Instructions for PS234 test kit

[pinkivory_99]

How about the instructions for the salt test. I just recently installed a salt Generator and will be starting it soon once the pool is opened.
Thanks in advance

[dawndenise]

SALT TEST INSTRUCTIONS

Directions:

1.) Shake the salt test tube dry from previous tests & CAREFULLY fill to the 2ml line. Accuracy matters on this step!

2.) Add just ONE drop of the SALT #1 indicator (yellow).

3.) Fill the tube to about the 5ml line with SALT #3 (distilled water) and swirl to mix.

4.) One at a time, add drops of the SALT #2 reagent. Swirl after EACH drop. The sample will turn milky yellow. Swirl & drop, until the sample begins to turn reddish orange. Continue slowly adding drops until the sample REMAINS reddish orange after swirling. Each drop equals 200 ppm of chloride (salt); multiply number of drops x 200 for result.

5.) Dispose of sample properly (NOT in pool), & rinse sample tube carefully. Leave a few drops of distilled water in the tube, & then cap tube. Note extra tube supplied in the refills bag.





These are the instructions that came inside my PS234S kit. I've reproduced them exactly as printed, even the punctuation and capitalization. The only thing I changed was that the steps were numbered 1-2-3-3-4 in the label and I've corrected them to 1-2-3-4-5.

[DavidD]

I have the Sodium Chloride test kit from Leslies (a re-labeled Taylor K-166 kit). The directions are a little different as the instruction state to fill to 10ml with pool water then add one drop R-0630. I wonder why Ben's is using 2ml pool water and 3ml distilled? Any ideas anyone?

Dave

[waterbear]

SALT TEST INSTRUCTIONS

Directions:

1.) Shake the salt test tube dry from previous tests & CAREFULLY fill to the 2ml line. Accuracy matters on this step!

2.) Add just ONE drop of the SALT #1 indicator (yellow).

3.) Fill the tube to about the 5ml line with SALT #3 (distilled water) and swirl to mix.

4.) One at a time, add drops of the SALT #2 reagent. Swirl after EACH drop. The sample will turn milky yellow. Swirl & drop, until the sample begins to turn reddish orange. Continue slowly adding drops until the sample REMAINS reddish orange after swirling. Each drop equals 200 ppm of chloride (salt); multiply number of drops x 200 for result.

5.) Dispose of sample properly (NOT in pool), & rinse sample tube carefully. Leave a few drops of distilled water in the tube, & then cap tube. Note extra tube supplied in the refills bag.





These are the instructions that came inside my PS234S kit. I've reproduced them exactly as printed, even the punctuation and capitalization. The only thing I changed was that the steps were numbered 1-2-3-3-4 in the label and I've corrected them to 1-2-3-4-5.

HMMM, the directions for the salt test in my PS234s are different and I do not have the distilled water (reagent #3)! I have one of the early ones! Here they are verbatim:

IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. The chemicals in this test will STAIN stuff; wear latex or nitirle gloves. If you don't wear gloves, WASH hands carefulle after testing. Dispose of the test sample properly, NOT in your pool or on your pool deck!

1. CAREFULLY fill the salt test tube to the 2 ml line.
2. Add just ONE drop of the SALT #1 indicator (yellow).
3. One at a time add drops of SALT #2 regent. Swirl sample after EACH drop. The sample will turn a milky yellow. Swirl & drop, until the sample begins to turn reddish orange. Continue slowly adding drops until the sample REMAINS reddish orange after swirling. Each drop equals 200 ppm of chloride (salt); multiply number of drops x 200 for results.
4. Dispose of sample properly, and rinse sample tube carefully. Note the extra sample tube supplied in the refills bag.

It seems that Ben added the dilution step (but not as much as Taylor diltues, they add 8 ml water) and has the tube stored wet also, I guess, help prevent the silver chloride precipitate from drying on the tube and darkening. Now we know why there are 2 step 3's in Dawndeniese's instruchtions! I wonder if the distilled water was going to be part of the salt test correction kit that Ben was going to send out to all the people who got defective salt tests (such as myself). I don't know if they ever got sent out. I never got one.

[dawndenise]

IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. The chemicals in this test will STAIN stuff; wear latex or nitirle gloves. If you don't wear gloves, WASH hands carefulle after testing. Dispose of the test sample properly, NOT in your pool or on your pool deck!


I thought this sounded familiar, but I know it wasn't part of the instructions for the test. I looked back at my kit and there's another sticker on the top/front of my kit (along with the Pool Test Log and the serial number stickers).

SALT (Chloride) Test Included

Test contains silver nitrate (SALT #2). It will stain things DARK BROWN if spilled & not removed completely; the resulting stains cannot be removed!
So, be neat & be careful!


FWIW, I received my kit near mid-June of last summer.

[waterbear]

FWIW, I received my kit near mid-June of last summer.

I preordered early and got one of the early kits with the defective salt test. Still defective to this day. Am using a Taylor test kit or the Hach (AquaChek) salt test strips at home or use the meter at work to test my salt (Yes, the meter is calibated on a regular basis!)