We purchased a used 15x30 lomart abg pool complete w/pump,filter,reel, and heater. We bought a new liner and a new bubble cover for the reel. It took all last summer to put it up due to not having all of the parts and no directions. I did get it filled just in time to close it up. So we have it up and we love it. When we had a little round 3 ft pool I could just do the hth test strips and test it and add what it told me too. I feel overwhelmed with this pool. We had concrete sand placed under the pool and there was still some around the pool that has blown into the pool. For the life of me I cannot get that sand out of there. The water is clear and I have a "Total Poolcare DPD Test Kit" and used it for the first time.
Questions:
How to get fine sand vacuumed out of pool, the sand tends to blow back in the pool from the filter and pump?
p.s. I did add 18 cups of ZeoFiber that was supposed to help hold onto the sand in the filter. Didn't work.
How to read test kit, does red mean Bright Red or kind of pink red?
If I read my test kit right then I have .5 to 0 free chlorine and same for total available chlorine. Water PH 7.8 and 200 Total Alkalinity. 20-10 CYA and Calcium Hardness 23-24.
I would really like to be able to print off what each of these mean and what I need to do to maintain a balanced pool.
What does PPM mean?
Ok so that is probably enough questions for now. Gotta love newbies.
Thanks Amy