Search results

  1. I

    LaMotte vs. Lovibond reagents

    Thanks for responding, it is a bit of an obscure question. I would have done a side to side test if I hadn't run out of the original LaMotte tabs last year and forgotten to re-order, duh! I will now attempt to order some LaMotte tabs, the u.k. supplier has now raised the price to stratospheric...
  2. I

    LaMotte vs. Lovibond reagents

    Here in Italy the sun has come out and the cover is coming off, yipee. I use a LaMotte color Q for testing, yes, I know, all you Taylor guys please don't kill me... Anyway the reason for using the color q is that it, and it's reagents are/were easily available here in Europe. Now I am having...
  3. I

    LaMotte Colorimeter - TesTabs vs Liquid Drops

    Just spotted this rather unnecessarily bad tempered thread... I've used a color Q 7 for the last year, can't get Taylor or TFT test kits here in Europe. Used it to get my filthy swamp under control and use it every day for routine testing. I can't comment on accuracy, I have nothing to compare...
  4. I

    Pool Test Kits In Europe - What I learned so far

    I'm based in Italy and ended up using a LaMotte colorQ7 photometer, essentially because i couldn't find any alternative. It's been very good for my purposes and allowed me to get my pool under control. When trying to get more test tabs the original Italian supplier was completely useless so I...