Refill R-0871

[BigDave]

Yea, you're right about the CYA test but drop size counts for the DPD titration. How deep does the "nib" go into the bottle?

[kelemvor]

Yea, you're right about the CYA test but drop size counts for the DPD titration. How deep does the "nib" go into the bottle?

Maybe 1/4" but I just tried it by pushing on the nib with my thumb on several other bottles. Pliers are definitely not necessary, they pop right off and back on again no problems at all.

Also, my idea of cutting one of the ribs on the box won't work. The larger bottles are still too tall to close the lid.

[AnnaK]

No, don't wash and rinse. There's no need and you might contaminate the reagent with water left in the bottle. I buy my refills from amatoind.com in fairly large sizes. When I refill a dropper bottle I pop off the nib (mine come off when I wedge a fingernail between it and the bottle and then pop it off with my thumb). I then shake out the bottle to remove as much old reagent as I can. Then I pour a small amount of new reagent in, roll it around, and shake it out as well. That 'cleans' the bottle with the fresh reagent.

On a side note, we're having so much rain here in my part of PA that the bridge washed out and the road is closed. The pool is overflowing at the skimmer. I put down a couple of pavers directly below the skimmer to direct the water away from the pool. Not doing any testing for the duration. I just put in some chlorine every other day. The dog kennels are under water, dogs are happy because they get to be in the house. The grass is approaching knee height with no chance of cutting it for at least another 2 days.

While in Texas they swelter and their wells are running dry.

[BigDave]

Thanks, makes sense. It's been raining in NJ as well (it was nice at Hershey Park Thursday and Friday). I put CYA on the filter Saturday so I didn't want to run the backwash so I had a siphon hose running all day yesterday.

[giroup01]

Repouring rules from Taylor:
http://www.taylortechnologies.com/Ch...P?ContentID=39

[BigDave]

Thanks giroup01, I thought I'd read the entire Taylor site. My bad.