Quote Originally Posted by sevver
Well I am interested, how do you add it, just pour the bag of pellets in? Then get in and stir them around? What do you get, just water softener salt? I have an 8000 gallon pool, how much would a bag raise it approximately? Would a pool store be able to test for it?
That is exactly what we did. To find out how much you need, just download the bleachcalc by mwsmith2 and enter your numbers. Don't forget to change your units to imperial instead of liters. This calculator will also help you with your BBB pool maintenance.

A good source of water softener salt is Lowe's or Home Depot. I also believe that Wal-Mart sells it, too, as well as stores like Sam's and Costco. Try to get the purest salt you can find. In my case, we were able to find 99.8% pure salt.