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Thanks Richard!! I think my husband and I will just relax on some floats and enjoy my hard work!!! :p

Well just when I was ready to give up, we had a break through today. I can finally see my liner and I only have one small white spot on the bottom. I'm brushing and adding chlorine every 2 hours. It's finally holding chlorine and I feel like I'm making progress. Hopefully my test kit will be...

Well, I'm not sure I can maintain this. Seems like when I go to work I lose a lot of momentum in the process. I've spent more opening the pool this year than the past 2 years combined. I've already spent over $100 on just liquid chlorine and still need more. I did maintain some chlorine...

An update: I finally got my pH down and my CYA up. The pool is starting to clear up (finally as of this morning). I don't have my full test kit yet, but I can test for FC, CC, pH, and TA. Yesterday when I got home around 6 pm(ish). I checked my levels. I don't have the paper I wrote everything...

Thanks all for your help. I'm not reluctant to buy the correct test kit. Yesterday was Sunday and most pool stores are closed around here on Sunday. I was hoping to get one local and not have to order online and wait (since my pool needed immediate attention, I thought I had at least enough to...

This is the test kit I have (Poolmaster 22260 5-Way Test Kit with Case - Basic Collection). Are there kits just for the things this one is missing or do I need to purchase the entire TAYLOR TECHNOLOGIES INC K-2006 TEST KIT COMP CHLORINE FAS-DPD?

All 3 replies indicated that I should not have gone to Leslie's and that I needed to test my own water and the final reply told me to read the forum. I explained twice why I went to Leslie's (for a CYA test and liquid chlorine). I know I'm getting a bit defensive here, but I've fought with this...

Thanks for your help. I don't think Leslie's is a better deal. I just wanted to know my CYA Level. I have read the forum for weeks, before starting. I got the wrong test kit, simply mistake and then added the wrong chemical. I'm new to pool maintenance, just trying to figure it all out. I know...

Thanks Dave, I added the muriatic acid and just tested again. It's still about an 8. I added about 16 more ounces. I'll test in again in 30. I'm learning to do my own testing, but my kit doesn't test CYA, so going to Leslie's was better than not having it in there. I figured it was 0, but...

I broadcast the pH increaser in. I went to Leslies because my kit doesn't test CYA and I need liquid chlorine. I've read everything here and I know they aren't reliable, but I needed to know my CYA level and I can't buy a new test kit right now. Do I put the CYA in now in the sock even while...

I just added 4lbs of pH up (Sodium Carbonate 100%) to my pool by mistake (thought I grabbed a bottle of stabilizer instead). My pH was 7.8 yesterday (according to Leslie's). My test the day before showed 8.1(ish). I just did it, so I haven't done a another test yet. I'm fairly new to TFP and...