Besides the Free Chlorine, will I be able to test (or find out) the Combine Chlorine (or Total Chlorine) with this test kit?
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Measures Free Chlorine, Combined Chlorine, Bromine, and pH. If pH is off, it will help you determine how much acid or alkaline to use. I like this better than test strips.
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My guess would be yes, if it is diluted, but I don't know for sure. I am happy to run a test for you, but I don't know how long that would take. :)
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You do not use chlorine, just the RENU2 and the bromine. It will help keep the chemicals at a normal level, providing you test the water and watch how much you add.
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total chlorine and total bromine are on one pad and that is from CL: 0-10 BR: 0-20 Free chlorine goes up to 20. FYI there are only 4 pads, not 5, it measures CL/BR on one, then Free CL, PH & Alkalinity on the other 3. No Hardness test.
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It for sure does not contain chlorine, it says right on the bottle to not combine with chlorinated water. I would imagine it does not contain any of those other things as well, as if would make the solution quite dangerous
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The kit does NOT include testing materials for CYA. It's been my experience that unless you are doing a lot of water replacement in your pool (due to a leak, heavy usage, or maybe really significant evaporation) the CYA won't change that much over time. Once you get it to the level you want, then it will tend to stay there, at least for awhile. Trichlor tabs do add CYA to your pool and if you use them then your CYA level will creep up over time, eventually to a level that negates the chlorine effectiveness. Most pool shops will test (for free....) your CYA level if you take in a sample. There are inexpensive strips you can buy that include, as one of their tests, CYA ("Stabilizer"). For your average pool owner that doesn't want to get too deep into self testing, using the pool store's service along with the strips is probably good enough to keep track of your CYA levels. Or, you can invest in a better testing kit, like the Taylor K-2006 and have everything you need to test for chlorine, pH, Total Alkalinity, CYA, calcium, etc. A worthwhile expenditure in my opinion. Amazon has a good price on that kit.
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Your best bet would be to contact the reagent supplier and try to acquire the MSDS for each chemical. If they are the same, they will work. This is a great test kit. It takes me about 5 minutes to run a detailed water test, eliminates the guess work that comes with using strips.
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Search for the "chlorine then bleach" spa method. Chemical maintenance is less than $20/year. Get a real test kit -- not a pool one, but one that measures Ph, Free Chlorine, CHA, etc. It is expensive but the reagents are cheap and no one should skimp on their health.
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Yes I suggest you try a side by side test to make sure.You can contact their website with questions.I believe they make a meter also.
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No. This kit does not test for salinity and is designed for testing water in Marine Aquariums. You could use a TDS meter, I see Amazon does have specific Salt Water Pool Testers.
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I saw no way to calibrate it, and contacted the manufacturer when my chlorine reading was way off. They did not mention calibration. I tried 2 kits and gave up after my chlorine reading was way off on both.
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No it won't tell you how much of any chemicals to add to your pool, but it will give you info on what is low or high as far as ph, chlorine, alkalinity goes. The instruction pamplet that comes with the aqua check will indicate what a normal pool should read. You can add chemicals according to your pool volume. Hope this helps. I find the gage much easier to read than the color charts with the conventional strips.
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We have a pool and a spa. I use the same testing kit on both, the Taylor K 2005, which you can buy on amazon. You will need to test your alkalinity, ph, and bromine. You will need chemicals to manipulate out of range findings, most importantly bromine and muriatic acid ( brings down your ph and alkalinity). You may also need alkalinity up. My ph is never low! I really like this bromine, it seems to last longer than the bromine you can buy at walmart.
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Gosh I add salt to my pond when I need to and stil use this test kit for the other tests I keep an eye on through out the summer. I hope this helps!
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The kit contains ONE strip per test. So if you want to test 12 water sources you could pool them. A better plan might be to buy two kits and test a pool of 6 water sources for each. That way if one set is positive, you only need to buy 6 more, for a total of 8 kits, rather than 12.
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I used spa frog test strips b/c I ordered them at the same time but you can use any test strips so your good with the ones you have.
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Yes. The pool store will be able to tell you the chemicals needed to set up and maintain your pool. Try to get your water sample from at least 18 inches below the water surface. This will help get a more accurate reading.