properly balance it? I saw a recommendation online for a telescope brush to remove algea, is that necessary as well?
I know I have a lot of tasks ahead of me but I hope that I can learn from y'all and make sure that I keep things in balance! I have a pool cover so I didn't think things could turn dire so quickly as long as I let the filter pump do its thing.
You can't see the bottom in the deep end (about 9 feet) but the bottom is still visible on the shallow end. I also attached pics of all the machinery.... just because I was told to clean the filter but I'm not even sure which one is which.
I ordered the recommended saltwater test kit earlier this week but it's not coming in until next week.
Can I proceed with shocking the pool without proper testing? Any specific brands? I wanted to get started on the process today so the Clorox one at Target looked good to me.
I'm running the filter and vacuum right now... anything else I should do until the test kit comes in and I can properly balance it? I saw a recommendation online for a telescope brush to remove algea, is that necessary as well?
I know I have a lot of tasks ahead of me but I hope that I can learn from y'all and make sure that I keep things in balance! I have a pool cover so I didn't think things could turn dire so quickly as long as I let the filter pump do its thing.