Need some help reclaiming the swamp that WAS my pool

[CelticDaddio]

Thanks for the info.... How about the kit sold at poolsolutions.com?

Ed

Well, start by going to the various topic headings here and read the stickied threads. We have threads for ALL these things you are asking, including spring cleanup.

Drop testing is the best way to go. Get a GOOD test kit--be prepared to spend $60 to $100, but it will be the BEST investment you make--and you have a big pool, so you REALLY have to stay ahead of your water.

Get either a Taylor model 2006 test kit or go to Leslie's on line and get their FAS-DPD Service Test Kit. You want a kit with the FAS-DPD chlorine test, not the DPD test. You also want to test pH, Total Alkalinity, CYA (Stabilizer) and finally Calcium Hardness (or just Calcium, or hardness). If Ben was taking orders, his kit is the best of all, but he's not so these two are essentially the same. Also get a simple OTO test kit--handy to have around.

Strips are not reliable, and difficult to use. If you MUST have them than Hach 6-ways that have a CYA test, or the LaMotte with the CYA test on them are the only ones worth getting. They ain't cheap--100 of the Hach run $30, and 50 of the LaMotte can be $10-$15. And you MUST replace them every spring...and drop testing is STILL better.

But READ, READ, READ! We have them stickied in each topic just for your convenience.

[GraceByDesign]

Thanks for the info.... How about the kit sold at poolsolutions.com?

Ed

That is Ben's Kit, to which CarlD was referring. Ben is MIA and not taking orders at the present time.

This forum, however, is going strong, and filled to halfway up the skimmer (oh, ha ha! ) with great, reliable information!

Happy swimming!