Okie doke. I finally got the test kit the other day. I had surgery 2 weeks ago, so I'm a bit lagging in getting this kit out and messing with it all.

The pool looks fantastic....crystal clear using only bleach. I do have some combined and my CYA, TA, and Ca+ are high. Bleh.
I'm afraid a partial drain is in my very near future.

FC is only 1.5
CC 0.75
pH 7.4
TA 280
Ca+ 685
cya 160

I anticipated Ca and CYA being high, so I used 50/50 dilution for the cya measurement and used the instructions for more concentrated sample to test hardness.

So.....where do I go first? Do I drain and handle the cya/hardness issue, and then retest and balance? I'm assuming the new fill water will alter my TA/pH, etc.
I really do need to test my tap water I think before I use it to fill....new house, etc. Maybe the water is super hard even with the softner and I'd only be adding to the problem.