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How long after adding bleach would be an appropriate time to get an accurate FC reading? And thanks for all your help pabeader. I am ridiculously green when it comes to owning a pool; but hope to learn a lot through this site.

you've got to be kidding me. I can't believe I didn't see that. I just ordered it. Thanks

Thanks a lot. Gonna take me a little while to read through the entire Pool School; but Im going to do it. You've helped me on my other thread. Amazon only offered the regular with the smaller bottles, and I knew the difference but was in a rush due to my other pool issue and figured I'd just...

So adding the bleach as I did acts as a sort of "primer" for the swg to start spitting out chlorine again? Along with killing algae?

Just purchased the taylor 2006. Okay, thanks. But, if I ever need to SLAM my pool, what and how do I achieve the appropriate fc shock level? I have no idea what that means.

Hello, I'm barely 2 months into owning and it took that long to find this amazing site. I started reading pool school, and I noticed the chl/cya chart and it mentions fc shock rate. I have a swg. Can someone explain shock rate to me and how/when to raise it to the recommended level. My CYA...

I saw the difference but amazon only had the A which has smaller bottles I know. Cant I just buy more bottles? I realize that will be more costly; but I was in a rush and did not feel like searching all over the internet. Thanks for the heads up though

Is there a test kit thats better to buy for saltwater? Im about to purchase the Taylor 2006 through amazon as we speak.

Wow, thanks so much poolnoob and Pat. I am going to purchase the suggested test kits and take my own readings going forward. Those replies were very helpful and I totally see what you're talking about. I'm currently adding bleach...............I added 4 quarts and went out and bought 4 more...

But does anyone have any idea why this happened? That's my main question? Did I do something wrong? Is the solar cover somehow to blame? What can buying a test kit provide that I havent already stated? (I will buy a test kit however, as ive been using the strips). I've provided what I...

Hello, So, I have done a lot of research and there seems to be too many possible causes to the problem I am having. Like many others I am getting a 0 FAC reading, yet almost all of my others #'s are close to great. I cannot nail down an exact time at which this began to occur. My pool was...