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Hi Dawn and welcome! The proper test kit is your compass and the great people here can guide you once your accurate results are posted. It seems like a bigger investment than you expect, but you'll end up paying more by adding $tuff to your pool that you don’t need. Not to mention the...

Silver lining is getting the test kit!!! Research here or ask about draining options. You’re in good hands. Welcome to TFP!

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Lower the open bottle into the pool by a return so it "floats", then tip it to pour the MA. Makes it simpler and safer. If you ever do get splashed, there's thousands of gallons of water right there to rinse in. 😎

Mine is somewhat the same. The steps get more sun, which I assume bleaches them over time. They’re also in water that’s more shallow. You can see the difference in both pics which were taken minutes apart….so same conditions for both. Deeper water gets darker, just like at the beach. Your...

^^^^^^This. @Squatting Hen My water is probably from the same source as yours. My TA finally settled at 60 and pH became much more stable. It took a while but as you've read/heard most any pH reading in the 7’s is good. TA will eventually find it's happy spot as you dose the pH.

……and all of TFP right there with you! 🙂

Baytown Home Depot has 43 in stock. Aisle 60. Bay 004

Search for liquid chlorine…. This is at the HD 2777 Katy Freeway Houston, TX 77007

A trick mentioned here is to put ping pong balls in the pool and aim the returns to get them & the water moving correctly towards the skimmers. Might help since changes in direction and type were made recently. Get that "toilet bowl" effect! Welcome to TFP!

Same here with the 4lb. Clorox bags. Some dissolve very quickly, others not so much. Still better than paying way more for the liquid that separates into heavy sludge at the bottom and refuses to leave the bottle!