Thanks, Sprocket - that answers a lot of questions. I won't hold my breath waiting for one of Ben's kits then.
I can't do the BBB method until all the trips are over - there is no way anyone will do that for me and even hubby is skeptical of the bleach-only method. So the CYA will just stay up there until I can get back and do a drain, or if we keep getting rain. The pucks are feeding and the pump is running 24/7. I'm a bad forum member right now!
Next year we are planning to go to Europe. Sigh....

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All I have to do so far this year is bleach , about 1.5 quarts of conditioner because when I refilled the pool alot ran out of the waste drain on the filter
. That's it , my alky is a bit high but I have a rubber liner and they say that's ok for me .