Running out of PH Reagent

[JessBlount617]

I am running out of PH Reagent - R-0014. Without having to order one online and wait a few days - is there a local store I can pick it up? Would a Pool Store have the same reagent as my TF-Pro?

I pinky promise if I walk into a Pool Store, I won't buy anything or fall for their gimmicks Menards has something that resembled R-0014, I just don't know if I trust that...

Thanks friends!

 

[reggiehammond]

You can likely find it as part of one of the simple comparator block test kits (alongside the OTO chlorine test) sold at big box stores / hardware stores.

But I buy R-0014 on Amazon as I test pH a lot.

 

[Saturn94]

I am running out of PH Reagent - R-0014. Without having to order one online and wait a few days - is there a local store I can pick it up? Would a Pool Store have the same reagent as my TF-Pro?

I pinky promise if I walk into a Pool Store, I won't buy anything or fall for their gimmicks Menards has something that resembled R-0014, I just don't know if I trust that...

Thanks friends!

Last time I checked around here several years ago, no one carried the R-0014 reagent. They all had the R-R0004 reagent.

One store told me R-0004 was the same thing. That didn’t make sense to me, so I contacted Tayor, who confirmed they are NOT the same and not interchangeable.

 

[Texas Splash]

My local Leslie's has it.

 

[Texas Splash]

Of course there's always Amazon Prime and they could have it to you by tonight or tomorrow.

 

[proavia]

Walmart

Full kit with comparator block

Robot or human?

Reagents only

Robot or human?

Ignore the "Robot or human?" their website is weird.

 

[JessBlount617]

But I buy R-0014 on Amazon as I test pH a lot.

 

[Rancho Cost-a-Lotta]

You can use your discount to buy it at TFtestkits.net

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[JessBlount617]

Walmart

Full kit with comparator block

Robot or human?

Reagents only

Robot or human?

Ignore the "Robot or human?" their website is weird.

The Reagents Only URL looks a lot like what Menards had too... I was just concerned because of the Clorox logo...

 

[JessBlount617]

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I made the new-girl mistake of not ordering it when I reordered the TA and FC reagents... duh Jessie, duh...

 

[JessBlount617]

This is what Menards is selling too - do we trust it?

PoolChem™ VUE Block Test Kit

Finding out the chlorine and pH levels of your pool water can help you determine a cause and cure to your pool water problems, whether it be algae, scaling, cloudiness, and more. In one convenient storage case to keep everything together for years of use, you'll find the supplies you need to...

www.menards.com

 

[proavia]

This is what Menards is selling too - do we trust it?

PoolChem™ VUE Block Test Kit

Finding out the chlorine and pH levels of your pool water can help you determine a cause and cure to your pool water problems, whether it be algae, scaling, cloudiness, and more. In one convenient storage case to keep everything together for years of use, you'll find the supplies you need to...

www.menards.com

It's "probably" the same as the Clorox branded one I got at Walmart.
I did test the Clorox kit results against the TFTestkit reagents I had left and the results were the same.

 

[pjt]

One store told me R-0004 was the same thing.

They're both phenol red, but they're not interchangeable. They're designed to work with different color matching blocks.

 

[JessBlount617]

It's "probably" the same as the Clorox branded one I got at Walmart.
I did test the Clorox kit results against the TFTestkit reagents I had left and the results were the same.

Ooh that's a good idea. I might swing by and get the Menards one and have it as my "back up" until my good Taylor one shows up.

 

[Homebrewale]

Check your local pool store. My pool store sells the individual Taylor bottles that make up a test kit.

 

[Sunnydaze]

I use the Clorox reagent from Walmart for ph. It's the one and only non-taylor test i use. It's always been the same result as my Taylor ph test.