[Tbear]

Thanks for all the replies. I agree that the ladies at T&D colony are very nice and helpful as well as those at Southern Trace. Unfortunately their testing equipment is giving them the wrong information so their advice is inadvertently misguided. My comments are no way a reflection on the people, but they can be no better than the process they use to evaluate your water.

I thought about calling T&D service and ask them to ' fix ' my water but quite frankly I don't know who owns these stores and how they are interconnected with the service company under the T&D name. It just seemed easier and faster to fix it myself.

I do plan to buy a good Taylor kit when I return in September. In the meantime I am going to give Sparkling Waters a shot at caring for the pool over the summer. They take care of a neighbors pool and my neighbors is pleased with them so far.