I just received my tester, but don't know what the correct numbers should be. Is there a chart that give the range for what the readings should be? I have a salt water pool.
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Try to keep your alkalinity around 90-100. I adjust that with sodium bicarbonate. Keep the pH around 7.2 to 7.4. Keep the chlorine around 3 ppm. Be careful on the calcium hardness the drops go bad fast and Won't give you an accurate reading So replace those once a year probably all of them once a year. Keep your calcium hardness around 200to 300 ppm. If you've added calcium to the pool but you can't get the numbers up suspect that the drops are bad. I love the test I use one at home and one of the apartment complex that I own. JR
1404604
I kept adding salt to the pool and the PPM wasn't going up. It was staying around 1700 or so. I talked to my pool guy and he suggested I replace the cell. He said they generally only last about 5-6 years. I got 7. When I installed the new cell, my salt PPM was up around 6,000...not a happy level for the equipment.
2010844
There is a gauge on the inside of section1 that lets you know when you are in the correct psi range. We had to guess the other 2 sections by feel. Would have liked it to be more exact, but it worked great for our week long fishing trip. Good luck!
778281
I would maybe think about purchasing a hydrometer test jar. It makes getting accurate readings easier
745496
your ph could be off or your alkalinity.if the ph is out of wack it will give you bad readings thru out.i thing it would be a good idea to take a water sample to your nearest pool store and have them check your sample, between the shock and pool first aid my water was clear in a mater of hours and my pool was green when i took the cover off this year, good luck.
1628093
I bought those too, the readings with the no-calibration strips still came out as 0.1's almost all the time with occasional 0.2's just like the first set of calibrated strips that I had bought with the meter originally. I'm an engineer and don't know exactly how they do it, but nanoscale manufacturing these days is doing amazing things so maybe the calibration sample is on the strip sub-microscopically and we simply can't see it. Just follow the instructions and be happy.
1507469
No. If flow light is green, the switch is good. Test water with a salt meter or take a sample to a pool store and have it tested. Also be sure the chlorinator is clean, no calcium build up. Remember to never unplug or plug-in chlorinator when powered up. How old is your chlorinator? Salt level needs to be at least 3500 ppm.
558544
The test will just tell you if there is any in the water or none, that's pretty much it. If you need a clear answer you need to have the tested by a local lab. Some pool stores actually test well water for you if you ask them and their results are a little more accruate than this testing but of course not as detailled as what you would get from a lab.
328808
Luis, You made need to do a salinity test first, salinity sticks needed, see if the test indicates the same salinity as your sensor is indicating, if lower you will need to calibrate your chlorinator first, will need to contact manufacture and find out their procedure, after calibrating no change in reading from sensor then may need to replace sensor.
1936242
You might want to check whatever meter you're using. I have a digital pH meter that consistently measure the pH of this water over 10.
664704
First, I would ask how you know you have enough salt? Second, I was having that issue so I just purchased a Taylor testing kit to insure that I did. Also, you need to make sure you keep the unit extremely clean so that it can generate the chlorine for your pool. I am new at this and just learning so I am no exoert.
1365193
I can find no salinity refractometer with those scales. Send it back. If you didn't get what you ordered, they need to make it right.
197347
I returned it. I wanted something that was on the tank all the time. With this,you have to handle it all the time. I could not get correct readings.My suggestion is try it If it works for you,fine otherwise return it
1973546
I'm at 11 to 14 feet above sea level and it reads 0 until you hook it up and turn on the water. My municipality delivers our water rated to 60#psi related by the meter and two different households had readings of 60 and 62. If you live in the mountains and have a water supply rated to let's say 80#s then it would read out 80#s on this gauge as all things are relative.
1404602
On the Aqua Rite control panel, press diagnostic button 3 times. A new amp cell reads 5 +. My cell was down in the 0 to 1 range. The ppm salt was also falling.
1150638
Yes. The error lights flash and I think the salt level does not read. Before you do anything make sure your salt cell has been cleaned with a good acid wash and take it to your pool store for testing.
1282876
I have found mine to be very accurate. Perhaps you did get a defective one and should ask for it to be replaced.