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    Default Re: Buying calcium -- this is ridiculous

    Quote Originally Posted by utahpool View Post
    Thanks Waste!

    Waterbear do you buy it from a national chain or a local place? I'm having a hard time finding it locally in Southern Utah!!
    When I worked in the industry all the local distributors ( SCP, Superior, Horner Express, and Gorman stocked 50 lb bags or either the flake or the anhydrous pellets. (The first two are national distributors and the last two Florida distributors.) We used to have the Dow and then the Tetra after Dow changed their manufacturing process in stock in the store.
    I have no trouble finding it still and the last bag I bought was from a Florida chain called Pinch a Penny (very much like Leslies) who carries the TetraFlake. Several years ago they sold Dowflake. I suspect they are ordering from one of our local distributors. If you have a mom and pop pool store around (but not a BioGuard Dealer, since they probably won't.) ask if they can order it for you from the local distributor.

    FWIW, both SCP and Superior have branch distributors in Utah in several location so if your pool store orders from either of them (and it is very likely if they are a full service store) then they should be able to special order a 50 lb bag for you.
    Last edited by waterbear; 06-29-2010 at 03:03 PM.
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