AnnaK thanks for the link to the pool calculator. I love to crunch numbers and that thing looks very cool.

It's kind of funny to me that after all these years I suddenly want to be proactive instead of reactive to pool maintenance. I was on vacation last week when I opened the pool and with a little extra time on my hands I found this place. Some years I'd get lucky and some years it'd be a nightmare. Now I'm going to fix It before it breaks.

I was even thinking of catching rain and testing it and if knowing the rainfall amount and the chemistry I could head off potential problems due to rain.

I'm keeping records for the first time too hoping to spot trends and again head off potential problems.

We'll see. It feels good to know that when I do get in trouble I have a place to go for help.