TaylorService Complete Pool Water Test Kit K-2006C

We bought a house w an inground huge fiberglass pool last year and we’re new to pool ownership. I had been using test strips and hated that I really didn’t know what the pool chemistry numbers were since the strips only show a color and an approximation. Last summer I would battle w cloudy water off and on and even saw an erratic brownish- tan stain forming on the floor of my otherwise pristine white fiberglass pool. But my test strips always confirmed my pools chemistry were in the ideal color ranges. After much reading online and trying everything recommended to identify and remove the stain last year, but to no avail, I was determined to try again this pool season and hoped there wasn’t any permanent staining from it lasting a year. So I bought this test kit. Read the included booklet cover to cover. That booklet was the most informative pool chemistry info I had seen. I read countless blogs, forums, and pool sites and that little 60 pg booklet taught me more than anything else. It has the appropriate amount of detail on how to balance the chemistry and each section breaks down some specific details that are necessary for every single pool owner to understand. For example, the section on PH let me know that for a fiberglass pool I need to maintain 7.6 not a range of 7.2 - 7.8 but a strict adherence to 7.6 and that maintaining my pools PH was the first and most fundamental action I need to take. The booklet stated that outside of 7.6 the pool can get stains. Aha, I thought! Finally I was getting closer to getting the stain out. The booklet even confirmed that my stain was due to iron. I ordered Jacks blue and bought a culator for the pumps skimmer basket and the stain was gone by slowly disappearing over the course of two weeks. I was doing the passive approach since we have a heater and a more aggressive stain removal process is not recommended. All this pool season my pool has been crystal clear without the need for a bunch of chemicals or adding clarifier. It is because I test PH and chlorine 2 x a week and others as recommended by the book, like some are once a month or once every two months. I thought my pool was in balance w the test strips misguided color coding but really my pool was out of whack which was why the iron staining occurred in the first place. The test kit has reagents that help you to know just how much of a chemical you need to add to achieve balance. For instance, if you’re testing PH and it’s low it has an included reagent that you drop in the tube and count the drops needed to change color. Then use the booklet PH page chart and line up drops needed with your pool size to get an accurate dosing to bring pool back in balance. No more guessing. No trial and error. It tells you what to measure, what to adjust first, how long to wait between adjustments, etc.Buy this kit. Read the book. Buy some plastic syringes to get pool water easily and quickly and to accurately measure to the line on the tubes in the kit. I bought syringes, a 10 pack thru Amazon for like $5 at the same time I bought this kit. I washed everything before use and after use with hot water. I perform my tests at the laundry room sink counter so I can fill the tubes w syringes of pool water and wash out in between each test at the sink. It’s easy. It’s accurate. This kit says it’s for pros but really all pool owners need to be a pro at balancing pool chemistry

If you want to keep close track of your pool’s chemistry, this is the perfect product

I was depending on the local pool stores to tell me what chemicals to add. No more of that. With this testing kit I can find out exactly what level everything is. I found an app that then will tell me exactly what and how much chemicals to put in the pool. I have had a beautiful pool since I started using this test kit. I strongly suggest it.

I have gotten really frustrated with the inconsistency with test strips. Tried multiple brands and used the exactly to no avail. This kit is really accurate but it is a little overwhelming at first with all the chemicals. Watch YouTube videos and it becomes super easy.

Exactly as described

I bought this kit because I thought it had everything I needed to accurately test the spa water in my new spa (I'm a new spa owner, so just learning). We use Bromine as our sanitizer, so I was extremely disappointed when I opened the Taylor K-2006C kit and started reading the instructions, only to find that the bottles of reagent needed to test Bromine levels are not included in this kit. If you're looking for the kit that includes Bromine testing, you want K-2005C.Also, Amazon's policy is that you can't return it because it's considered a hazardous material. Wish I had known that before I spent over $100 on it! My advice is to lookup the kit on Taylor Technologies' website to make sure the kit has what you're looking for, because the description for this K-2006C kit on Amazon specifically stated that it tests for Bromine when in fact it does not. $100+ lesson learned!

I'm new to pool ownership, but consider myself relatively adept at chemistry. I cannot, for the life of me, however, get this test kit to reflect the results of other, similar kits or "test strips." It's maddening!Perhaps it's just my lack of experience, but I can obtain convergent results from a different kit or test strips, but most of the tests in this kit fail at the first step (i.e., "the sample should turn red, then start adding another solution dropwise until X," but the sample never turns red).

We used to have a pool guy come once a week. I don't think he ever tested the water, and for sure the pH wasn't right because our eyes were always red. With the help of this kit, that's no longer a problem and our water is crystal clear.This kit does everything I need and want it to do, and overall I am quite happy with it. The basic instructions are printed right on the inside of the cover, which is great. I also like the pamphlet that gives you more information (if you want it) about pool chemistry and maintenance, and I appreciate the dial/manual calculator to assist in balancing the water. (I won't bore you here with what that means, but if you are really interested, you can read about it in the pamphlet!)I only have one complaint. Some of the stuff that may be in your water (high chlorine, sanitizer, or metals) can disrupt the testing. (For example, I was trying to go from green to red, and the water only turned yellow.) If you don't know this, it will drive you nuts. (Why? Why won't you turn red? Why?) I recommend reading this page if you have trouble with your colors: https://www.taylortechnologies.com/ChemistryTopicsCM.ASP?ContentID=35. I wish that when you opened the kit for the first time, there was some way they told you about these potential difficulties.