Color standards on K2006 kit

[giroup01]

I'm reading this as 7.2 (picture 987), 984 also looks like 7.2 but a bit darker, and 985 well, to me anyways, looks orange. It actually looks a fair bit like what I'm getting when I test my water.

I'll post pictures later.

[Poconos]

The reagent in the K-2006 is R-0004 (probably a typo above) used for the 44 ml sample size. R-0014 is for the OTO kit with a smaller sample vial. And yes, the colors look around 7.2 - 7.3 so not to panic.
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[giroup01]

I'm reading this as 7.2 (picture 987), 984 also looks like 7.2 but a bit darker, and 985 well, to me anyways, looks orange. It actually looks a fair bit like what I'm getting when I test my water.

I'll post pictures later.

Pictures here:

http://piscines-apollo.com/ph/ph_1.jpg
http://piscines-apollo.com/ph/ph_2.jpg
http://piscines-apollo.com/ph/ph_3.jpg

So yes, your colors indicate 7.2 or thereabouts.

And the reagent is an R-0004 sorry for the tpyo.

[KirstenHW]

Awesome lightbox - what a great idea - talk about consistency of testing parameters! And thanks very much for talking me off the ledge . . .

[KirstenHW]

In 2007 you guys helped - I need more hep today! Maybe I am going color blind . . . What do you think this pH color reading is? I see it is more yellow than the numbers in 2007 - but IMO the pH hasn't budged since opening day on Sat 6/18. In three days I have added about 6 pounds of Borax.

Thx in advance for all advice . . .
http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/a...-30-50_682.jpg

[Watermom]

It is hard to tell from looking at the picture but whatever it is, it is too low. Keep working to get it up 7.2-7.8. (I like 7.4-7.6 best.) 6 lbs. of Borax isn't all that much in a big pool. What is your volume?

[KirstenHW]

I have been estimating it at 30K - it has a 3.5 foot shallow end and an 8.5 foot deep end . . . I have 9 more lbs of Borax I can dump in . . .

[Watermom]

Add a box at a time slowly into the skimmer while the pump is running. Keep the pump running and after about 2 hours, retest, redose. When the pH starts to move, you can decide if you need smaller additions to reach your target.