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OK I guess my head was in the pool water lol I was thinking poly quad was a sequestration agent and not algicide. So that being the case is there need to add a metal agent and I will assume I should be adding algicide?

Is polyquat a brand name ? Locally I can find products that I would call a sequester ing agent but can’t seem to find polyquat in Canada? In years past before TFP I would buy a winter kit that had a non-chlorine shock, algicide, and mostly a product called Sequa sol. My water is crystal...

Okay so can I use phenol red that comes in cheap oto/ph test kits ? Same colour and drop size ?

Testing with ck 2006 On that note I bought replacement reagents for tf 100 and got 0014 for ph but use 0004 in my taylor kit. What up ?

Does stab. clor pucks lower my ph ?

Fc 7 CC < .5 Ph. 7.1 TA 80 Ch. 140 CSI. -0.65 This year I have had TA and Ph on the low side and wonder if I should raise TA, Ph or Ch to get better CSI number for my vinyl pool ? CYA 30

Thank you Joy, I found really good tips on tft site and ordered replacement reagents from them to ship to a buddies place in Montana. Summer lake house for him so not sure when I will get but in the meantime I’m believing my old reagents.

I’m trying to get replacement reagents but being in Canada that is not a cheap or easy or fast errand. Was mostly curious about the delay in the test returning to a very light pink. The Taylor distributor in Canada has obviously done a very good job of protecting the retailers. An example of the...

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Moved from here. FAS-DPD test question. When testing for FC I’m finding that sample turns clear at some point but with a few extra seconds or if I set sample down when I think it is clear it turns back to a light shad of pink. My reagents are several years old but seam fine? DPD powder a little...

Shat!! Posted all my results and there they were gone!! Bad wifi out here I quess - - - Updated - - - Here we go again Fc 9 Cc .1 ( as far as I can tell five drops arguably changed colour of R0003) Ph 7.4 Alk 140 Cal 120 Cya 20 Left chlorinator with pox on while I was away for a week free...

Sorry for the time gap, got called away for work. No problem with fill water that I know of comes from river into state of the art water plant. Just starting to close now if water still test as good as it was a week ago :>)) Marc - - - Updated - - - I also usually throw in a cup of non...

So before TFP, I have always added to my pool water 1 L of ultra 60 by regal and 1 L of 3-Met-0. The algaecide is labeled as Poly ( oxyethylene dimethyliminio ) ethylene-( dimethyliminio ) ethylene dichloride ...60 %. The metal product does not give actual ingredients, just says it eliminates...

PH has been pretty stable at 7.2, a week or so ago it looked a tad bit low so threw in some Ph up and it went to 7.4 for a few days then back to 7.2 Test kit is 2006

All my readings are fine by TFP standards except TA at 160 seems high. I have read on here that one should not target a # for TA, but am concerned that it is high and wondering if I should attempt to lower it?? My CYA is still under 20 but am working on bringing it up to 30 FC 3 CC .5 TA...