Forum: DPD-FAS based testing

I figured I would order my test kit while the pool is under construction to make sure that I had it if the pool ever gets done:( . So I understand...

I was just wondering if there has been any news on when the next kits will ship? I ordered June 1 and haven't received a shipping date. We have...

For those of you who have one of the old kits previously sold on Pool Solutions website and need refills, take a look at the following link. It has...

Hypothetically speaking, I am testing my free chlorine and this is the equation, .02X6=0.12. How do i interpet this answer? Would I say my FC level...

I've read on here and been told to use the 10 ml sample rather than the larger sample sizes in order to save the reagents.....can someone please tell...

I shocked my 300 gallon spa with 12 oz of liquid chlorine 8.25%. This was a week following it's first fill of the season after I added an initial...

Is it typical for the little testing dipper that comes with the R-0870 reagent to turn a rusty brown color with use? I'm guessing it's oxidation?...

Hello, Like the post says....Is it OK to pour the test vile/water/chemicals back in the pool or should I pour it on the lawn or what? I have not...

Hi, I got Ben's test kit at the end of last season and just started using it. It's all a bit overwhelming at first, but after several uses most...

I am using the PS233 kit for the first time and I want to be sure that I am doing the CYA test correctly. The instructions say to use the #9194...

Thought I could speed thing up with a small test kit BUT I soon learned I had to go back to my 2006 to be certain of anything. So I went down to buy...

Basically, I need to know exactly how to use my FAS-DPD kit to test the Malibu Pool Shock (liquid chlorine 12.5%) itself. I'm suspicious that it is...

We plastered and filled our gunite pool on 6/3. It's 50x20x10deep, but with large benches and shallow play area, so we watched our meters and got a...

here are my results: Ph 6.8 FC .5 CC 1 TC 1.5 Alk 100 Cal 150 CYA 40 would love to hear your suggestions.

Can anyone help me understand where things went wrong for me? :( I've been maintaining the chlorine at about 3ppm with my SWG and things were...

I have a 23X test kit - got it in 06 I guess it was. The CYA test solution is nasty and the salt tester never worked.....have been waiting for the...

I have received the PS234 Kit and have been using it for ~2 weeks for testing my pool. Love the Kit so far. I am ready to bring my SWG on-line...

I just opened a new bottle of dpd powder. I put in two scoops and begin adding drops of fas-dpd reagent. The pink disappears around 2.8 but the...

Is there a way, using the Taylor K-2006 kit, to just skip over the FC test and go directly to the CC test? When doing the CC test following the...

I have the PS234 testing kit. I bought the correct replacement regents from Taylor. My question is do I need to put the Taylor regents into the PS234...

Hello - My numbers are FC 5.5 CC .5 TC 6 ph 7.8 ALK 170 cal 160 cya 20

using PS233 I get a PH of 7.5-7.6 but Henna PHep4 shows a ph of 8.I had just did a two point calibration on the meter. Is there a reason for the...

Just starting the PoolSolutions regimen and have the PS234 kit. Opened pool this weekend and: Water is cloudy (can barely see the bottom step in...

Hi I was wondering when I test my water using the taylor 2006 test kit my chl and ph come out the same as the pool store but the ta can be almost 1/2...

OK Folks, I received Ben's PS234S kit and was able to finally see what all the "hub-bub" is all about. This kit exceeds any others I have seen,...

I am doing an owner-built pool and have just added the water. I have Ben's PS233 test kit. I would appreciate any startup advice you can offer. ...

Hi Richard, I have read your posts. However I can't find your spreadsheet or some of the charts you have posted. Would you be kind enough to post...