Taylor Technologies K-1005 DPD, 9-in-1 Pool Test Kit

This was my first venture into using this type of kit to maintain the proper water balance in my above ground pool. I have been using pool strips for many years and was a little reluctant to use this type of kit as it seemed more complicated and time consuming. I had an issue that made me doubt my strips so I purchased this to determine whether or not I had a problem. It turned out to be very easy to use, with very clear instructions, precise, and included a nice pool maintenance booklet as well. It was not all that time consuming and gave me peace of mind on my readings. I became very skilled with it very quickly. This kit gave me the basic things I needed to test the chlorine, pH and Alkalinity and helped determine the proper amount of chemicals to put in the pool. I would recommend it.

The testing reagents have kept my pool chemistry in range quite nicely. I do the pH, chlorine, and total alkalinity every day. Cyanuric acid once a week. Calcium twice a month.

I only have 1 small complaint and it may be user error, the cya tube can easily get damaged if you do not put it back exactly how it came. It works great, all the readings seem to be correct, and there is a decent amount of testing liquids. The cya test liquid could use more but I understand why they can only give you so much. It is a great value compared to the number of test is does. It is very fast and easy to use/read.

Works great for the hot tub. Clear instructions, easy to follow and gave me the control to stop having to rely on spa retailers to evaluate the water for me. Major time saver

I have been using the Taylor DPD test kits for around 20 years. Always accurate and kept my pool sparkling clear! One very minor complaint, This latest kit was missing the CYA test cylinder. My last cylinder is cloudy and damaged as they are quite fragile.

I would skip this testing kit, BECAUSE the kit does not offer details on how to correct or balance the water chemistry. You'll be able to read the testing measurements but there is no book or guide table to tell you how much chemicals are needed based on the number of gallas for your pool. Nothing!! it refers one to their website, but that link doesn't work. Unless I'm missing something, but this kit did not come with the adjustment table or instructions.

Great kit. Perfect for our pool/hot tub.

QUICK SUMMARY: I bought this kit to be my "everyday" testing kit, but I found the imprecision of the chlorine reading to make this an unsatisfactory kit, especially when compared to the excellent Taylor Complete FAS-DPD Pool Water Test Kit K-2006 water testing kit (which I also own). A better choice is to buy the K-2006 kit (or K-2006C, which is the same as the K-2006 but with more of the reagents in the kit) for weekly testing, and a cheap OTO water kit (like the TAYLOR BASIC RESIDENTIAL SERIES OTO - HIGH TEST KIT ) for daily testing. If all you have this kit, it's okay, but if you like precision results, this kit isn't for you. Background: I use the Taylor K-2006 kit frequently, which uses a different way of testing water. Instead of matching water color to a color scale, the Taylor K-2006 (called a FAS-DPD kit, which identifies the type of chemicals used to test with) uses chemicals that turn water color from pink to clear (that's for the chlorine test). No color matching means greater accuracy, and the K-2006 kit works even if you're colorblind. With the K-2006 kit, I can tell with 0.5 ppm increments (and with +/- 1.0 ppm accuracy) what my pool chlorine level is. With this Taylor K-1005 kit, however, I can't achieve anywhere near the same precision. And for guys who like precision, that drives me crazy! WHAT I LIKE - All Taylor drop kits are high quality and well-regarded by people who know a ton more about pools & spas than I do. - The other tests in this kit, like for Total Alkalinity or Acid Demand, are like the test reagents in the K-2006 kit - The chlorine test is easier to perform than the chlorine test method in the K-2006 kit. Just add a few drops of reagents, swirl, then match colors - This kit can measure chlorine levels with decent accuracy at fairly high chlorine levels WHAT I DISLIKE - The color scale for chlorine has scale readings that say, for example, "2-4" and "3-6". So if my chlorine has 4 ppm of chlorine, will it show-up at under the 2-4 reading, or the 3-6 reading? - The range of values possible within one color scale is too broad if you're trying to maintain chlorine levels precisely. I try to keep my pool at 4 ppm during the day, so it drops down to 3 ppm by the next morning. This kit can't help me know what my chlorine levels are with precision, and in my pool, high chlorine levels could cause damage to pool equipment (my pool equipment manufacturer says chlorine levels that are consistently at 4 or higher can cause equipment damage). - The CYA tube isn't integrated into the chlorine and pH test tubes; instead, it's a chintzy piece of plastic that could crack pretty easily Conclusion: The Taylor K-2006 kit is so much nicer than this kit, why buy this one instead? Use the K-2006 kit for weekly testing, and another, cheap, OTO test kit for daily chlorine & pH testing.

Very professional and easy to follow. As advertised. I bought because I am migrating to using household chemicals rather than branded chemicals from the hot tub store, and didn't want to rely on test strips; so far my water balance is improved, and this kit will pay for itself in chemical savings.

Funciona bien pero caro

Happy with this kit. Really helps to look after my pool.

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Great kit. Clear results. Easy to read values for accuracy. Far superior method and results than by using "dip strips" in my opinion.