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Comment on How to test for Chlorine levels by Brett

Brett — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:20:55 +0000

Hi Darren,
Unfortunately halving the sample volume won’t have the effect you’re after. There’s a lot of balance between the sample size, drop size, and the concentration of chemicals delivered as well as a host of other things.
Even if we could balance those things out, I feel like the potential drop in accuracy wouldn’t be worth the cost savings. I certainly wouldn’t want to recommend anything without testing it myself in depth.
Thanks for the question!
Brett

Comment on How to test for Chlorine levels by Darren

Darren — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 08:45:58 +0000

Hello, can you advise a way to do a lower sensitivity test that uses less of the test drops? Is it as simple as halving the water sample volume then counting 1ppm/drop ? This would really help to prolong my reagents when I’m testing at very high (shock) levels of chlorine. Thanks.

Comment on How to test for pH levels by Brett

Brett — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 02:39:35 +0000

Hi Adrian
The pH test is a bit subjective, we find holding a piece of white paper behind the tube will help standardising the lighting situation. You can also check inside under lights if you like, as then the lighting is always the same.

If you standardise the lighting and you’re still seeing it as possibly 7.4 through to 7.8, I’d treat your water as though it’s 7.6. Accuracy is important in chemistry, however the margins over such a large body of water are enough that one step either way on a test will not impact the results significantly. As you test this year, keep the results logged and you’ll see if any patterns develop which will help you fine tune your results even more as well.

Thanks
Brett

Comment on How to test for pH levels by Adrian

Adrian — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 13:30:13 +0000

I find matching the colour to the values of pH 7.4, 7.6 and 7.8 very difficult as depending on the lighting, background, etc. the shade of the solution can look like each of the three squares. Any suggestions for how to best view the test cylinder to accurately determine the pH? Your manual gives a link to the pH rainbow but it gives a 404 page not found error.

Comment on How to test for Chlorine levels by Brett

Brett — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 10:52:31 +0000

Hi Penny,
As the powder ages, often it will lose the colouring in the water just as you’re describing. So the water will look “dirty” or take on a grey tinge, and sometimes the powder won’t even dissolve fully. We have some old bottles here from our original batches which we’ve kept to see how they age and they consistently turn the water a slight grey colour once they’re past their useful lifespan.

Keeping the lid on the bottle of powder whilst testing, and storing it in a cool dark place are the best ways to get the longest life from your reagents. Thankfully you can order another powder bottle without having to buy another full kit ;)

Comment on How to test for Chlorine levels by penny

penny — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 01:49:32 +0000

Hello, How does the test react when the powder has gone out of date? Im not gettting a reading of chlorine levels, the water stays clear or goes a bit dirty before going clear again. I have been putting chlorine in, and all my other levels are good.
cheers Penny

Comment on Test Kit Reagent Compatibility Chart by Dr Sparkle

Dr Sparkle — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 09:38:50 +0000

Hi Hamish,
Thanks for writing! You’ve spotted an oopsie where we haven’t kept everything up to date. The FAQ was written back in 2015 where we could not reliably source bottles with a consistent drop size, and we needed to make adjustments to the reagent to give customers results that they were expecting. However I am pleased to say that we resolved this issue, and you can now put this reagent in the Taylor bottles should you wish! I will update the FAQ right now!
Thanks again for pointing this out!

Comment on Test Kit Reagent Compatibility Chart by Hamish Osborne

Hamish Osborne — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 21:20:06 +0000

Hi, on your FAQ under the question titled “Do your reagents use Taylor Technologies chemistry” you state that the R-871 is a different concentration so the two couldn’t be mixed, but on this page you say it is “Full”. Maybe I am misunderstanding, but I think the FAQ suggests is it “Compatible: i.e. in your bottle? Unfortunately I bought a Taylor K-2006 kit before I found out about you guys but as I run out of reagents I will replace with your ones and the first one I have run out of is the R-871 FAS so just wanted to check it is correct. Could I put your reagent into the Taylor bottle? Thanks!

Comment on How to test for pH levels by Brett

Brett — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 12:07:46 +0000

Hi Garry (and everyone else looking for this answer!)
Each of our tests except Chlorine, comes with a “Standard” which is water calibrated to a specific amount of the chemical being tested for.

In the case of the pH tests, the other liquid is a sample of pool water which is at a set pH as listed on the label. This is useful in case you want to check your testing method or the reagents against a known level of pH.

Comment on How to test for pH levels by Garry

Garry — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 09:42:22 +0000

What is Ye other Ph standard 30 mil tube for