Here's the link for the bleachcalc program that you will see referred to many times.

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Emwsmith...achCalc262.exe

A very good summary of tips is on the host page of this site and it is all written by Pooldoc, the owner of this forum.

It is at http://www.poolsolutions.com/ Be sure to note the "more tips" link that is none to obvious on the page(s). If you dig down in the site far enough you'll see a sort of autobiography of Ben that really gets to the heart of how he started this pool management strategy.

THE #1 thing. Don't put anything...nothing in the water that you are not told to do by the members here. It is far easier to add a bit more of something tonight or tomorrow than it is to try to correct a witches brew you've created by add junk that the pool store wanted you to buy. The water out of the tap that you are filling with will be basically OK with no panic to adjust anything except add a bit of bleach.

Stick with us. The people out there that tell you pool horror stories never learned the basics the way you will learn them here. When you understand it you will be able to relax and enjoy your pool much more.

Good luck