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    Ben's kit with the salt option is a better value than the taylor's kits. You would need 3 different Taylor kits to give you the tests that Ben's kit has and it would cost you over $125 plus shipping if you ordered them from Taylor to get the kits with the same reagents. You would also only be getting 3/4 oz bottles of reagent (except for the taylor salt test kit -- 2 oz) and would get several tests that really aren't necessary (acid and base demand) and some duplication of tests (pH). I know because I did a comparison online at the reagent level and once I finished I ordered Bens kit. You need to monitor free and combined chlorine, pH, total alkalinity, stabilizer and salt levels in any outdoor pool with a swg. Calcium hardness is not really a problem with vinyl or fiberglass pools unless you have a heater, grouted tile, or very hard or very soft water conditions in your area so it still might be a necessary test. I have a fiberglass pool/spa and am currently using a talyor kit (K-2005) but I have already preordered the ps234S. The taylor kit will not accurately measue high levels of free/combined chlorine and comes with, in my opinion, an insufficient amount of CYA (stabilizer) test reagent.
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    Thanks. I will order it today!

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    please link me to Bens kit again.. I can't find it on here anywhere and would like to order one.

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    http://poolsolutions.com/cart/ps234.php

    Remember, this is a PRE-ORDER.

    It still looks like we'll be on the shipping schedule shown (starting April 25).

    A few, to those whose order have been in for quite a while, will go out sooner.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PoolDoc
    A few, to those whose order have been in for quite a while, will go out sooner.
    I ordered about a week ago (said April 17 at the time). Is this still the case for those orders? April 17 ship was just about perfect for my opening.

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