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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...

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...

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...