Green, green, green and running out of patience.

[marciastz]

Thanks! It is such a great relief to see blue water again. Maybe I'll be able to sleep better now! You have been a great help and a confidence booster for me. My granddaughter will be getting a nice tip, btw! Polyquat 60 is what I've always used, I genereally add 6 oz. a week as a preventative. I am planning on using my skimmer socks also. I hope this is my last post about this issue. But I will continue to read this forum periodically, because everything I do know about pool maintenance I have learned here over the last few years!! Just a quick comment, I went to Leslie's the other day to get another bottle of R=0871 (I was using so much of it, I thought I might run out) and they didn't have any. He asked me what it was used for and I told him you use it with the powder for a chlorine drop test. He says "Oh, the powder, well that's been discontinued because it is soooo very inaccurate! You need to stop using that!" I just said "I guess I don't have any business being here then." And I walked out! He must be an idiot, because how else would I measure these high FC levels?? Before I discovered Pool Solutions, I would have believed and trusted him. HA!

[AnnaK]

Inaccurate? Discontinued? Really?! I wonder if someone has told that to Taylor

I bought a 16 oz bottle of the reagent and a 125 g bottle of the DPD powder from amatoind.com. I keep them in the basement fridge and have not noticed any degradation. Every once in a while I test a known sample to make sure the reagents are still good. You can get refills from amazon as well, just be sure the vendor is Amato.

Knowledge is power. It's great that you found useful information here on the forum!

[marciastz]

Yes, after the Leslie's experience, I just ordered another bottle from Amato. In fact I ordered all my regeants this year from them. Shipping isn't bad when you order a bunch but when you just need one 2 oz bottle.... it cost as much to ship as the regeant cost. But that's OK, its worth it when you can trust them and know what you're getting.