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  1. Your test kit comes with a guide on it telling you the ranges of the chemicals. There will me a range for chlorine and bromide. I don't recall what those ranges are but they should be right on the test materials. You also test for ph levels. You test for alkilinity too. You probabally just filled up the pool and it might have been okay as city water is treated. Bromide is used in some pools especially those inside like hot tubs because of fumes from chlorine. In the sun chlorine works well. Shock is for when chemical levels are way too low and really off so it takes quite a bit of time to get it straightened out. You can't put in shock and kids very soon. Shock can be used when you first open a pool and water was left in from last year or when ignored. If you filled pool today from city water I'd let kids in and treat it after. If you filled up a few days ago I'd treat and wait tim levels are right. Hotter it gets more chemicals may have to be used. The first time put in the recommended amount for your size pool. M It might be half a cup. It has to work it's way through the pump and filters and you test again. If you get too much you have to wait tim it levels out. Once you have it right, checking every day and adding small adjustments should keep it nicely. If you get chemicals com a pool store rsther than walmarts or just go to a pool store, they will know more about the water conditions. A hot tub store often carries chemicals you can ask them. Don't have to but there but you may find nest accessories there. Sorry I don't know tom the figures you gave but your test materials is the best guide. Take your water samples tom about a couple ofbfeet down. Just extend your arm into the pool and then allow the water to enter the chambers. Put your finger over the holes until at a good depth. I hope kids are soon into pool.
  2. A millivolt system should operate and maintain the heater fine without having to relight the pilot. The only problem with a millivolt system is they are sensitive to how far the wire to the thermostat goes. You are working with such low voltage, that if you have excess wire, sometimes it will drop the voltage too low to work. On a pool heater however, the thermostat should be right there on the inlet water line and should function fine. If you are having a problem with the pilot going out or the gas valve not cycling consistantly, you can change out the thermopyle and it should work with no problem.
  3. you only need to replace the TIMER MOTOR not the whole time (BOARD) it''s the small motor that drives the timer forward. you'll have to remove the old one to get to the part numbers. many look alike but are not. i agree with the repairclinic.com place to buy parts. that motor is not cheap although it's very small. you'll find it right behind the dial. has one or two wires coming off of it. don't forget to unplug the unit before you start. you don't want to get shocked.
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