Pool Store Water Analysis vs. Taylor Pro

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Megarms

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I know this has probably been rehashed, but I can not find anything recent.

I have been trying to decide how much salt to add to my pool, as my Taylor drop test says I am at 2800 ppm and the Jandy chlorinator says it is at 3500 ppm. Not wanting to add too much salt, I decided to take my water to the local pool store and compare tests. Well, to my surprise, many of the pool store tests (including salt which they say is 2400) were no where near what my Taylor drop tests have been.

So, here I sit again, wondering which test is the most accurate. Any thoughts?
 
Megarms said:
I know this has probably been rehashed, but I can not find anything recent.

I have been trying to decide how much salt to add to my pool, as my Taylor drop test says I am at 2800 ppm and the Jandy chlorinator says it is at 3500 ppm. Not wanting to add too much salt, I decided to take my water to the local pool store and compare tests. Well, to my surprise, many of the pool store tests (including salt which they say is 2400) were no where near what my Taylor drop tests have been.

So, here I sit again, wondering which test is the most accurate. Any thoughts?
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I'll give you the only answer I've seen to be true over and over and over. Taylor 1766 is the one to go by. Remember it's accuracy (+/- 200 ppm I believe). None of the common tests are super accurate but The Taylor drop test is one to hang your hat on and plenty good for operation. Salt cell readings are notoriously inaccurate especially when they get deposits which of course you can't see. Pool store tests?? Well you know where we stand on that one!
 
We would send you to the pool store for free if they did better than Taylor. I have gotten exactly $0 from Taylor or TFT. Nate at TFP keeps adding 0s to my paycheck here but when the first # is also a 0, its mostly symbolic ($0.0000000000000 / etc). Still. Its the thought that counts.

But yeah. The poolstore isnt designed for accuracy, its designed to sell chemicals, so we had you spend good money on a reliable kit. I had a newb who is now a friend that had 8 purchases suggested on his 'free' results. With clear water and reasonably in range. Accuracy is not in their MO and asking them only serves to make you question your own results.
 
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