New pool owner getting frustrated with costs

[jaff50]

I believe I figured it out!!! My wife called the 800 number on the box and ran through the tests. Well our volts are very low 14-19 range. I googled it when I came home from work and it led me here to the forums. Well, it seems I have a bad limiter. The quarter sized black piece. I took the panel apart and smelled it and looked at the back (even had my wife smell it to confirm). So I immediately ordered 2 from digikey.com I ordered them today and they have already shipped.I am hoping to have it fixed this weekend. I will keep you posted to my results.

I appreciate all the help.

[PoolDoc]

Please do.

But also remember that SWCG work best when your water is in good shape; when things go wrong, you need to shut it off and take over!

[jaff50]

Finally got it, It was the resistor. I bought 2 just in case and it was really simple to de-solder the old one and replace it with a new one. All is well now. I have followed everyones advice and have my own test kit now. It is a Taylor 2006. Looking back I wish I had read a bit further into the test kits and purchased one that I could test bromine as well. I have a salt pool and a bromine spa. Either way we are enjoying are swimming pool and are still working on getting everything else taken care of.

[PoolDoc]

It can test bromine.

No available test kit usable at pool side can distinguish bromine from chlorine. All test methods -- OTO, DPD, syringaldazine (strips) are actually halogen tests, and so react indiscriminately to chlorine, bromine, iodine . . .or if you are into expensive radioactive methods, astatine!

To test bromine with your K2006, just fill to the 10ml level, count your drops, and multiple each drop by 1.13 instead of 0.5. That will be your bromine level!