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I have the test kit...CYA is a little high but within tolerance (50) - - - Updated - - - I used Menards stuff......I guess I should mention this is my 11th year with the pool and have never opened my sand filter.....should I just change the sand?

My pool cover blew off in early fall last year so I said I will get it clean in the spring. Was not worried since being on this site and seeing all the horrific pools that are brought back to life very quickly with the help of this forum....no biggie right??? Well I'm on day 7 of my SLAM process...

Thanks cowboycasey, I think I will utilize the old frogger and fill it with pucks. I guess looking at it I only have a few weeks left before I close it for the season anyway but I guess I shouldn't let it go. I will have to read up on closing procedures also!

Ok, I will be going on a 5 day vacation in a week. My pool is perfect, how can I keep it that way for 5 days? I just want to get prepared, love, love, love my pool now. The kids say they can see from one side to the other under water wearing goggles....never could do that in the 8 years of...

My pool is absolutely crystal clear and it only took a week! Now I have another question, while maintaining the correct chlorine levels (trying around 3) I try to use the basic k-1000 kit but I honestly cannot tell the difference of the yellows???? What appears to be 5 that test only yields 2...

Guess I missed judged what it was going to take to get my pool right...I thought that 16 gallons of 12% would get me through the season but it has only lasted a week! My pool is now crystal clear but I have not passed my OCLT. I have to be getting close so it has to pass very soon....hopefully!

Well here I am another success story, pool is clear and hopefully tonight I will be done slamming the pool. 2 nights ago I lost 4.5ppm over night and last night I only lost 2 so hopefully tonight I will be 1 or less and be able to bring the pool into normal conditions! Thanks all for the help...

I was doing what the pool math calculator told me to do.....Just checked and my chlorine levels are above the 5 10 color on chlorine/ph test...my ph went to 7.8 also. Rookie mistake I guess. So now the chlorine levels are high do I just let them come down and try to balance everything out?

I added the stabilizer, I didn't put the full recommended amount last night but I added what the pool calculator said tonight. It is the granule type, all I could find at Walmart.

So I just did another complete test and everything is close to the same but my CYA changed. Here's the results: Yesterday Today 7.2 PH 7.5 .5 FC 1 .5 CC 1 350 CH 350 170...

Ronsplc....Thank you!!!!! I scored big time, $1.99/gallon and it was their 11% rebate weekend! Only bought 16 gallons but that should get me through the season I hope....plus says it's 12.5%! - - - Updated - - - Woke up this morning and I could barely see the center drain which is good since I...

My boys had baseball practice in a different town so I ended up going to Walmart. Found everything I needed but I did find one thing with chlorine... I ended up buying the Great Value bleach but I did see they had pool chlorine on sale for $2.50/gallon and said 10% chlorine but I didn't buy it...

Completed!!! Thank you! I was so worried about the top half of the calculator I didn't get down far enough to read the bottom. I since have taken a couple deep breaths and feeling confident!

Think I have a grip on things now! Off to Toledo to get the recommended chemicals and cross my fingers. If this calculator thing really works I will be very upset with myself for waiting this long and fighting the pool for the past 8 years! Seems to easy!

Thank you for the clarification!