New Owner - Need Help-- Please

[michladny]

She did call them...right after I spoke with her and they said "NO"...they told her it is right on the slip that chemicals cannot be returned no matter what!!! I am so angry with them (this is where I told her to go as others have told me they are a good place and they are the ones who tested my water and told me to also add Calcium but because of all of you I knew NOT to get it and double check first....when I came home from there this morning I called my friend and left her a message NOT to buy anything till she read this site!!!!)-- I was too late and now she is STUCK with 25 lbs of Calcium!!!

She said "you live and learn and this will be the ONE and only time she gets BURNED!!!) I agree with her and I will not go there anymore either!

One last time:

Alk - baking soda raises (what decreases it?)
pH - Borax rasises & Muriatic acid decreases -- trichlor tabs lower this?
Chl- bleach --regular or extra strength-- or either?
CYA- Stabalizer (the only thing I need from the pool store and used like ONCE a season?)

I went out and got a kit today (Walmart and Target were fresh out!!!!!) It was a little much but worht it if it keeps me in check (42.00 Taylor kit)..I guess that is ok?

Ok, I will read more around here and check in in a little after I use my OWN knowledge to care for my pool!!!

THANKS AGAIN --- INFO IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!

Michelle

[Watermom]

See the 'sticky' in the alk forum for procedure for lowering alk.

Chlorine - I'm assuming when you say extra strength, you mean 'ultra' which is 6%. Regular is 5.25%. Either is fine to use.

CYA is stabilizer or sometimes it is called conditioner. Some people can add it and it lasts from season to season. Others, like me, have to re-add it every spring.

Hope this helps.