First, I'm not sure what to make of the first part of your response. I don't know anything about the other site you mentioned. I have yours bookmarked b/c I liked what I read. I knew I needed a chemical kit since my pool store is so laid back and doesn't always give me the numbers I request. I simply ordered what I found online that seemed to have what I needed. Sorry if I stepped on your toes. Had I known about your kit and your competition, I would not have mentioned the brand of test kit!
Second, this is my first ever posting on ANY forum of any kind. There certainly won't be two identical threads and I'm rethinking my decision to ask for help on this one. I'd never put this on a public forum, but the initial part of your response seemed quite aggressive and hurtful! I'm simply trying to find someone who knows their stuff that I can trust with my pool.
As I stated, I couldn't get a reading on the CYA because the tube is cracked (was delivered to me cracked, it that helps you with the competition factor) and I have to get a new one. I don't know what it ran last year, b/c the pool store just said, "It's good...don't worry about it." As you can imagine, that is not sitting well with me.
I read your table for shock levels compared to CYA levels...that is another reason I knew I had to get a chemical kit. SO I guess I'm still stuck with a green hue. I'll lower my pH a little more and see if I can get the pool store to tell me a true reading on the CYA until I have a replacement tube. I'm in one of the two busiest weeks of my year with a couple hundred mathematics final exams to grade and final grades to turn in within 48 hours of test time. Really wasn't expecting all of this.
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