Pool stored!

[CarlD]

The one thing everyone did not mention was that you should NOT add table salt to your pool--most edible salt contains iodine and I gather iodine is VERY bad for swimming water, especially SWG pools.

Evan: you need calcium for an SWG even in a vinyl pool? Please explain.

[AnnaK]

Thank you all for taking an interest in this situation. I am passing all your suggestions on to my friends.

I learned that the pool company will come weekly for the first 4 weeks after the installation to set the equipment up and get it running—but from what I've read here it'll take more than once-a-week attention to get it running right]. I will again try to sell her on the idea of a good test kit and doing her own testing.