I'm on the HOA board of a condo complex with 200+ units. We have an outdoor pool and an indoor hot tub. We're taking a closer look at water testing, and though our pool traffic is not what I would consider "high volume" (we're not the YMCA; I'm guessing we have a total of about three dozen visitors to our pool during the hottest days of summer), it looks like the Oregon Health Authority still holds to all of the testing requirements of a full-size commercial pool. That means we need to test:
HOURLY
Chlorine/Bromine
DAILY
pH
Turbidity
WEEKLY
Alkalinity
Copper
Silver
Calcium hardness
I have been told that the current mix of chemicals being used to treat the pool are as follows: Liquid Chlorine, Sodium Bicarbonate, Calcium Chlorine, Muriatic Acid, Chlorine Carboy, Algae Treatment, Spa Perfect, Clarifier, Phos out Plus. I expect that means that we would not have to test for Bromine, Copper, or Silver. But there is a whole separate schedule for the hot tub as well, with different intervals, and testing all of this would monopolize our HOA manager's time. Our contracted pool company does come to check our levels and dial everything in on a weekly basis, but again, that is not satisfying the testing criteria we are seeing.
Is there an automatic monitoring system that could meet our hourly and daily requirements? From looking around online, it seems that "turbidity" is a tough one. But I would love to hear from the experts.
HOURLY
Chlorine/Bromine
DAILY
pH
Turbidity
WEEKLY
Alkalinity
Copper
Silver
Calcium hardness
I have been told that the current mix of chemicals being used to treat the pool are as follows: Liquid Chlorine, Sodium Bicarbonate, Calcium Chlorine, Muriatic Acid, Chlorine Carboy, Algae Treatment, Spa Perfect, Clarifier, Phos out Plus. I expect that means that we would not have to test for Bromine, Copper, or Silver. But there is a whole separate schedule for the hot tub as well, with different intervals, and testing all of this would monopolize our HOA manager's time. Our contracted pool company does come to check our levels and dial everything in on a weekly basis, but again, that is not satisfying the testing criteria we are seeing.
Is there an automatic monitoring system that could meet our hourly and daily requirements? From looking around online, it seems that "turbidity" is a tough one. But I would love to hear from the experts.
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