Archive For June, 2010
We all LOVE to get outside and bask in the sun by the pool… and we all want to remain healthy so we can do it again tomorrow, next week and again next swimming season, right? Of course we do… so please let’s all read through this list of skin care facts and sun safety [...]
Although we would all like to think that having chlorine, bromine and/or other sanitizing chemicals in the pool guarantees us a safe swimming experience, science has proven otherwise… and therefore swimmers need to use common sense to avoid getting sick AND making others sick. Below you will find a list of things we can all [...]
OK, so you COULD go and eat a value meal at some fast or semi-fast food restaurant for five dollars (plus tax)… or you could take advantage of a great price on Pool Check 3 Way Test Strips that you know you will need this pool season. What do they test for? So glad you [...]
A quick look at the arsenic map on Arsenic-Test-Kit.Com will show you that arsenic can appear in groundwater all across the Continental United States and in some areas naturally occurring arsenic levels in ground water greatly exceed the 10 ppb (parts per billion) limit set forth by the USEPA several years ago. Want to know [...]
The presence of dissolved copper in tap, well and drinking water can cause problems, including health problems, and it can also cause problems in pool water. Most pools use some form of strong oxidizer (i.e. chlorine, bromine, etc.) and with the right pH those oxidizers can cause the dissolved copper to drop out of solution [...]
Do they make a test kit consumers can use to test fluoride levels in drinking water? Once again we find ourselves drawn back to the eXact Micro 7+ Water Testing Meter which tests for up to 36 different water parameters… including fluoride. With regard to detection levels of fluoride, the eXact Micro 7+ Meter detects [...]
FAS-DPD Test Kit Previously we posted information about places where you could locate Taylor brand pool and spa test kits OR Taylor test kit reagents… but now we have located a site that has both at the same time: Taylor-Test-Kits.Com. Whether you need a single bottle of test reagent because the dog chewed up one [...]
Another article has popped up in which an official from an environmental agency has stated that a need exists for testing bodies of water in and around areas where drilling for natural gas will take place. It seems as though the closer the date gets when drilling will begin, the more people become concerned and [...]
Voted one of the “Most Valuable Products for 2008!” by Aquatics International Magazine, the Lamotte Color Q Pro 7 tests for seven critical pool and spa water parameters: Free Chlorine, Total Chlorine, Bromine, pH, Alkalinity, Calcium Hardness, and Cyanuric Acid. It comes with either TesTabs or liquid reagents and has a 6-month manufacturer’s warranty. Below [...]