Hello all

I took my water to the pool store today to get it checked. These
are the numbers they gave me:

Temp: 78
Saturation Idx: -0.5
TDS 600
CYA: 40
Tot Chlorine: 8.9
Free Chlorine: 8.2
PH - 7.4
TA: 38
Adj TA: 26
Tot Hardness: 324
Copper - 0
Iron: 0
Manganese: No
Cloudy: None
Staining: None
All Algaes: None
Slime/Mold: No

20 x 40 Gunite Pool with DE filter and a Nature 2 Purifier. I was
using smart sticks and I took what was left of one stick out of one
filter and left what looks like a third of a stick in the other
filter (noone told me to do this I just did it on my own so it might
be wrong).

The Pool store told me to add 12 1bs of Balance Pak 100 to get the
TA up. They told me the dosage really needed for my pool would be
43 lbs (wow) but they wanted to be conservative because its a new
pool (6 weeks old). They told me not to add anything for the
chlorine which they said should be at 1. I have an electric cover
and they said to take it off at least an hour a day weather
permitting and that should help burn the chlorine off. I'll do this
but I'm not thrilled because the landscaping around the pool is
being done for the next 2 weeks.

I'm also a bit confused because I am using a BioGuard Multi-Test
1200 V kit and according to that test my chlorine is at 3, thats a
big difference. The pool store sold me this kit and when I told
them about this discrepency they told me they would exchange the
whole kit for a new kit. However I'm not certain whose results were
wrong.

In any event, does this sound like a good plan to deal with the
chlorine or does anyone have any other suggestions.

Thanks

DebPoolClueless