If you want to avoid a LOT of potential problems:
1. Read the testkit info page (linked in my sig), get an OTO kit and a K2006, and test the water you are going to put into your pool.
2. Get your pool info, and ESPECIALLY your pump and filter info, and enter them with the form linked below. Almost universally, AG pumps are too large and the filters are too small, causing years of substandard performance and wasted electricity. It's not too late to change that.Pool Chart Entry Form3. Be ready to begin treating the pool the day it begins filling. (See #1 above) Have the chemicals you need already on hand. A very easy way to BOTH chlorinate and add the stabilizer you will need is to use dichlor, initially. If you have access to a Sams Club, see if your store sells the PoolBrand box of 24 x 1lb bags of dichlor shock. It is a good price for un-blended dichlor, in a very convenient form. Do NOT buy dichlor at Walmart, Kmart, Costco, or most pool stores -- they mostly sell diluted dichlor, blended with chemicals that are either mostly useless or else harmful. Lowes and HomeDepot sometimes sell un-diluted dichlor, but look for that AFTER you've learned to read chemical labels! If you cannot use Sams, you can get undiluted dichlor at Amazon:
Pool Chart ResultsKem-Tek Dichlor 22 lbs

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