Go get an OTO/phenol red test kit to use for now; order a K2006 testkit to maintain your pool with.
(You can use the Amazon links in my sig, or order anywhere else you like . . . but be SURE to get a K2006, and not a K2005. If you are not on a tight budget, the K2006C has 2 oz reagent bottles, compared to 3/4 oz, and is a better deal.)
OK, I can walk you through it, assuming you know how to get your equipment running. By the way, if you have a time clock, do NOT use it until you have the K2006, have tested the water, and have told us the results. Instead, run the pump 24/7.
Also, once you get a chance, go to your user settings and add all the following data to the pool info section, at the bottom of this page:
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/profile.php?do=editoptions
1. Do NOT use ANY of the chemicals except the chlorine, till you've tested the water, and told us what you found.
2. When you open, test the pH. For fun, you can test the chlorine, but there is probably none.
3. Once you get the pump running, add all the bleach, unless by some chance your chlorine is high. Depending on how much the bleach has broken down over the winter, 3 gallons will add 15 ppm of chlorine or LESS to your pool
4. Test the chlorine in the AM. If it's low, add 1 bag of the shock slowly to the skimmer, with the pump on.
5. After making sure the chlorine is more than 3 ppm, brush the pool completely.
6. That evening, check the chlorine again, if it's less than 3 ppm, add another bag of shock slowly to the skimmer.
I'll extend this, once I have heard from you.
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