Need Help Please - just got my taylor 2006 testing kit...

[waterbear]

Here are the charts I use to calculate dosing. Print them out and laminate them so you always have them. All you need is the table and a calculator.

http://www.poolhelp.com/SimplifiedDosageFormulas.pdf
http://www.poolhelp.com/SimplifiedFormulaNumbers.pdf
http://www.poolhelp.com/ChemicallyDe...oolVolumes.pdf

The first is set up with the formula on the chart for the most common chemicals you might use:
(Pool Volume / formula number from chart) X ppm change desired = amount of chemical to add in either pounds or quarts
(Just in case your math is "rusty" do the division in parenthesis first then do the multiplication)

The second is an expanded chart of formula numbers for more pool chemicals that you plug into the formula above

The third is a method of chemically calculating the volume of a pool. You really do not need this one since circular pools are pretty easy to calculate accurately (diameter X water height x 5.9 = volume of circular pool in gallons). It is more useful with irregular shaped in ground pools.

A lot of people use The Pool Calculator
http://www.poolcalculator.com/
but it give too much info all at once, IMHO. I prefer to just concentrate on what chemical I am currently adjusting. Either method works.