I just grabbed myself a test kit from namco pool supplies. It has five solutions with the tubes and colors and is called swimline. Should do the job till I can get the taylor. My readings are as follows, chlorine-0, ph-8.2, alkalinity-30. Do I get the chlorine up first and go from there? Ive had my pool for 13 years and never really got the chemical thing down to a science. Only thing I've ever noticed is if I got the alkalinity up first, the pool seemed to clear up quickly after that. What do U advise for the BBB method. P.S. my wife is very concerned about her hair!!!!! Thanks again, Jerry