Step 1: The first important step is to balance your pool water within stain identification and removal parameters. Although your pool water balance may be “perfect” for normal daily operating conditions, it may need some adjustment for successful stain identification and removal to occur. Balance your water to the following parameters (as listed in the table below) before proceeding to the Jack’s Magic Stain Identification Kit or Jack's Magic Stain Removal Treatments. You may view a complete line of products to balance your pool water here - Pool Balancers You may view a complete line of Swimming Pool Testing Products here - Swimming Pool Test Strips

BALANCE PARAMETERS for STAIN TREATMENT (IDENTIFICATION and REMOVAL)
Pool Water Item:	Balance Parameters
Free and Total Available Chlorine (Note 1)	1-3 parts per million (ppm)
pH	7.0-7.4
Total Alkalinity	80 ppm or lower
Calcium Hardness	200-400 ppm
Cyanuric Acid (Stabilizer) (CYA)	Below 70 ppm (Note 2)
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)	Below 1200 ppm (except salt systems) (Note 3)

NOTE 1: If using a bromine sanitizer system: 2-6 ppm (of bromine) If using a biguanide sanitizer system: 30-50 pp, (of biguanide)

NOTE 2: If CYA level is higher than recommended balance parameters, dilute level by draining water from the pool and adding fresh water. Be sure to check reading again; failure to do so may result in an ineffective stain identification or removal. PLEASE NOTE: CYA is not applicable in bromine or biguanide pools.

NOTE 3: If TDS level is higher than recommended balance parameters, dilute level by draining water from the pool and adding fresh water. Be sure to check reading again; failure to do so may result in an ineffective stain identification or removal.

STEP 2: After balancing your pool water within the above parameters, use a Jack’s Magic stain Identification Kit (according to directions) to specifically determine which of the following treatments in STEP 3 will best remove your swimming pool stain. A Jack’s Magic Stain Identification Kit takes the guesswork out swimming pool stain removal.

FOR BEST RESULTS: Use several ounces of Jacks's Magic Blue Stuff, or some muriatic acid, in the area that you will be performing the Jack’s Magic stain Identification Test

STEP 3: Follow directions for the stain removal treatment identified as the best for your swimming pool stain. Here’s some stain removal tips to remember:

If you get no apparent reaction when doing any of the (4) Jack’s Magic Stain Identification Kit treatments, try using the Jacks's Magic Blue Stuff for six weeks and then trying the treatments again.
To prevent any future staining, use Jacks's Magic Blue Stuff as a weekly preventative maintenance product. Maintain levels 10-12 ppm. A Jack’s Magic sequest test kit can verify that these levels have been achieved.
To maintain proper water balance, use an accurate and reliable test kit. Jack’s Magic has found the single tablet method to be extremely accurate and stable method for testing pool and spa water. Tablets in the Jack’s Magic Professional Test Kit are specially formulated and buffered for the warmer temperatures associated with swimming pools and spas.
If you have difficulty getting a free chlorine reading after doing a STAIN SOLUTION #2 Treatment test the Total Available Chlorine. Assume this reading is the true Free Available Chlorine reading. STAIN SOLUTION #2 often causes an error in the DPD #1 test; this reaction may last up to a month while STAIN SOLUTION #2 is still in the water.

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