new home, new pool, new pool owner

[Hydrophile]

PoolDoc, said "Your PF is 12" in your response to my question. I tried to Google the abbreviation PF but don't know what it stands for...and how is its value 12?
I added four pounds baking soda by mixing it in a 5 gallon bucket and slowly adding it to my pool. I will test again tonight. I purchased liquid chlorine and plan to add some tonight to bring my level up to spec with the Ben's best guess chart.

Thanks for the timely response.
- The new guy =)

[PoolDoc]

PF is the ratio of your pool to a million pound (PF:1) pool. 1 pound of something with a 100% concentration (like good stabilizer) will result in a 1 ppm increase in levels in a million pound pool, but in a 12 ppm increase in a PF:12 pool.

It's something I've used for years, but only started using here this summer. (I need to write a "How to Use Your Pool Factor" page )