Hello all. We are on week 5 of our owner/builder pool construction. So far, so good. We were supposed to do our plaster/Diamond Brite today, but it has rained for the past 3 days. No good, for a truck to come in or for the finish. So we are tentatively planning for Thursday. My question is this: We are getting conflicting reports on how to start up. We have found sites that mention a few rules:
*DO NOT SWIM DURING THE BREAK IN PERIOD
*Fill with water immediately
*When the pool is full, add a startup dose of sequestrant
*Brush the entire pool at least once a day for the first week and at least once a week for the rest of the first month.
*DO NO ADD salt or turn on the SWG until 30 days after the plaster was applied.

My kids are dying to get into this pool. Another site said to wait 4-6 days before getting in the water.

The SGM site states to delay the filling by a few hours or until the next day, but to not let the plaster dry too quickly as it may crack.

We are a little overwhelmed. It is such a large investment, that we do not want to mess it up. Advice is very welcome.

Also, I would love to share photos, but am not sure how to do that for the forum.

David and Katrina