Pentair CYA Regent

[cdods]

Hi, opened my pool and realized we were out of CYA regent. Had enough for one measurement, but need to get more.

Being in Canada, Taylor Regents seem to be worth more than their weight in gold, and with Covid I can't cross the border to pick them up in the USA.

The Pentair CYA Regent seems to be more available. Any reason I'll regret using it? Anyone have a reasonable source for Taylor Regent's in Canada?

Caleb

 

[Texas Splash]

While it's not one of your typical recommended test items, it's better than strips and should work well for you as a salt pool since you need an elevated CYA level anyways. Here is one previous discussion:

Pentair CYA test shows near zero

I just got a Pentair CYA test kit. It shows the cyanuric acid level in my pool to be near zero. Is this a trustworthy test? Should I should buy some stabilizer, and mix up a test solution to verify the Pentair kit is giving the correct results? PoolMath indicates 3 ml stabilizer in 5 gal...

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[Hootz]

The Pentair reagent must be used with the Pentair tester only...not compatible with Taylor 2006 Kits. The Pentair type cya kits are also sold under the Blue Devil name. I have the Blue Devil version and like to use it to compare with my TF-100. There are no graduations between 60 and 100 on these type of testers so if you have a SWG and keep your cya above 60 it is not as useful as the Taylor 2006 or TF-100.

 

[cdods]

Thanks, I need to manage my CYA between 60 & 100, so I guess I'll have to try to track down the Taylor Reagent.