CHEAP Taylor tests - Leslie's

[Alfred Beachport]

For anyone that ordered one of these kits, I strongly urge you to check the DPD reagents, per Taylor-
R-0002 DPD Reagent #2
This solution should be colorless to be effective. As it reacts with oxidizers, the color will vary, ranging from colorless to pink then darkening to a final brown color.

Aha, I remember that the stuff in my #2 bottle had a pinkish tinge to it. Never did a DPD test before, so I didn't know any better.

In other news, I was cleaning out the cab of my pickup truck yesterday and found an unopened bottle of OTO that the previous owners of my spa gave me when I picked it up from their yard. That was 4 years ago, and that thing has been sitting in the cab of my truck in heat waves over 100F, down in the 30's, etc.

Just for laughs, I compared its results with my Taylor OTO and they agreed.

So you can add "reagent is resistant to spoilage" to the advantage column for OTO. Also, I experienced what I think is a reaction to MPS with my DPD test today. Starting to think that for a bromine spa, the Leslie's OTO Deluxe, or whatever Taylor calls it, is a happening kit. I guess the HTH 6-way would be the one to beat, with a CH test included.

 

[Alfred Beachport]

I went to Leslies today, with my 2 spanish test kits and a bottle of pool water in hand, after numerous testing with the spanish regents and the regents at Leslies, they gave me new CL regents for both kits at no charge, (not including my time or gas)

Oh yeah, I did get the question, "did you order these spanish kits on purspose"

Si.

So how were your levels once you could accurately test them?

 

[New2Me]

I called Taylor( 800-TEST-KIT, that's 800-837-8548) and read them the batch numbers, mine are:
R-0001: 2106B
R-0002: 2106E
R-0003: 2096B
R-0007: 2106B
R-0008: 2106B
R-0009: 2066A
R-0014: 2066D
R-0015: 2066B
They said that ALL of them should be replaced! Thankfully, when I called Leslie's they happily offered to send me a FREE English kit that should have "FRESHER" reagents.
I also checked :
R-0013: 2110B
R-0870: 2130D
R-0871: 2060B
That were all said to be OK. Taylor said that their batch numbers are "propiatary information" and they would not divulge how to decode them. If I had any reagents with a 6 as the last number, I'd be leery, I suggest that anyone with ANY questions, CALL and check the numbers! Budweiser is more concerned about me getting a fresh beer (with their Born on dating) than Taylor is about the sanitation, and SAFETY of my water!

 

[billybrobob]

Is there a way to read the batch code on the bottle to determine the mfr. date?