yeah, i did the ratio method for the cl and it looks like about 1 to 2 before multiplying, so the 3-6 sounded about right from before.

what i was hoping to do, is try to keep up on my own, while my pool guy comes to get the hang of this. is there any reason i shouldn't be going this route? would my adding chlorine while he may be doing something different cause any problems.

i just figure it'd make me feel better about what i'm doing if i actually saw improvement before i canned him....