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  1. Sun_Devil_Mike

    "Go ahead and use 2 chlorine tab floaters," said the Pool Store.

    CH is very high. I tested a 10 ml sample and it for it to turn blue and not just clear was 23 drops. CH = 575.
  2. Sun_Devil_Mike

    "Go ahead and use 2 chlorine tab floaters," said the Pool Store.

    You know it, Arizonarob! The silver lining to this episode is seeing the Pool Store clearly for what it is and breaking free from the cycle. (Local pool store in this case that was recommended by multiple people, not a national chain) Once I can break free from a work issue, I will be obtaining...
  3. Sun_Devil_Mike

    "Go ahead and use 2 chlorine tab floaters," said the Pool Store.

    Thanks, jblizzle, for the welcome and advice. I attempted a diluted CYA test and would say it puts my CYA solidly above 200. Yikes. I can already tell that I will be burning through the CYA test kit reagent pretty fast while I try to keep track of my attempts to drive that number down. I will...
  4. Sun_Devil_Mike

    "Go ahead and use 2 chlorine tab floaters," said the Pool Store.

    I am a first-time poster here on TFP and a relatively new pool owner (less than 2 years). I emptied the 20K-gal IG plaster pool completely in March of last year and have been able to coast for a good while on that. At some point between then and now, the Pool Store suggested a second floater to...