:lol: Thank you so very, very much for all your comments and help. Since I last posted our pool has been wonderful. The clorine is a little high but that is ok since we have been having horrible weather here. Rain, rain and more rain. The humidity is unreal and the dew point matches the humidity, saturated is what we are. You are right about the gals of water, I don't know why I wrote 13,000 I knew better than that.
Breaking the habits of adding chemicals is very hard to do since the pool stores STILL tell you to add this or that. I have not added anything since our pool tests (with strips) just fine. Sometimes it's a little high and then the next day the PH and ALk is just fine. So, we have beautiful clear water and not one problem, that I know of...My salt content is about 6.8, I think that is high BUT...once again it is because I listened to the pool store. My salt was at about 6 (after tons of rain and backwashing to waste) so, she told me to add a BAG of salt. I thought maybe that was to much but...she's the smart one...so I did. Well, I am high on salt now but it won't take long for the rain to take care of that. I don't worry since the rest is testing ok.
My question is this, even though the water is clear...everything seems ok should I still add the algicide once a week? The pool place says I should be doing that because this is helping the generator keep alge away. OH YES..my water does taste like salt but I am sure that's because I am sitting at about 6.8 or 6.9. I look for that to get better. As for using the baking soda and the 20 Borax... :lol: that is wonderful, I have it all on hand and it is amazing how I am NOT buying all the chemicals this year, it is awsome
Suggestions welcome, comments taken with happiness and thank you for being there for so many of us out here that are new at doing the best we know how. With help from you all this summer has been great keeping a clear, clean pool. My son also gets on the group and reads, reads, reads. He has a below groud pool. Hadn't opened for 3 years and has really been helped by the site. He is also thinking about going to salt generator.
Thanks Again from WET IOWA
Donna from Iowa