Start up chemistry for first time pool owner

[BigDave]

I hope I haven't given you cause to think I'd call you stupid; the only times I recall using that word here is when I've written "The only stupid questions are unasked".

Your steps look good to me. I'll embellish a little.

1. Begin the fill of my pool, add doses of bleach as per the 7-Day Start-up of the SSR.
2. Continue to add doses of bleach until the pool is fill as per the 7-Day Start-up of the SSR.
2.5. Begin my filter pump when water is deep enough to cover inlet and outlet of pool.
3. After the pool is full add doses of dichlor and borax as per the Pool Care Plan of the SSR until three pounds of dichlor have been used.
4. Test the water for FC, CC, pH daily; once for CYA and TA after using 3lbs diclhor.
5. If CYA is between 30 and 60, pH is between 7.2 and 7.8, TA is between 50 and 150, FC is between 4 and 8, and CC is 0.5 or less, begin to add salt
7. Test the water (see 4)
8. Begin the SWCG