Leigh Anne:

We ALL have to start learning sometime. There's no reason to feel embarassed. The best time to start learning is right now.

It's been suggested that you post numbers--that's always a good first step.

Then you should read the stickied posts at the top of some of the topics here, like this one: Pool Chemicals and Pool Water Problems. There are some at the top of the Chlorine topic, and the Testing and Chemistry topic.

Most of the advice you'll get here will be covered by them. However, the test results will allow us to zero in YOUR specific problem and suggest a solution.

One of the best things you'll learn is that pool care isn't hard, isn't complicated, and isn't difficult to understand. It's just made to seem that way by an industry that wouldn't make half as much money if people knew what we advocate here.

There's a book sold in pool stores called "Taming the Pool Monster". IMHO, it's a waste of money since it starts by assuming that your pool is a monster that needs to be tamed. It's no such thing. The only monsters that need to be tamed are the pool stores, pool services and pool chem companies.

The pool itself is easy and simple once you know what it is you need to do. It's not mysterious, magical or logic-defying.