**Initial Cleaning and Opening**
- Skim and clean
- Brush walls
- Put filter back together (look in pump basket)
- Turn on pump and add DE
- Add shock (6 lbs or 128 oz x3)
- Add sodium bicarbonate
- Run filter for 2 days
- Backwash and rinse for 1 min
- Add 1 lb DE
- Retest chemicals
- Balance chemicals
**Valve Positions for Opening**
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<sup><sub>Close left valve to seats. Open return valve from main pool drain</sub></sup>
**Salt Generator Opening**
- Inspect and clean salt cell
Calibrate chlorine generator:
1. Turn salt system to Off
2. Turn to auto
3. Wait to hear the click (10-15 sec)
4. Press black diagnostic button 5 times to get to salt reading
5. Wait for number to stabilize
6. Once it slows down turn system to super chlorinate and back down to auto.
- Do this twice to calibrate both cells
Add salt per table below:
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<sup><sub>Our pool is around 30,000 Gallons</sub></sup>