Thank you, But....

[Syracuse76]

I just want to thank the several people that helped me in the beginning of season with my new pool. I had to of saved at least a few hundred bucks compared to previous seasons.
I will be closing the pool here in a couple weeks. So that leads me to my last question. When opening what is the order of operation as far as chemical balance? Like, what comes first, I know I wanna prob get my cya and chlorine up but I’m wondering on chemical interaction. I know I don’t wanna dump a bunch of stuff in there at once. Does alkali or hardness come after that? Just curious on thoughts is all.
Thanks again.

 

[Bama Rambler]

Here's my order of attack.
1) FC
2) pH
3) Everything else as time permits.

I'll usually test the pH first thing and then test the FC. Then I add enough bleach to get to target and adjust the pH if needed. CYA, CH, TA are no rush and can all wait until I have finished any vacuuming, cleaning, etc. that's needed.