Hi Tammy,

There is supposed to a test booklet that was shipping separately from the kit but Ben ran into problems with the test bottles so I think that has been delayed. The booklet probably has some of the information you are looking for. Here is some info that should help you:

FAS-DPD test for chlorine - you need to look at "Ben's Best Guess" table to see what your recommended free chlorine (FC) range is based on your CYA (stabilizer) level. The link is here:

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=365

For combined chlorine (CC), when that gets above 0.5ppm, that's an indication that you need to shock your pool. Again, the Best Guess chart will give you a target chlorine level to shock based on your CYA level.

CYA (stabilizer) - most people target between 30 to 50 ppm for this. CYA takes a long time to dissolve so wait at least 5 days before retesting after you put some in

OTO (little blue kit) tests - for pH, you want to be between 7.3 and 7.8. For chlorine, this test isn't as accurate as the FAS-DPD but it's very quick and easy so you could do this every day and do the FAS-DPD maybe once a week. Again the Best Guess table is your guide for chlorine.

Alkalinity - your target is between 80 and 125 ppm

Calcium - if you have a vinyl liner then you don't need to worry about this too much - you can test once just for reference

This should get you started. Let me know what other questions you might have.

Peter