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Old 05-27-2015, 01:49 PM   #1
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Calgon & PEPWAVE in Canada??

I have searched high and low for Calgon water softener and Pepwave Mini Surf On-the-go, in Canada, and no luck. Anyone able to help a newbie out? Walmart doesn't appear to have the Calgon, and US sites like Amazon either wont ship to Canada, or charge another $40 to $142 for shipping alone!

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Old 05-27-2015, 11:16 PM   #2
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We buy are Calgon at Walmart in Canada and so far that is the only place we have found it. I hate to say this but I have no idea what Pepwave Mini Surf On-the-go is so I guess I can not help you there and now I am going to have to look it up lol...
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not sure what pepwave is but I bought calgon from home hardware
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I am able to buy Calgon, at No Frills. I know that Home Hardware does carry it, as it's available if you search their website.
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I have found, and this is not the gospel, that if you live in a city or town that doesn't have hard water, then it's hard to find Calgon. I have found it at Walmart also. I carry the liquid and the powder, when I can find it. We are always on the look out for it when we shop at different places, like CT, Home Hardware, Zehrs, etc. We usually find it at a Walmart in northern Michigan where we go camping a lot.
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Old 05-28-2015, 06:38 AM   #6
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I buy my Calgon at Home Harware stores. The store in my city keeps about two boxes on the shelf. I stopped at a Home Hardware in cottage country and they had 15 boxes on the shelf.
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Old 05-28-2015, 07:12 AM   #7
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Thanks everyone. Maybe our water system explains why it is so hard to find here. Will try HH on line or outside The Peg.

Pepwave Surf On-The-Go is a wifi router that is supposed to be awesome at improving the wifi signals at campgrounds.
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You should be able to order some from your local Home Hardware or you can order it from here https://well.ca/products/calgon-wate...ner_53897.html
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I was able to order the Calgon through HH just outside the city. Again, thanks to everyone's suggestions.
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I have searched high and low for Calgon water softener and Pepwave Mini Surf On-the-go, in Canada, and no luck. Anyone able to help a newbie out? Walmart doesn't appear to have the Calgon, and US sites like Amazon either wont ship to Canada, or charge another $40 to $142 for shipping alone!

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Try Home Hardware: They will order if not in stock. I presume you are looking for powder. We use it with the Geo Method-expensive but it works.
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I never use any of this stuff, or any kind of chemical either.
No way that during a 3-4 period these "magic products" can dissolve anything !
Just plain old water...plenty of it when we camp, back flush when we dump, and 4-5 gallons of water in the tank after back flush is done and hit the road and let it slosh around.
When I get home, empty the tank again in a bucket and dump in toilet.
Never had an issue and the sensors always read good.
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Old 05-29-2015, 09:38 AM   #12
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How much Calgon

I have been seeing alot of posts about using Calgon.
How much Calgon do you put in?
I have two black water tanks totalling 62 gallons.
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JoeNanMinn, If liquid I put a couple of capfuls in my tank. It's a 40 gal. one. If powder I use a measuring cup and put in a cupful. RV Digest-it works on solids very well.
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I have been seeing alot of posts about using Calgon.
How much Calgon do you put in?
I have two black water tanks totalling 62 gallons.
This website will explain how to use Calgon - its called "The Geo Method":
https://sites.google.com/site/cbruni/
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WPGman 19...i also live in Winnipeg and have found Calgon at Walmart as well as Superstore, but they only seem to carry it in powder form.
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Old 05-31-2015, 09:30 AM   #16
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WFD, which locations? I ordered through HH in Lorette and will pick up my next trip to Steinbach. City locales would help a lot. Thanks
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Old 05-31-2015, 04:49 PM   #17
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Have seen it in Superstore on Regent as well as St Vital, same goes for Walmart, but last summer on a trip to Grand Forks I stocked up on liquid Calgon from Walmart.
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Search the web. I ordered 2 boxes online.
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