Joric Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I am having problems with using a lot of chlore but have a very low reading on test. On visiting the supplier of the pool the guy there said that I should add stabilisant with no chlore overnight and test again if no better,do it again which I did and then shock the pool, it did not help.I went to another pool person and they also tested the sample and said that there was too much stabilisant and the only thing was to half empty the pool to rectify the over stabilisant.They also gave me a little test stick which I used and it gave a reading of 150.If the second shop was right it would appear that I have worstened the situation by adding more stabilisant.Has anyone got any suggestions b4 I half ? empty the poolThanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poolguy Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 The advice offered by the first Pool shop is just nonsence.... I suggest that you avoid them in every way possible and tell others to do likewise.The second advice is correct. You are testing for Stabilizer or Cyanuric acid. If your test is 150 ppm then you'll need to drop that down by diluting the concentration in the water. If you change half your water then you will still have 75ppm or so which is the maximum tolerance and too high in my opinion. If you change half again then you will gain a little breathing space.When you get too much cyanuric acid in the pool then the water will become unresponsive to chlorine as it becomes 'locked' and unable to do its work.EVERYONE who sanitizes their pool manually should be testing for Cyanuric acid every month or so and if it gets too high then dump water.I hope that this has been of helpAndrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joric Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 Hi Andrewthanks for your quick response and sorry that I have taken so long to thank you.I have pumped out two thirds of the pool and re-filled and all readings are aok. Once again many thanksKind regardsRichard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Isn't PoolGuy just the greatest ! Aren't we lucky to have him posting here. PoolGuy - If you are every wondering how worthwhile it is to maintain your presence here - rest assured your are VERY much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wils Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 How do you test for cyanuric acid? I have a bundle of test kits and none seem to be for this particular test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poolguy Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 If you send me an email with your name address, details of your pool,and so forth then I will post you a test pill for cyanuric acid(stabilzer).Most or all of my client enjoy this as a free service.Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poolguy Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Oh and Lori....Thank you for your kind words.Its nice to know that my help is appreciated and is doing some good, therefore I hope to keep doing it as long as I can.Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Glad to hear it Andrew. I just wish you were in my region so I could hire you for the upkeep of our pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poolguy Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 For those of you who are struggling with Stabilizer in your pool water.There is now available a groovy littly electronic tester to take theguess work out of the Chlor/pH/Cyanuric acid testing thing.If you want further details then send me a PM and I'll help. I've beenusing it myself for a month of so now and I have to say, that I amimpressed - its a magic little bundle.Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goo_Rat Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Interesting Andrew - is that the Palintest cool pooltest then?? or another photometer device? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 David,I thought I would get in before Andrew as I purchased one of the Palin Test Cool Pool Testers from Andrew a few weeks ago.I am very pleased with it as it takes all the guesswork out of reading your levels.It is easy to use and I would highly recomend them.I have no financial interests in the product at all, this is a genuine testimonial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj_dr Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 33,Are we allowed to ask how much they are??aj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I think I paid around a 100 euros, sounds expensive, but they are very usefull. I know it worked out cheaper than importing one from the UK.I would to concur with Lori about being fortunate to have Poolguy on this forum.I have learnt a great amount from him, a lot more than the conflicting advice one gets in pool shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 For more details on Palin Test Cool Pool Testers have a look at the Palintest site.http://www.palintest.com/products/cool+pooltesterI am sure if Andrew recommends them they are a good product. Baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxadrets Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 We also have a Palin Cool Pool Tester which works very well. The results seem reproducible if the "test-tubes" are keep clean. Does anyone know where it is possible to buy the reagent tablets, particularly for cyanuric acid, here in France perferably via the Internet ?Thanks also to Poolguy for all his posts, I wish I had found them before we decided on a pool, the result might have been more user friendly.John and Angela. (Var) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 [quote user="Auxadrets"] We also have a Palin Cool Pool Tester which works very well. The results seem reproducible if the "test-tubes" are keep clean. Does anyone know where it is possible to buy the reagent tablets, particularly for cyanuric acid, here in France perferably via the Internet ?[/quote]You could contact Poolguy or Telephone or Email Palintest UK who will then give you a name of a supplier in your part of France. For contact details use the link below.http://www.palintest.com/contactBaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I think that you will find that they refer you to Andrew anyway.I like my Palin tester. I asked Palin U.K. if I could get other tablets here for the testing and they said that the only ones that work correctly are theirs. Oh yes???? So I tried a comparason test. Both the tablets supplied by Andrew and the ones I have locally give different readings to the Palin test ones, so I would hazard a guess that the lady at Palin test was not telling porkies!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goo_Rat Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 It is only the PH tablets that are calibrated specifically their photometer tester, the chlorine and cynuric acid arn't.You can use standard dpd #1 and #3 for free combined and total chlorine tests in the machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Hi David, it was the DPD1, chlor, test that I got the different readings with. 2.2ppm Palintest, 3.0 Andrew's and 3.2 with the ones I got locally... I didn't go any further because I only had 4 of each of the Palintest tablets... Andrew is sending me some more when he gets them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poolguy Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 [quote user="Goo_Rat"]It is only the PH tablets that are calibrated specifically their photometer tester, the chlorine and cynuric acid arn't.You can use standard dpd #1 and #3 for free combined and total chlorine tests in the machine. [/quote]GooRatI asked this specific question of Palin test as I have invested heavily in visual test kits before the Photometer kits and their answer was a definate NO to using the DPD1, pH and Cyanuric pills in the photometer. The density of the visual resultant solution is too high for the photometer so it will give an incorrect reading.I have a good supply of Photometer grade test pills in transit, available for sale next week, they are the ones with the BLACK writing, the blue labled pills are not OK. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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