No danacc I don't have a recommended test kit yet. Leslies is on my way to work so I am going to start taking my water samples to them until I can afford the test kit. I'm trying to get a weekend off so I can have them come out and do pool school. I have no idea how my Jandy valves work, how the in floor vacuum works or anything. Right now I'm just trying to maintain chlorine levels, PH and calcium hardness to not further destroy my plaster.
I really appreciate the help I've received from members but I don't want to become a pain in the neck. I've read lots of topics and I know a little more now than I did when I bought this house.
I've reread lots of the stuff to get a better understanding of chemistry.
I've looked for discussions on the valves but haven't found one that has turned the light on in my head. Obviously in different positions different things are on and off, that much I understand but what goes to what I don't know and I don't have any idea how this thing was plumbed or how to figure it out. I'm a fairly smart chick but plumbing is not my game. Give me an engine, I can tear it apart and put it back together, give me a hammer and nails and I will build something, give me pipe and diagrams...., LOST