Brand New Pool Owner Fast Start Guide

A great supplement to this video is the 10 minute pool & spa chemistry tutorial which can help you to learn about how to manage the water chemistry maintenance in your new pool.

Test strips are useful for a quick check but are limited in what they can test for and how well you can read and determine the numerical test results. You should definitely look to get a professional quality pool and spa water test kit like the K-2006 Complete test kit from Taylor Technologies.

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[KegstandOG]

Most certainly overwhelmed lol. Going to buy my first set of chemicals tomorrow with little to no knowledge on what I truly need. Soaking in every video I can find atm.

[Eclectic-Sheep]

“Do you need a fast start guide for a swimming pool?”
YES!!! YES I DO! Thank you so much, Steve!!!

[drdrew]

This is the first video to compress into 10 minutes what took me 20 years to learn. I agree with every word and hope every new pool owner would watch this video on day one. Trial and error in pool maintenance is a long difficult road. You have done homeowners a great service in this respect.

I’m hoping you can think up a Part II to this video and make it a series. You really didn’t leave much out. The other breakthroughs I’ve had was adding borates, eliminating stabilized tablets, adding in pool vacuum, skimmer socks, variable speed pump, flow meter, sacrificial anode, zero phosphates. That may be for Parts 3 & 4. Ha!

[mikewelsh]

3:58 Chemical order of operations
7:09 CYA level
7:49 Chlorine
8:40 Combined chlorine

[Tde]

Watched a hand full of pool
Video today. This is the channel that earned a sub

[heidi]

Thanks Steve! Your channel is so helpful! Getting a pool installed in the next couple of weeks, your videos are very informative!

[davidnewman]

Absolutely loved this video, Steve! Thanks for sharing this information!

[johnkenney]

This was my favorite of your vids- succinct. I have had a new gunite/ plaster 1600 gallon spa that has 2 mysteries. No organic matter ever introduced, nor pee, and I have 1237 ppb phosphates, and one day had 0.62 Free Chlorine, 1.06 Total Chlorine. My chlorine disappears every day even though i put in about 2 cups. That last part nota mystery, as cover not installed yet. Alkalinity 101, pH often seems to drift up to 8.2

[vickyf]

Oh man it sounds overwhelming. Thank you

[sidtyphoon]

I just finished the Certified Pool Operator class today so I actually understand and agree with everything you said here. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[north]

Great info 👍 is a check valve required for the pool plumbing system ? Where would it be installed ?
Is grounding required for the pool plumbing system ? Is it installed on the suction side before pump or could it be installed on the return side ?
Thanks in advance 🇨🇦👍

[storypunman]

Good video, I stick with liquid chlorine mostly with some small chlorine tablets with CYA in a floater. Seems to work good. This stuff is hard to understand for new owners, we have been at it for close to 30 years. Friends don't listen, but I have recommended them to your videos and site.

[sonicx]

I have a silly question: Is it ok to use a sock for the skimmer basket to catch all the small insects and other particles? The reason is to reduce the number of times you need to backwash the filter and as such the water wasted. I am from New Jersey and we have water consumption restrictions during the summer. I want to say that All your videos are worth watching by pool owners. They are the best on Youtube with this subject. I would advise more reviews on newly released pumps and other pool equipment.

[floridagarye]

Hey Steve - Really enjoy your videos. Where were you 15 years ago when I needed your advice? Haha. Have you considered creating a video for home automation outside of the very expensive pre-packaged products from companies like Hayward, Pentair or Jandy etc?

[coziii.]

I got a new salt water pool
I have a robot vacuum and a salt dispenser and an app that automatically fixes it.
I just have to skim with net and backwash when it says .


My salt water has no chlorine and it’s never green

[hustonwitt]

Do the vinyl above ground pool need calcium?

[BennettCooper-ss]

Question is the chlorine good to buy at Walmart or is it better at pool house store is it stronger chlorine

[daymackgaming]

What do you mean replace the pool kit? Please help

[KegstandOG]

Thanks for this video, this is late but I am days away form setting my first pool up. Above ground 16x32 intex pool with a sand filter and a saltwater system. The calcium hardness is basically for inground pools or is it something I need to worry about with above ground pools?

[shiftyshellback]

What is your opinion of the test systems that send info to your phone?