Quote Originally Posted by karenkr
thank you--I will get what you suggested and give it a try.

sorry if I bothered you the other way, or any other guys. This is the first forum I have ever been brave enough to enter so Im kinda dumb about the rules or the proper way to get help. Hopefully I am a fast learner

will keep you posted on my test results

thanks again
The experts are here to help. Don't worry about it..you did nothing wrong. If you have a nice pool I would highly recommend getting a better test kit than the walmart brands. You can get a great kit here on the site or something along the lines of the Taylor Technology kits. They just seem so much more accurate than the HTH brands and well worth the investment.

As for the help part...listen to the folks on here and you will do great. Take their word over any local pool shop etc..