Ok, here it goes. I've been reading everything I can here and am a believer. I ordered my Taylor K-2006 test kit which I will be receiving tomorrow. I'm having a third of my water replaced Thursday because I can't get any chlorine to register and have found I have ammonia and too much CYA, I'll figure out how much I have when I get my kit but two different pool stores told me I have either 80 or 156 CYA. I put about 15 gallons of bleach in my 15,000 gallon pool and have almost eliminated the ammonia.
my main questions when I start fresh with this system;
1) I have a Nature 2 cartridge they sell me every spring for $129 I think I can throw it out?
2)They have me putting Jacks Magic Blue Stuff in twice a week (I've had the pool 10 years since new)
after reading pool school and a lot of great info from all you smart people it seems to me I'm paying for a cartridge to put metal in my pool and then paying for this Blue Stuff to take it out? Am I wrong?
3) I've been adding an algaecide, Pro 60, twice a week also. Should I continue this?
4)I don't want to continue adding CYA to my pool with tabs but when I won't be around for a few days or a weeks vacation is it ok to go back to the tabs while I'm away?
thank you for the warm welcome and I'm thankful I've found this site!
my main questions when I start fresh with this system;
1) I have a Nature 2 cartridge they sell me every spring for $129 I think I can throw it out?
2)They have me putting Jacks Magic Blue Stuff in twice a week (I've had the pool 10 years since new)
after reading pool school and a lot of great info from all you smart people it seems to me I'm paying for a cartridge to put metal in my pool and then paying for this Blue Stuff to take it out? Am I wrong?
3) I've been adding an algaecide, Pro 60, twice a week also. Should I continue this?
4)I don't want to continue adding CYA to my pool with tabs but when I won't be around for a few days or a weeks vacation is it ok to go back to the tabs while I'm away?
thank you for the warm welcome and I'm thankful I've found this site!