Archive For The “Water Testing” Category
Ordinarily the title of this article would mean a dirty individual has decided to take a dip in the water but not this time. Today it means a SMART pool or spa owner dropped a product called a Scumball into the water. Scumball simply float around on the surface of the water soaking up body [...]
Each time when you go to the pool store to get chemicals — or floaties for the kids’ arms — one of the men or women at the counter probably suggests that you add some sort of pool water clarifier (sometimes called a pool water polisher) to give it that perfectly clear appearance… but do [...]
A question we get all the time… got submitted to us again over the weekend. ‘TinaToes’ asked, “The chlorine in our water from the city tastes and smells horrible. Can we put a simple filter in and how much would it cost? thx” Well, Tina, or should we call you Miss Toes? Ha ha. Lots [...]
Have you ever looked at a body of water and thought, “Is that SAFE to swim in?” If so, then good for you! Too many people just jump right in without thinking about the potential risks associated with swimming in questionable water… and wind up getting SICK! The standards for safe drinking water are hundreds [...]
After years of getting requests from loyal readers to open an online store where they could quickly and easily locate a lot of the products we frequently write about… we have finally taken the plunge and opened the Water Testing Blog Store. Water Testing Blog Store Now Open To start we have selected 20 water [...]
Recently we got asked who should consider installing a commercial water filter. The person who asked the question, Sylvan, owns for a restaurant whose tap water routinely tastes and smells like bleach water. Needless to say ice from their ice maker has a hideous taste and smell. WaterWorks 2 Free & TotalChlorine Test Kit For [...]
Each year Gremlins sneak into people’s sheds, garages and pool cabanas with one goal in mind: To steal pool test kit reagents! If you, like thousands of other innocent pool owners, have fallen victim to those evil little bastards, the links below will certainly come in handy: Replacement Pool Test Kit Reagents, Rainbow Replacement Reagents, [...]
Pool Check 5-in-1 Test Strips We often get asked for advice on how to save money on pool chemicals — especially since gas prices won’t go down and more people have to keep a closer watch on their finances. Thus far we have found two main ways that pool owners can save money on pool [...]
Simply put, the total chlorine concentration in a water sample includes all available free chlorine plus all the chlorine that has already oxidized (acted on) contaminants in the water and become combined chlorine (monochloramines). Easy-to-Use WaterWorks 2Free & Total Chlorine Test Strip Free (available) chlorine refers to the concentration of chlorine molecules residing a water [...]
When opening a swimming pool too many people forget to TEST THE WATER before adding chemicals… Whether you choose to test the water yourself w/ test kits like the eXact Micro 7+ Pool Testing Meter or Pool Check Test Strips, or visit your local pool supply store and have them test your water at the [...]