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I assume you mean the 'bleach and borax steps' from the SS Recipe? Yes, you do. You don't start up your SWCG until you have your water balanced.
You can get 20 Mule Team Borax at Walmart (laundry aisle).
You need to use sand made specifically for pool filters.
If you go to the Pool Store, don't let them talk you into buying a bunch of stuff you don't need! Trust me...... they'll try! ;)
Ok I'll get everything tomorrow and start the fill. Is there one filter sand better then another?
I'll let someone else advise you about which sand filter but wondered....... what size pump do you have or have you not yet bought one? In the case of pool pumps, bigger is not better. You want a small pump paired with a larger sand filter for best filtration. Many AG pools have badly mismatched pumps and filters which is not good.
Ok now I feel silly...All I have is what came with the pool, is the sand filter not the pump also?
1. SWCG (salt water chlorine generation) system are just a METHOD of adding chlorine. And, that's all they do. All the rest of pool water management (pH, CYA, TA, CH) has to be done the same way, PLUS you have to track salt levels.
2. Use labeled filter sand.
3. Few SWCG's generate enough chlorine to handle problems, like algae or a big group of sweaty kids. If you depend on them for that, you tend to (a) not solve the problem and (b) shorten the units life . . . a LOT.
Some, but not all, Intex units include both pump and filter. Some are filter only. No idea what you have.
Ok I think it's this one.
http://mobile.walmart.com/ip/Intex-K...67?type=search
I got the pool at target.
If it is a sand filter and it came with the pool, I'm pretty sure the pump is part of the package. As far as I can tell, ALL Intex SWCGs include a copper ionization "feature". Copper in the water makes blond hair green.
This is the Intex sand filter page
http://www.intexcorp.com/index.php/h...ter-pumps.html
If your unit looks similar to one of these, the pump is included.
Yes those are what it looks like. So how do you fix the copper turning hair green problem?
If you're mechanically inclined, you can disconnect the power to the copper electrode. I've not seen a SWCG in person though, so I have no clue as to how SAFE or how easy it would be.