swimming pool upkeep

[coli05anna00]

hi i have a 15ft swimming pool and am a complete beginner. what quantities of chlorine and algaecide should you innitially put in the pool after filling? anyone with advice it would be soooo appreciated. thanks Karen

[ummmm]

Lol....it's a long thin puddle then...

[ChuckFickens]

You're not getting grief, but for anyone to give an accurate answer the information supplied has to be accurate.

[coli05anna00]

just giving the info clearly labelled on the box. perhaps take the measurements up with bestway

[trt]

I wouldn't know, my butler cleans mine ; - )

[TonyV]

coli - just give W x D x L details or if it is round then tell us - not to many mind readers here - nobody is trying to wind you up

[coli05anna00]

tis of a circular shape

[jackthehat]

Oh, it's one of those build it in your back garden tub-thingies.

I'm not sure sqad would have replied if he'd know it was so down-market....

[gingejbee]

My advice is to do ALL measurements, and calculations, metrically.

[ChuckFickens]

Yep, that's 530 cubic feet of water, not gallons, or (as trim said) 3301 gallons.

This is why people where asking, an error of 6 times would have been quite serious when dealing with chemicals.

[coli05anna00]

thankyou all some of you for construtive answers and others for having a good laugh, im sure youre perfect hey? off to play in my long thin puddle now.

[gingejbee]

...if that's the case, very old chemicals?

[jackthehat]

Mind your knuckles.......

[ChuckFickens]

Seeing as most chemicals state the amount of water they treat in gallons it doesn't really matter if the measurements are done in imperial or metric, neither give a straight forward conversion into gallons.

[coli05anna00]

yup its down market £20 off ebay cheers and my girls will love it, never mind to make sure i get it right off to get advice from a pool center. would never put my girls at risk just thought it was worth a try on here