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For what it's worth Coxy I second Kim's advice that it could be worse! As has already been said at least you have a decent test kit and can see through the pool store fog :cheers: This is coming from another part of the world where I had to get one shipped in, to avoid terrible pool store...

Ok after doing some searching, come to think of it I can't think where on earth I got the idea that shipping options prices methods etc are not allowed to be discussed on the forum!!! :hammer: Honestly I can't even think which forum I read that on..... Must be losing the plot as I was seriously...

Oh, ok cool. Well that makes things easier then! I could have sworn I read a post on here somewhere, where a guy was asked not to discuss getting a kit outside of the US. Specifically the way's in which one needs to split the kit up to avoid paying ridiculous import tax/ having the whole thing...

Howzit DaveOB :wave: from just a few "clicks" north of you in Harare. Let me start by saying first off, I feel your pain!! Trying to get a reliable way to test pool water "round these parts" for a reasonable price is nigh on impossible. However, I managed it! I am the guy jblizzle is...

Thanks for the feedback guys, and the compliments about the pool!! :cheers: Duraleigh- You are right, I meant to say it was barely visible at 40 and completely gone at 30....! Lol. So, I am gonna bring it up to around 60 maybe 80 with the sun being on the water all day. Means I can use some...

Ok cool, cool box it is then, especially as I couldn't get the box the kit comes with in the mail as it was to big to fall within customs and duty rules here. As I am sure u know relationships between the two countries are lets just say "strained" ! So if its coming from the U.S. they wanna...

Brushpup sorry for the late reply life here gets kinda hectic at times!! Add to that re doing the old leaky polypipe returns with PVC and I am sure u get the picture. Thanks for that man! :cheers: I definitely plan on sticking around, I was lurking for 6 months after all ! Fixing things all...

Look what turned up the other day.... :whoot: :whoot: :whoot: Look what turned up in sunny Zimbabwe!!! by pommezimbo, on Flickr Should keep me going for a while :mrgreen: BIG shout out to a certain AWESOME member of this site for making this happen!!!!! You know who you are...

Hi Again from Sunny Zimbabwe :wave: My question is about the best place to store reagents. Reason being I have just got my reagents through ( :whoot: very happy about this! more on this soon in another thread of mine...) and it has taken an extraordinary amount of $$$, time and planning...

Awesome. I have borates in my pool at 40-50 ppm- I deliberated for months about the safety of this. (And then I had to convince the wife I wasn't going to "burn our eyes out" when she saw me lugging 20 KG of boric acid from the car....lol. She now loves the soft feel of the water along with no...

My Internet here is up and down frustratingly typed out a reply to have it cut out and then the site log me out over and over again....? The long and short of it was- Brushpup- No worries this stuff is very iffy by the looks of it!! Main thing is to be safe rather than sorry. :shock: More...

Brushpup- Firstly I appreciate the quick reply :-D Secondly- I am not making the stuff, he has it already made in liquid form, sitting in 25l jugs in his factory, as the buyer did not collect. He manufactures thousands of gallons a month for the water treatment plants here, he is the sole...

I have read the two posts I can find on this forum R.E. chlorine dioxide, but they didn't give me an answer really as to if I should go ahead and use the stuff in my pool. I have a friend who owns a Chemical Manufactiring plant, the same place where I get my 12% manufactured. He has been...

The powder inside is still thankfully just that- powder, like flour or talc. So looks like it's survived pretty good- :cheers: score I think indeed!!! Cheers leebo

Thank's for the tip leebo, how can I tell if that has happened, does it clump up or something? Glad you mentioned that actually :goodjob: as was going to leave by the filter but now will move inside to keep dry out of rain etc

Untitled by pommezimbo, on Flickr

Untitled by pommezimbo, on Flickr The yellow brown dots are just on the plastic, not in the powder inside

That is exactly what I was hoping to hear :-D Will post a pic but as far as I can tell looks pretty good to me!!

Quick question, have searched as best I can but cannot find if this has been asked before. Basically I have been hunting around where I live for DE (more about the challenges for pool care in Zimbabwe detailed in this: http://www.troublefreepool.com/no-way-to-obtain-fas-dpd-test-t71335.html...

Yup pretty much... Cheers linen, glad u like :-D :-D

Thanks all u guys for the comments about the pool :-D made my evening!! Bama rambler- I stumbled across pics of Robbie's pool a few weeks ago with the red bricks and tiled water line, I also thought to myself that looks strangely familiar...! Was searching around for more info on removing...

Will post pics of surrounds when get a chance to take some

Winter early afternoon sun. Water crystal thanks to TFP & BBB by pommezimbo, on Flickr

Early morning view from bedroom by mikewrathall, on Flickr

Hi sorry for late reply, past few days have been crazy someone kindly decided to reverse into the side of my car so have had my hands full!! Very pleased to hear that until I get my hands on the full TF100 I can attempt to make my own tests, :whoot: love this stuff. Honestly though you should...

Firstly I have seen quick responses before on this forum but wow that was quick!! I really appreciate the input :-D Butterfly- Thanks for the welcome! Sadly I have no way to test the copper level, I can possibly get a test for this with one of the mining companies but it will likely be very...

Hi Mike here from Harare Zimbabwe. :wave: I have been reading this awesome site now for over 6 months, this is my first post. (sorry in advance for the length!!) First of all my story is, I moved to zim about a year ago with my wife from the UK to live with my in-laws and try life the...