Recommendation for an accurate digital pool water tester

[kstone]

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for something digital that's accurate and can test as much as possible (mainly caring about free chlorine, total chlorine, ph, alkalinity, cyanuric acid, and calcium hardness). I have the hardest time with test strips and color matching. It's difficult knowing which of the digital instruments out there are actually good since so many of them have mixed reviews on Amazon. Context: I have a 13,000 gallon plaster pool that I just had to drain and refill due to calcium and CYA levels off the charts, so I care deeply about getting accurate and precise readings so that I can keep a close eye on calcium and CYA accumulation as well as make good use of the great PoolMath calculator to keep everything balanced.

Thanks so much in advance!

-Kurt

 

[ajw22]

Welcome to TFP.

Some people use the Lamotte ColorQ. It has its limitations with FC and CH and should be backed up with a Taylor K-2006C or TFT Test Kits

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[Bperry]

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for something digital that's accurate and can test as much as possible (mainly caring about free chlorine, total chlorine, ph, alkalinity, cyanuric acid, and calcium hardness). I have the hardest time with test strips and color matching. It's difficult knowing which of the digital instruments out there are actually good since so many of them have mixed reviews on Amazon. Context: I have a 13,000 gallon plaster pool that I just had to drain and refill due to calcium and CYA levels off the charts, so I care deeply about getting accurate and precise readings so that I can keep a close eye on calcium and CYA accumulation as well as make good use of the great PoolMath calculator to keep everything balanced.

Thanks so much in advance!

-Kurt

The strips are indeed worthless, but the digital stuff isn’t much better. Try one of the two recommended Taylor kits as they don’t use color matching.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

I can vouch for the TF-Pro... its top notch, gold standard in my book!
www.tftestkits.net

Maddie