Archive For April, 2010
We’ve talked a lot about the eXact Micro 7+ Pool Testing Meter and would now like to introduce you another pool testing meter called the Aquachek Tru Test Reader which works in a completely different manner.
The Aquachek Tru Test Reader uses special three-way test strips instead of reagents added by drop, tablet, reagentstrip, powder, etc. [...]
EXACT® MICRO 7+ KIT FOR POOL WATER
Manufacturer: INDUSTRIAL TEST SYSTEMSPart Number: 486691-KPCost: $249.99
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Once you have tested your pool water for all the important parameters (free chlorine, total chlorine, pH, alkalinity, calcium hardness, stabilizer, iron, copper, etc.) with one of the following testing methods, you will need the right pool water balancing chemicals to [...]
Yesterday we provided you with a way to possibly get rid of unpleasant looking stains on pool steps using Jack’s Magic Step Stuff and today we will tell you a few of the reasons WHY you may have had stains in the first place… and what you can do to prevent them in the future.
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The title of this blog entry says it all. Legislation in New Jersey pertaining to proposed testing for perchlorate in municipal water systems and private wells got a thrashing… and once again the public must take initiative and test for a suspected drinking water contaminant on their own.
The Christie administration has backed off plans to [...]
In a move destined to cause more than a small ripple in the pond, administrators in Spartanburg County, SC announced plans to propose a policy of random drug and alcohol testing for students participating in athletic activities not required for graduation (i.e other than gym class). A random drug and alcohol testing policy for student [...]
Though not specifically related to pool water testing, we recently got asked if we knew how to get stains off of pool steps. Why? Because not everyone opens their pool and finds everything nice, neat and clean the way they left it when they put the winter cover on in the Fall.
Sometimes bad things happen [...]
A commonly used herbicide known as atrazine has shown up in well water all across the country and despite the USEPA knowing it poses a credible dabger to humans if consumed in too great a quantity, you don’t hear about too many people in government working to keep atrazine out of the public water supply [...]
We have mentioned the eXact Micro 7+ Pool & Spa Testing Meter numerous times on this site but we have not, as of yet that we can recall, simply listed the pool water parameters it tests along with the detection limits.
In addition to the eleven pool & spa related water parameters listed above, the meter [...]
With high school, college and professional sports getting more and more competitive all the time, some players will do whatever it takes to get an edge — even if it means breaking the rules and running the risk of getting kicked off the team or banned from competition. Steroids provide a fast, efficient means of [...]
Looking for a convenient place to pick up DPD Test Tablets for Lamotte, Taylor and other chlorine test kits? If so, then we can definitely help with that task.
In the Swim a leading online retailer of pool products and pool supplies, has packs of DPD-1 (for free chlorine) and DPD-3 (for total chlorine) available in [...]