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I had my TF-100 kit shipped to me from a friend in the US but don't want to bug her again for refills. What's the best place in Canada to order refills from? I think I just need the FAS/DPD R-0871 titrating reagent but might buy some powder as well at the same time. Any suggestions on the...

I started BBB halfway through last season and am a convert... I am so happy to actually know what's going on in my pool and add chemicals intelligently instead of willy nilly! Back in early June when I opened the pool I would lose 1-1.5 ppm FC per day. Now (mid July) I'm losing 2.5 -3. The...

Yes, but what does CaCO3 become when it dissociates in water? Ca2+ and (CO3)2-. Regardless, they didn't give units for CH, just "Hardness = 450 ppm". My TF-100 kit is in the mail so at the moment all I have to go off of is the pool store results. For my calculation in the Pool Calculator I...

Since I was using calcium hypochlorite to do my shocking, and shocking ~1x/week, I am interested (and slightly concerned about) in my CH level (even though I know for vinyl pools the CH isn't critical). Although still waiting for my TF-100 kit in the mail, I took a sample to the pool store and...

I've been working on turning my algae into a sparkling oasis... been shocking and brushing for a few days now. The water is clear (see through, no green or cloudy) by the end of the day but with grey dusty/dirty stuff on the bottom. When I brush it all up in the evening the water gets all...

Thanks. I'll take it to the store tonight to get it tested. It has always been "low" according to the pool store so I just kept using pucks. We will see. Will shock level chlorine affect the CYA analysis?

And just leave them in the sun for a few days? Or take a toothbrush to them?

I seem to never be able to get all the algae off my stairs with my big pool brush. I never really worried about it before, I figured a little bit of algae wouldn't hurt. But now I've changed my tune and decided I want a sparkling clean pool. I'm contemplating getting in the pool and using a...

Hi team, Wow, I can't believe I didn't know about this site before. I always just let my husband take care of the pool but he's working away now and I'm in charge! Time to get a better system in place. I'm currently dealing with algae (I'm sure that's what brings all newbies here!), it is...