Recent content by cw282

Thanks Alice - residual neutralizer is exactly what I am worried about. I bought some granualized chlorine today but it looks like liquid bleach is the better way to go. I'll keep the granualized stuff for shocking later. I appreciate the advice.

BTW, I think the test kit I have is The OTO...the reagent bottles have the yellow caps on them. The test is showing 0 chlorine.

THanks. I cannot remember which kit I got, but I bought it at leslie's and it tests for CL, PH, TA, CYA and hardness. I'll check out the shocking section.

We recently bought a house with a pool and the kiddies are all over me to get it open. All of the levels were okay with the exception of the chlorine levels which were so high they were bleaching out the tests (both my kit and the store's). The pool has been covered all winter with the pump...