Taylor K-2005 vs. OTO test
I have my two younger kids test our new pool using a simple OTO kit. Since I got my Taylor K-2006 kit, I've learned that the OTO kit for chlorine isn't nearly sensitive enough to indicate changes in chlorine beyond the kit's 2.0 yellow indicator. When my Taylor K-2006 showed 12.5 FC after shocking our pool, the OTO kit read 2.0, maybe 3.0 - certainly not 5.0 (the highest reading).
I'd rather reserve the use of the K-2006 to myself, rather than turn all those chemicals over to my kids. But I'd like for them to continue doing daily testing of chlorine and pH.
Relative to the K-2006 kit, how well does the K-2005 kit perform? Is it the same pH test? Does the K-2005 kit do a better job at having colors fluctuate during the chlorine test (that's how the K-2005 kit test chlorine, yes?). Since my aim will be to keep our FC at the 4.0 level, the OTO kit's chlorine test isn't sensitive enough to be of much use towards that end-goal.
South Florida - 16,000g Diamond Brite pool, 700g spa & waterfall, Jandy 1400 AquaPure SWCG, Jandy variable-speed 1.5H pump, Jandy 60 DE filter, Jandy heat pump - using Taylor K-2006 kit
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