Best Taylor kit to buy and best way to test for salt

[Umpmanjoe]

Hi everyone. Sorry if this is answered somewhere else, but I can't seem to find it. I want to find out the best Taylor kit to buy. I currently have the Taylor k2000 starter high but it only tests chlorine and ph. I'm tired of going to Pinch a penny and having them always tell me I need to add stuff so I'm looking for a complete kit that can test for everything I need and can be stored in one case like the Taylor. In addition to chlorine and ph, here's what I need, keep in mind, I never need to worry about lowering ph

Is is it better to use the fas-dpd titration kit for chlorine?
I also need to test for calcium, cya and salt. My current kit doesn't do any of those.

heres my pool specs if it help. 15x30 exposed aggregate pool in south Florida (its open year round). Jandy VS pump running 24 hours a day at 600 and 850 rpm. Jandy proclear SWG and a Jandy 150 sq ft cartridge filter.

I also have a Dolphin Oasis z5 on its way to me.

 

[needsajet]

Nice to meet you via TFP

TF100 from tftestkits.net has extra of the things we use the most, and TF is customer focused. Strips are OK for salt at around +/- 400ish ppm. I like the Taylor K-1766 for salt which is around +/- 200 ppm. FAS-DPD is a must-have. TF100 includes CYA as does Taylor K-2006C (not optimized for TFP). Both have CH.

More here: Pool School - Test Kits Compared and here: Pool School - Extended Test Kit Directions

 

[Umpmanjoe]

Is the Lamotte kit as good as the taylor/tfttestkit, or should I stick with taylor. Im in south florida and I like to check my rate 2-3 times a week, sometimes more during summer since we get so much rain. If I get the taylor, Im considering the 2006c.

Don't really care about initial cost of kit so much as reliability and easy of use. I don't have the greatest eyes, so sometimes I have a hard time reading the colors.

Also, Im mostly concerned with Chlorine, CYA, PH, Salt. My pool never has a low ph, its always high due to diamond brite and SWG. Usually i have to add acid every week

 

[spinPHD]

If you get the Taylor, definitely go with the Taylor-2006C. That's what I have. The bigger option saves you if you test often. Especially where you have your pool open all year round.

If you go TF-100, get the XL option which gives you a larger size of the reagents you need most. No experience with Lamotte, but I would stick to either the Taylor or the TF-100 based upon feedback from here.

 

[Perpetual summer]

I bought the Taylor 2006c. It hold everything in one box, including the speedstir. I also have a salt cell and ordered the Taylor salt test kit, it holds those reagents as well.