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That is because for Amazon it's coming from the US, where as PTKC is likely getting it from the Canadian distributor.....

I bought one of those a couple of years ago. Every year about this time, I go through it and order what I need to replace. Some of them are now expired, but not THAT expired, so they should be okay for this year. R007 is expired, but I don't think "hypo" ever actually goes bad.... Oh sorry...

Another thing to try, call the local pool supply place. I get mine bulk from there, about $0.60L I have a couple of 20L jugs, get them filled at the start of the season for $24 and maybe I get them filled again later in the season..... Last year I dumped in one at the start of the season, then...

Any of my fellow Canucks every use this company? They have a lot of the Taylor stuff, some is cheaper then Amazon, others seem more expensive. As I am planning my regular order of stuff, wondering if they are reputable or not......

Check with some pool stores, around here you can get your own 20L (~5 1/2 USG) jug filled for $12, it's 12% I go about 1 per month....

Been around this block a few times now... About 2 years ago, a pool company looked after the pool, $2.000 and the pool looked little better then it does right now, even in the height of summer. Numbers today FC=20, CC=2, PH 7.0. TA=140, supposed to rain all day tomorrow so I expect the PH to...

Well the season is underway, a couple of days ago, the cover came off, yesterday we got the water filled to the brim, today I got the pump running. Checked the chems, FC=.5, CYA=0, PH=7.0, TA=150. Hmm, there is a 7kg bucket of "Sanitizer" I know that is roughly 50-50 CL and CYA, dumped a...

Last year a pool company did the pool, the cost was $1500, and the pool was often not that clear, you could see the bottom, but a little hazy. This year was TFP, the cost was $300, $250 for the kit (it's expensive up here in Canada) and $50- for chlorine, and the water is as clear as can be...

I do it from outside with a , long pole, about once a week, as to daddy quiet time, I can relate, she is not allowed in the pool while it's being vacuumed, so I can see what is happening, without a hurricane of wave action.....

Does anyone else actually like the process of vacuuming the pool, I mean it's an hour or so, you can relax turn your brain off, and just move the pole with the head on it back and forth, with a nice clean pool as a result.....

Thanks Guys

Does Muriatic acid lose potency over time? There is a jug in the garage that has been there at least 3 years, just wondering if I should use it, or whether I should get some fresh when I fill my chlorine jugs.????

Yup.... The next project is some work on the computer, supposed to rain all day tomorrow, so that will happen then....

This is how I found and patched my suction side leak.... We rent our home, and upon startup this year, found air getting into the pool plumbing. Bubbles on the output. , and due to COVID-19 and not really wanting the pool guy inside the house, I decided to see if I could do at least a temporary...

For those of us in Scarberia (Toronto,Ontario, Canada) Cederbrae Pools will fill your 20L bulk container for CA$11.95 (plus Horrible Stupid Tax). We had 2 20L containers under the deck, got them both filled for $27. Don't know if this is a couple of weeks worth or a months worth, certainly is...

Okay, better to test in the morning and add chlorine before anyone tries swimming, or test in the evening, add the chlorine, so it has the night to work, before the sun gets a chance to burn it off.? I'm thinking evening, anyone else agree, or disagree?

The big problem with Dichlor, is that it adds CYA and chlorine, the chlorine goes away fairly quickly, the CYA goes away very slowly. In pools that are located in places that don't close for the winter, this means that the CYA can build up. However where I am, the pool level is lowered quite...

The problem isn't with the sender, it's with the carrier, every idiot and his sister is ordering nearly everything online. Couriers and the post office, got slammed with Christmas freight volumes. Normally in October, they take on a lot of extra staff, they can get those people trained, and...

I think most of it is just Canada Post being at it's usual level of efficiency.... Last Christmas I ordered two items, one was coming Purolator ground from Richmond BC, the other coming from Mississauga, Canada Post, ( I am in Scarborough), guess which o one arrived first If you guess the...

It's more about the lead time, were used to ordering something and having it next day, or within a few days, and this will take over a month... It's not a problem, because it will likely be June before we open anyway. However for people who are used to ordering stuff May 15th for a May two-four...

with all this virus stuff, some things we count on, may have problems.... Ordered my test kit this morning, Amazon stated that dekivery will be sometime between May 19th and June 3rd...... Before those in the US start about TFTest Kits, they do not ship to Canada....

Please note, the original poster is in Cyprus, and TFTestkits does not ship outside the US.....

It changes the colour, instead of green/red you get blue/yellow. Increasing the CR007 from say 2 drops to 5 drops, will counteract this to some degree.....

So a question, how are you keeping the meter calibrated? Matching the results of a pool store, is not an indication of accuracy (lots of people around here would seriously doubt your results if they match a pool store). So while a CYA number with an accuracy of +/- 1 is more accurate then a...

I think, with solar it's more about freezing then anything else. As long as the temperatures are going to be above freezing, you should be okay. It's only early April, so the chance of seeing below freezing temperatures, especially at night is still pretty high. Although I am in Canada, I...

TFTestKits is US Only though, if your outside the US, your stuck with pretty much Amazon, or the pool store that will charge you double the Amazon price for the same kit, and this time of year it's probably last years stock anyway.

Your TA is the problem. The pool industry recommends 80-120 for Alkalinity, this is so they can keep selling you acid and buffer. For a home pool, that does not use an ORP sensor, you can let it drop to about 50, and that will usually mean a lot less pH movement. Another thing that causes...

Yeah, yeah rub it in, for those of us, that still have ice on the pool....

We're getting a warm front meander through this morning, and it's +13C/55F going up to 18C/64F with rain, so the Mrs. is going to open the windows at home, and replace all that stale winter air, with some fresh spring air. I think next week, I'll start working on the spring tune-up for the...

High school/college graduations will simply be put off, probably occurring in the summer or fall. What may be a long term result of this, is that instead of 15 guys taking 3 days flying around for a 15 minute meeting to decide to hold a meeting, they will continue the new practice of having a...