Based in EU - buying individual reagents

[jokael]

I have a question regarding my ongoing search for a test kit.
I'm not able to buy a complete kit from US, but I can get individual reagents for a reasonable price.
In my cart I have:
K1515A FAS-DPD kit (R-0870, R-0871, R-003)
R-0013 CYA test + test tube. But, the 7+14 ml test bottle, couldn't I replace that with a syringe with ml-markers? We can get those for free at the pharmacy (they go from 0-15 ml) and Amazon wants $8.

Will that be enough to get going? I have Phenol-red tablets for PH already. The reagents for alkalinity and hardness are not available for oversea shipping, but can I do without them?.

 

[ajw22]

Those tests get you good measurements.

The CYA test is a 50/50 mix and anyway you do it will work.

CH is not very important for your vinyl pool.

Managing pH without knowing TA is more difficult. You need to be careful with any large or frequent pH adjustments.

 

[jokael]

Those tests get you good measurements.

The CYA test is a 50/50 mix and anyway you do it will work.

CH is not very important for your vinyl pool.

Managing pH without knowing TA is more difficult. You need to be careful with any large or frequent pH adjustments.

Perfect.
I have testing strips that also measure TA. Although they only show large ranges, I'll keep them juat in case.

 

[ajw22]

I have testing strips that also measure TA. Although they only show large ranges, I'll keep them juat in case.

I would replace test strips frequently. They begin to decay once you open the bottle.

 

[jokael]

I would replace test strips frequently. They begin to decay once you open the bottle.

I just bought a new bottle.
They are sealed in bags of 10, luckily.

 

[Mdragger88]

For the cya squirty bottle- you need some sort of vessel similar so you can shake the mixture & squirt it into the tube.
I buy 30 & 60 ml bottles on Amazon for diy ejuice, perhaps that would do the trick. Or you have an old bottle like that lying around?

 

[jokael]

For the cya squirty bottle- you need some sort of vessel similar so you can shake the mixture & squirt it into the tube.
I buy 30 & 60 ml bottles on Amazon for diy ejuice, perhaps that would do the trick. Or you have an old bottle like that lying around?

I think one of the single-use syringes (without needles) will do.
We can get them for free at the pharmacy (for dosing medicine to kids, pets etc.)
The come in sizes from 0,5 ml up to 30 ml. The largest one should be fine for both shaking and squirting

 

[jokael]

I found this set - can be shipped to EU.
It looks like it have all the necessary reagents - any input?
POOL INSPECTOR FAS-DPD TEST KIT - CHLORINE, pH, CYANURIC ACID (TAYLOR - K-2009) 840036004531 | eBay

 

[mknauss]

The kit is legit. Really tiny bottles. 0.75 ounce. Not many tests. Especially CYA.

 

[jokael]

The kit is legit. Really tiny bottles. 0.75 ounce. Not many tests. Especially CYA.

So with an extra order of the reagents it should be fine?

 

[mknauss]

Sure. Just wanted you to know that the reagent volume was small in the kit.