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People asking to swim in your pool (unless they are using the pool to start conversation to get to know you better) seems down right rude. I don't think I would feel guilty or give a second thought to their comments. I have the exact opposite problem. Everyone in my neighborhood has pools and...

Just posting this in case someone else has the same issue (lapse of inteligence) that I did. I followed the sticky to a tee. It was great because the example was even for my size pool. For a day after adding the Borax I could not figure out why my Ph was off the charts. Keep adding acid, adding...

I stopped taking advice from Leslie's long ago, but as they are the only game in town, I sometimes drop in to buy things. Today I needed two things. The CYA test regent and Borates test strips. Me: "Where do you keep the CYA test regent?" Leslie's Guy: "Oh we don't carry that regent." Me...

Thanks chem geek and poyvue.

How high is "high chlorine levels" in this context?

The fact that the previous owners were using pucks and other pool store chemicals and yet CYA level was 0 seems odd. The more I read these forums, the more I cringe at the thought of a pool store water sample test.

See, I knew there was a good reason! Thanks for the great info!

I'm certain there is a good reason for this. I just don't know what it is?

Thanks very much for your replies. I have all the supplies, just wasn't sure what order to proceed in. So I'll get the CYA going, keep the bleach in as best as possible in the meantime. Once enough time has passed for an accurate CYA reading and if the level is good, I'll move on to pH and TA...

Pool is just about to be completely full after a total drain yesterday. I need your advice on turning this tap water into swimming water keeping in mind that I plan to use the bbb method going forward. I've put my numbers into the calculator, but I'm just not sure what to do first.. pH, CYA, TA...