Quote Originally Posted by Watermom View Post
Maybe I'm wrong but when I read your posts I got the idea that testing and making chemistry adjustments were things that were both happening periodically but not regularly. If that is the case, that isn't going to work. You have to tend it on a regular consistent basis like daily for now. After you learn how your pool behaves, you may be able to go a day or so between testing and adjusting but not now.

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Thanks! Yes, I've been checking it was a cheapo $10 OT/PR test kit every day, but since I'm new to understanding how much of each chemical affects the system (notably high chlorine & pH), I've been doing my own tests PLUS making trips to my pool store every 3-5 days to have them do a full workup. All the gas plus unneeded chemicals adds up to making a K2006 worthwhile, so I'll be getting one of those to check levels daily.

That said, is there a sticky for intervals between adding a chemical and when it's either A) safe to swim or B) your test kit will be accurate in its measurement? My father-in-law used to shut the pool down for the day whenever he'd add anything, but now that we own the house (and have kids that want to use it!), we don't really want to have down days unless it's a rainy or cold day.