I'll try again - need help to balance and close

Hi CarlD,

Sorry to hear life's gotten in the way of water for you. Hope it improves. :-) Thank you very much for the info. It really helps me understand. Chemistry was never my forte. I *have* read the stickies - I printed them out years ago and keep them in a binder.

I finally now have the water clear. BTW, I don't know what "bump the thread" means. When Nefretrameses suggested doing it to get a response, I looked for a definition on the Forum before I posted again but didn't find it. Could you please explain where I can find out how to do it? I don't want to do something I shouldn't.

I've been using Cal-hypo for shock but usually use just Clorox to maintain. I finally got the CYA cranked up to 38 after multiple applications. The FC was 3-4 yesterday. (Halfway between 3 & 4)

I'll add more Clorox today. The temps got really chilly and the pool water temp went as low as 55 but the weather got hot again here in western PA and so the water is warming up also. I'll just maintain it until the temps and the water temp is consistently below 60 degrees then shut it down for the winter. I won't make the same mistake again by not opening and treating the water.

Thanks again. I really do appreciate you taking the time to answer.

CoffeeBean

"Bump the thread". If you have not gotten a response at all, a partial response, or a response that is not certain (like "I think this is right but you should get an answer from a subject matter expert or Moderator), you can get the thread to show up as new by replying to your own thread. Ask the question that has not yet been answered. Doing so places it back in the "New Posts" queue. The New Posts is where you can see posts that you have not yet reviewed. That is usually how you can get an expert/Moderator's direct attention. Sometimes Moderators/experts are away from the forum for various reasons, bumping the thread "brings the question back up".

Yeah, it's just that simple. Add a new reply to the thread and when I hit the "What's New" button it will be at or near the top of the list. On other forums, covering other topics (say, like for fans of '66 Mustangs) someone just might post a reply that just says "bump". But we tend to frown on that here.

My life hasn't been bad, it's just been very, very busy. Getting my eldest off to college for the first time (!), working on some other family stuff, lots of "handyman" stuff (I've got a "honeydew" list that includes refinishing the front double door, and replacing faucets, as examples). My younger child had been ill and required lots of hands-on tutoring by me to make sure he didn't lose a year. He's fine now and thrived with all the personal instruction, and is at the top his class. Plus just a lot of family paperwork as well.