Thanks for the advice. I would love to get someone out to open the pool for me this year. Any estimates on how much that could cost.

I've already been 'pool-stored' into purchasing about 300 dollars worth of chemicals. I'm not entirely sure if I need all of them. Just a green horn and do not know any better.

Here is the stuff I bought:
25 LBS Bag of DE x2
Pool Perfect Phos Free 3L - x2
Spring/Fall Phos Free - x2
Pool First Aid - x1
Blast box of 8 1LBS packets x 3
Digitial Test strip reader
2 cases liquid pool shock.

Given I have these chemicals would that change the estimate of having someone come out and do this for me?