thanks so much for the help!
I just had a heated arguement over the phone with the pool store, and ended up "firing" them to put it politely.
They told me that the issue is completely my fault, after following every instruction they gave me to the T! - not very good buisness in my eyes.
So I have severed my ties with them,(probabally banned from the store ) the only problem is that they are the only store in my area capable of accurate baquacill testing, so I can only test with strips now.
I put a call into a private pool guy that I know and trust to help me with converting asap, and hope to hear from him soon.
I will certainly order or pick up a chlorine test kit, and start the conversion soon.
I am glad to have found this forum, and realize I am not alone.
Any tips or tricks on the conversion would be muc appreciated.