Leeboy Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 I found a decent place to order the Taylor kit . I would like to order large size refills at once . Can anyone clarify the refill kit # or the large bottle numbers that I will only need for my hotbtub ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem geek Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 You can get Taylor refills in the smaller "A" sizes or the larger "C" sizes at Amato Industries but should also compare against TFTestkits.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeboy Posted December 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 I emailed both those companies and neither ship to Canada . My best option is to go through Amazon and find the ones I need in singles . I want to combine shipping with the refills to make it a little cheaper . TFTest kits said I only need " R-0003 and R-0013 " seems like I should be ordering some more to make the test kit last longer ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem geek Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 I didn't know you were in Canada. Lowry and Associates is the exclusive master distributor for Taylor products in Canada so I suggest you contact them for a local distributor/retailer that carries Taylor refills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeboy Posted December 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Whoops , sorry. I guess I didn't explain it proper . I found a place to order all the refills. I just need to know which ones to order...example...do I need water hardness ? Or Calcium refills? If I could get a list of the regents I should stock up on for the spa only ( not swimming pool) thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem geek Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 This link shows all the components of the K-2006. Chlorine: R-0003, R-0870, R-0871 pH: R-0004 TA: R-0007, R-0008, R-0009 CH: R0010, R-0011L, R-0012 CYA: R-0013 You only need to test for CH if you plan on raising it to 120-150 ppm to reduce foaming. You only need to test for CYA if you don't keep track of it manually based on the amount of Dichlor you add and if you care about the chlorine becoming less effective with continued Dichlor use (until you next change the water). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeboy Posted December 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Awesome... Thank you so much Chem . Your such a great help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwrick Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 I recently placed an order for reagents for my chlorine-based spa. For some reason I specified R-0002, not R-0871. The label contains nothing to indicate whether it is a reagent to test chlorine levels in water that has the test powder added. I added some to a test sample and nothing happened to the color of the sample water. What is that reagent for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwrick Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Oops, I figured it out, R-0002 is for swimming pools, not spas. I guess i didn't pay attention when ordering. The Taylor site is not helpful either in descriptions of the regents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem geek Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 R-0002 is DPD dye for the DPD chlorine test. That test can also be used in spas, but it also required R-0001 first that buffers pH appropriately for the test. The better test for chlorine is the FAS-DPD test and that is what you would get with the R-0871 DPD powder. Both tests can be used for pools or spas -- the difference isn't pools vs. spas but rather the greater accuracy and range of the FAS-DPD test vs. the DPD test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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