Cover failed, leaves everywhere, help needed

[sifuhall]

Thanks for the reply.

Some of these I can answer tonight.

It is a vinyl lined in-ground pool, no fountain or waterfall, no generator. We have a chlorine dispenser near the sand filter and we use chlorine (never bromine or bacquacil).

I can post the numbers tomorrow.

I use the test strips to get the info. Is that a reliable method?