Quote Originally Posted by Watermom View Post
I hadn't caught the fact that you were in Canada.

The problem with NOT having this particular kit is that you are limited to being able to test a chlorine level no higher than 5ppm with other kits. If you are going to run a high CYA pool and thus have to run higher than normal chlorine levels, you are going to have to have some way to test higher than 5ppm. (Did you have a look at the Best Guess chart?) You also have to have a way to test CYA. The only test that can accurately measure CYA is the 'disappearing black dot' test which most kits don't have.
I'll have to check when I get home in a few hours but I'm pretty sure it has a chlorine readout higher than 5. If needed I suppose I could do diluted tests with distilled water.

I know generally pool shops can be misleading but would it be unreasonable to get the water tested there then act on my own accord? I figure this could probably be a good stop gap measure until I can find a way to nab one of the good kits.