Peeked under the cover of our 18x36 in-ground and the water is clear and blue so I have plans to open this week. There is debris on the bottom that I will be vacuuming out with my pool blaster vacuum before turning the pump on. Of course I need to add some fresh water and there is section of liner that is sagging that needs to be fixed before I add the water.
I have a speck e90-III pump that is leaking/rusted but still works. I will be replacing it with Hayward VS pump very soon. I opened the Hayward DE3620 filter, removed the grids and gave everything a good cleaning. The filter is ready to be closed up now.
First, I figure I should clean all the debris with the handheld, fix the sagging liner and then raise the water level to the correct height.
Here's a list of things that need to get done but Im not sure what the correct order should be?
1)Add DE to the skimmer
2)Should I even bother installing the old Speck pump now to get the pool up and running or just wait until I get the new pump?
3)Adding the appropriate chemicals
I guess the real question is, should I add the DE right away (after cleaning the pool with the handheld) or chemicals first?'
Anything else I missed please tell me
I have a speck e90-III pump that is leaking/rusted but still works. I will be replacing it with Hayward VS pump very soon. I opened the Hayward DE3620 filter, removed the grids and gave everything a good cleaning. The filter is ready to be closed up now.
First, I figure I should clean all the debris with the handheld, fix the sagging liner and then raise the water level to the correct height.
Here's a list of things that need to get done but Im not sure what the correct order should be?
1)Add DE to the skimmer
2)Should I even bother installing the old Speck pump now to get the pool up and running or just wait until I get the new pump?
3)Adding the appropriate chemicals
I guess the real question is, should I add the DE right away (after cleaning the pool with the handheld) or chemicals first?'
Anything else I missed please tell me