Thanks for the basic starter info....So far i ordered the kit and it gives me a June 9th - 14th window......I've added the 2 gallons of bleach every other night.....pool is no longer green ph with a basic tester shows 7.6 ish same kit was out of chlorine drops...pool water looks cloudy maybe milky is better. Found out that mother in law has added large bag of baking soda and some algecide to the pool because that's what she remembers seeing my father in law doing. Have been vacuuming and having to bump/ backwash filter as a loss of pressure...what a pain in the a@#. looks like it'll get hot here for a few days but then back to 70's (NYC) so I guess I have some time before kids start breaking my chops.....Thanks for help Internet is great for DIYers