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    "Dangerous" levels of chlorine

    I just used Trichlor pucks for a week while I was gone on vacation, and in reading the side of the "jug" they came in, it said to "never enter a pool with a chlorine level higher than 3 ppm". I keep my ppm higher than 5 most of the time (here in AZ we run our CYA a bit high because of all the...
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    Bucket test

    The only bucket test I know of tests for leaks (by comparing the amount of evaporation from a bucket filled to a known height). I'm not sure what test you're performing, or what you're trying to find out. Can you please elaborate? If you're looking for the amount of bleach to add to your pool...
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    Borates and The Pool Calculator

    Is that why I can't seem to get my PH down lately? I didn't know borates affected the PH, but this would certainly explain a lot.
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    Where to get decent test kits?

    I think Leslie's ships to Canada, and their FAS-DPD kit is very good (nearly identical to the Taylor kit) Leslies FAS-DPD kit EDIT: Sorry! It looks like Leslie's doesn't ship to Canada. I apologize if I got your hopes up. :cry:
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    Need tip on reading test kits

    PH test in TF-100 open to interpretation. I've also noticed this. It seems the PH test in the TF-100 is open to a lot of interpretation due to the color chart. Is there another PH test that can give more accurate results? Perhaps one with a color-changing indicator like the DPD chlorine test?