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Thanks Dave, the water does look clearer than it ever has...since I stopped the pool store trips! It needs sweeping, but it is almost useless with all the rain we have had. I got the taylor kit that I thought was suggested, but I realize once I got to Amazon that I must of just bought the first...

I got the Taylor 2005 kit. I did the CYA test by following the instructions. Pool sample in test bottle, filled to the 14 line with regeant, then shake for 30 seconds. I filled the small chamber up until the dot disappeared, then read the back the back...it was just under 60. I followed the...

Here are my results from my Taylor kit, please let me know what I need to do...I'm new! FC = 5 TC = 5....which I thought was strange since it matched the FC results. pH = 7.6 Alkalinity = 120 CYA = 57 ppm The water does look clear, a great feat considering the monsoon of rain we have...

Two hours and forty-five minutes later and my chlorine and pH are still off the charts. My Chlorine tester only measures up to 5 and pH up to 8.2, so I can only imagine what they are sitting at right now. I am going to order the Taylor kit, thanks for the recommendation. However, my C-test came...

It was probably 30-45 minutes. I will test again in a couple of hours. It seems a lot of product for a 5k gallon pool, but they are the experts, right? Hopefully I did get a pocket of mix. Thanks, I never thought of that.

Thanks for the welcome and reading material. By the way, I just did another chlorine check after dumping what was suggested, and my chlorine level is now so high it is off the chart! My drop test turned a dark red orange and my pH purple! I hope this chemical stew doesn't eat my liner.

I have an Intex 16x48 ultra frame pool and filled it up last weekend. Our water had a slightly green tint that worsened when we added chlorine. I took a water sample to the pool store and thet informed me it was a metal. I was sold Bioguard pool magnet and some powder to coat my filter with to...