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    When to buy new test reagents?

    I bought a Taylor K-2006 test kit last year around June. Do I need to buy all new reagents for this year or will I be able to finish off what I had from last year? I did have to replace the DPD powder and the CYA testing solution but everything else is what I had from last year.
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    What to do with CC levels under 0.5

    My CC level is testing at 0.2 this morning. Do I need to bring my chlorine level to a shock level? What I've read you don't need to shock unless your CC gets to 0.5 or above. Using my Taylor 2006 kit, I added the 5 drops for to test for CC and it showed a little pink. appears to only be...
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    maintaining daily chlorine levels...

    I was told to only shock the pool once every two weeks or every week if it's been hot, rainy or the pool has been used a lot. My question is, what's the best way to maintain the chlorine level between shocks? Right now I'm using the 3" slow dissolving chlorine tabs (Trichlor) that the previous...