starting up after winter

[PoolDoc]

Hi Costo;

You can definitely add stabilizer. The trick is going to be to getting it dissolved by Friday PM.

Here's what you may want to consider>

1. For testing, go to Walmart and get an HTH-6 way testkit. This is a re-branded Taylor kit that is compatible with the K-2006, and it contains a CYA test. It is an EXCELLENT value, and appears to be available from most Walmarts in Oklahoma City.

2. The best way to get stabilizer in your pool quickly, and then to keep the pool over the weekend, is probably to add dichlor AND a trichlor floater. You can get ALL of those items locally. The problem is you'll have to be a label inspector to get dichlor and trichlor that is not diluted and does not contain copper. As far as I can tell, the chlorine products sold by Walmart and Costco should be avoided. Lowes and Home Depot vary from area to area. If you can find the products in the Amazon link below, those are sold at some Home Depot stores.

3. The other alternative is to buy from Amazon -- TODAY -- and get Amazon Prime, so it will be delivered Friday for no additional. I would recommend putting them in your Amazon shopping cart to make sure they can be delivered in 2 days before buying Prime. Prime is a good deal if you buy from Amazon a lot; otherwise not so much. (I live by it, at Christmas!! But, remember to cancel the trial, if it doesn't work for you!) Anyhow, here are the links:

Kem-Tek Dichlor 12lbs
Kem-Tek 879 Pool Floating Tablet Dispenser Pool and Spa Accessories
Kem-Tek 3" Trichlor 24lbs
Amazon Prime
(1 month free trial -- but remember to cancel if you don't like it!)

4. Wherever you get them, add 2 lbs of dichlor to the pool (~14 ppm) and then put the floater into your pool, filled with trichor. That should keep the pool for several days, even with low CYA levels.