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Thanks for that. Well, it sort of worked... There's a slow drip, so I'll need to redo the tape at some point. There was no sign of any leaks (either water or air) from any of the glued joints or unions though, so I'm pretty happy overall. I'm actually looking forward to vacuuming the pool...

I have finally finished the new pipe work necessary to install a new filter pump (it only took me 3 months!) The inlet to the filter uses a threaded fitting though, so I'll need to use either teflon tape or a thread compound to seal the joint before I can try it out. PTFE tape seems to be a...

Given the lack of options available in Australia the extra cost of international shipping isn't a big issue to me. The only other way to get a good test kit here seems to be to pay hundreds of dollars for fancy kits aimed at commercial pool operators. So it was the shipping regulations rather...

Thanks for the follow-up PSG. I couldn't find any information about the new regulations, but suspect they only cover products being sold retail within Australia. The Australian Customs website has a list of prohibited and restricted imports and there's nothing there about products containing...

Could you elaborate on that? Prohibited by who, and why? As another Australian trying to get hold of a decent test kit, thanks for the link! I notice that they also sell the K-2006 kits, are you saying they won't ship those to Australia? I asked another US online store whether they could ship...