Good Morning,

Well, after contacting my local pool supply stores I found out that if I actually ordered the kit through any of them I would be looking at $ 200 -$251.00. OUCH!
The post from giroup01 regarding the standards for water testing and Taylor kits was very interesting.

After weighing my options, which by the way were not many I talked to hubby and convinced him to purchase the kit through the Taylor Distributor in our region (BC) for $155 + shipping. Hey, seemed liked the best deal goin'. Piscines-Apollo was $143.00 and shipping would have been very expensive from QC. Out of stock anyway.

So, this morning I received the kit. YEAH.. and will post my numbers prior to filling the pool as recommened. I am determined to stay ahead of the game. Proactive rather than Reactive. They had very good customer service. Ordered yesterday and received early this mornin'.

Many thanks to all. A very relieved newbie....

Carrie