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13/09/2007, 16:47 UlsterRugby1999 Joined on 27/04/2006 Posts 193 Best Method of Testing Hi - I have been testing my pool with various testing strips and drops and tablets and even a cheap (ish) electronic tester. Today I have had readings from 1.0 - 5.0 re chlorine and Ph from 6.4 (ish) to 7.8 (ish). What is the morst reliable, consistent and accurate tester I can use. I had thought that an electronic device might have been more accurate. Any ideas or views out there. Cheers - Paul    Report

14/09/2007, 8:27 Auxadrets Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 52 Re: Best Method of Testing I use a Cool Pooltester. There are two versions pH,Cl, and alc. or pH,Cl and stabiliser (cyanuric acid). See www.palintest.com  JB    Report

14/09/2007, 8:29 Simon Joined on 08/04/2006 London & Var Posts 28 Re: Best Method of Testing I use a CoolPool Tester. They are about £70 incl P&P for a tester and tablets you use. Put in Coolpool Tester on the internet or go to palintest.com/products/cool+pooltester. You can go direct to the supplier or poolguy (who recommends them I think) supplies them too. Rgds   Simon    Report

15/09/2007, 13:19 Poolguy Joined on 25/12/2004 Charante Maritime Posts 780 Re: Best Method of Testing Yes Simon I do Thanks for that. I also suggest the Scuba+ which will give more dimensions to your testing and even easier than the Cool Pool Tester. Scuba will test:  Total Chlorine, free chlorine, cyanuric acid, total Alkalynity, pH, Bromine. Nice little unit. I am not surprised that the other manual colour comparitors are giving you trouble, they always do and they are not very accurate compered to the electronic versions. Let me know if I can help. Andrew www.Poolguy.fr    Report

16/09/2007, 21:37 Jonzjob Joined on 23/08/2004 Nr Carcassonne, 11 Posts 2,849 Re: Best Method of Testing I have had a Cool Pool Tester and it was very good, but now I have a Scuba+. Much easier to use as Andrew said and it measures much more. When I had to check the total alkinality with the 'how mant tablets does it take to change the water to red' method you can get to within 20 ppm, but with the Scuba+ you do the test the same way as you do the PH, chlor or cyanuris acid test with the Cool PT and it tells you the actual ppm! You don't have t worry about getting it wet either because you dip it into the pool to fill it. Good idea to use the lanyard though if you are a bit of a butter fingers ... I gave up on liquid drop type reagents ages ago, never had anything to do with tablets and colour charts either and now I really know what my pool water is doing. Not always nice either after rain, but at least you can do something to put it right instead of a boat load of guessing!!! John. The only difference between the men & the boys is the size & the shape & the price of their toys!!    Report

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