1st Time Kit User

[Sumo1]

Well, I'm glad I waited to add the muriatic. I'll add a quart tonight and retest in the morning. Will post those numbers as well. However, I'm a little puzzled about the FC. I'm running the chlorine generator 4hrs daily, enough to turn over my water once. I hoped that would be sufficient.

Concerning the pH, it could be higher than 8.0, as Chem Geek guessed. I plan to add borax this year, per the 'Tetraborate Experiment", so I guess I'm in for a few weeks of frequent testing, though I did enjoy reading that thread from beginning to end.

BTW, 68 degrees is too cold for me, too. I doubt I'll swim before May 1.
Thanks again
Hal

Also BTW, I was in a new pool store that just opened today down the street from my house. A man had brought in a water sample for testing and they just started grabbing bags of Balance 100 for him @$30/bag. He dutifully pulled out his wallet and bought it. Then the lady turned to me and invited me to bring in a sample for testing !! I declined, then she said that BioLab had really pushed them hard to buy this superduper new tester(read Big Bucks!). I told you that to tell you this--THANKS to all you folks for your help and GOOD advice because, if not for poolforum.com, I could have been that guy!