How To Test Swimming Pool Water Chlorine and PH Level With Test Kit
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- This video will show you how to test the Chlorine and PH levels of your swimming pool water with a test kit.
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You are supposed to fill the test kit at arms length inside the water. Not from the surface.
The reading is the same
baha...I thought my phone screen was fogging up.. I actually wiped my screen
It's like the bug on your TV commercial. It was humid out the day we did this. I did wipe the lens in the video though. Thanks for watching
Haha I did the same thing lol
you contaminate the test with you fingers !!!
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Didn't know it had to be to those lines! Thank you!!
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From the moment you add Calcium Hypochlorite( 70%) the level of Chlorine to your pool, the free chlorine levels will gradually decrease over the next 24 hours and by 6pm next day--usual time when most people add chlorine to the pool, the levels will be almost nil. Most UA-cam gurus showing how to test chlorine doesn't even mention this scenario. The timing of water testing is more important than all the little details on how to do it. On a vert sunny day, the Chlorine will disappear faster than on a cloudy day. So, when you are testing your pool water for chlorine levels take time and weather conditions into consideration.
Thanks for the added tip
If you are losing all your Cl then you should think about raising your CYA level. 1ppm is good while 2-3ppm loss can happen on very sunny hot days.
Hey bro my pH is good but when I test the chlorine the water just stays clear after I use five drops what does that mean
You may have to add more chlorine. It sounds like there isn't enough in the pool.
You're not supposed to touch the tube opening with your finger. You will contaminate the results.
Didn't make a difference in my test
Run my sand filter pump 2 hours a day, and shock it with hth 7 in one once a week and always have at least 1-2 chlorine tabs in the float skimmer in the pool. “But” my pool is 15x48 and has a tree hanging over it and it only in use once s week yet it still gets cloudy and algae build-up sometimes a little greenish. Once I shock it it clears up only for a day though. What am I doing wrong??? I checked water stats a day after shocking it and ph is great but chlorine is 0.5!
TinaMarie Lombrana-Thompson Im facing the same exact issue right now, did you fix it? How?
Not sure if you fixed this but test your water's CYA level. Cyanuric acid is like sunscreen for Cl. On a sunny day everything you put in will burn off in a few hours if your CYA is low.
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Proper amount of water per each side of container = 4.5ml just fyi
Yo sleep depp🙋♀️...funny meeting you here🤣...I was watching this cuz I have a pool and wanted to make sure I was doing it right and saw you here in the comments..hope you’re doing good. I gotta go do this water test now😩...Tootles 🙋♀️
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If you go to your local pool store there may be something on the market to kick it down. If it's a little high, I usually let it runs it's coarse and it usually comes back down in a few days.
My chlorine level is clear after testing on 5000 gallon pool .5 pH is 7.8 what do I need to do
ph and clorine go hand and hand, easy guys
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Best pronunciation of the word ‘water’ ever.
lol..Thanks for watching buddy
On Many Of These Kinds of episodes I hear that people can't lower the PH level. Things Like Soap and baking soda raise PH (lower PH=more acidic) so basically to raise the PH add baking soda or some sort of supply at pool store. To lower PH, add and acid like muriatic acid. In my pool (I dont know everyone's pool sizes mine is pretty big size) about 1 gallon lowers the PH level about 0.2
Dylan Tomlinson Thanks for posting
My cloro test turn orange in the green side. I have not idea what that means.
Me 2!
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Increase is better
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Need to scoop the water from deeper and also not to touch the water that is in the tester with your hands
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Did you ever replace that bumper? I need 1 for my 07. That looks nice to. BTW, my turn signal replacement comes tomorrow, I will be swapping that out. From your video I watched last week. Thanks again.
Looks like wrong video reply
@@HomeOwnerRepair I don't know how that happened. Lol, thanks. Enjoy your videos on homeowner stuff.
I have red liquid and tablets?
This video is for the liquid pool water testing kit.
@@HomeOwnerRepair well ya I kind of noticed that. I do have the liquid red one in my kit but, tablet for the other side. I’ve never seen this before so commented to see if anyone else has seen this type. Ty though for helping me to understand what this video was for…😉
why would the YELLOW be ORANGE?
Too much chlorine
Thanks for this video. Just tested mine but both sides are yellow 😮
The PH side should be pink
Hi, My Ph is all yellow. Does it mean It is under 6?
The color should be close to the middle of the grid
Great video Dan, but next time, don't be a disappointment.
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my chlorine level color is like dark orange !! how do i get it to look yellow bck
It sounds like it is over chlorinated. You may want to remove any type of a chlorine float that might continuously adds chlorine to the pool until the level drops to the recommended range.
Why does mine look orange and not yellow lately ? And my water looks perfect
If it is in the chlorine side it might be too much chlorine
Is it bad for my kids to be in it ? And do I need to take out water and replace it ?
what's the name of the Test Kit?
It's just a generic pool water tester you can buy them at your local pool store or also on Amazon.
how much baking soda???
In my 18' pool I might add 1-2 16 oz cups a week.
my water was green after I came back from week of vacation then we shocked it and it turned back to blue but not clear, so we just done this test and the chlorine test never turned yellow
You may have to add more
What if the color of the Ph is yellow and not pink
Then your water is much more acidic. Get some Borax and google PoolMath.
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it helps to tap it. easier than trying to pour it out
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I bought the exact same test kit. My test kit says to add five drops of R-0001 and 5 drops of R-0002 to test for Chlorine. You didn't add 5 drops of R-0002 to test for Chlorine. I'm not sure if the instructions are wrong? What do you think?
May I know what is the name of that chlorine test kit?
whats the name of this kit ?
@@jokrazy2002 Those drop reagents are from Taylor Testing kits, not Chlorox.
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i did mine and yellow on ph needing more soda ash. but the CL test is RED ?
Chlorine is pinkish in color
Sorry bother but what if the chlorine and br color is like reddish?
This test does chlorine (yellow) and pH (reddish)
That’s what I’m trying to figure out
You need to take the water from 2 feet down, not the top
I'll get my scuba gear on
Homeowner Repair just reach in further, between your elbow and shoulder...
@@jacobyo99 Also, invert the collector and then then flip once you get deep so you are not testing the surface water.
what is the unit of Free Chlorine
yes
Do you add pool shocker and chlorine tabs at the same time?
Shock is liquid chlorine. You typically should shock the pool if it is green or once a week or every other week depending on how clean the pool stays. I typically keep chlorine tablets in a float that floats around in the pool daily to keep the chlorine level up. Hope this helps you out.
@@HomeOwnerRepair because when I filled my pool I added the floating tabs and it turned my pool green
@@cookingwithtera6308 You need to test your water's CYA level otherwise you will chlorine lock your pool from too much tabs and shock. Your chlorine level will still read high but the cyanuric acid is binding up all your Cl from attacking and algae will multiply. Tabs are stabilized and will continually raise your CYA thereby requiring you to keep a higher concentration of Cl. The only way to lower CYA to 30-50ppm is to replace the water. Have a pool store test your water as a good place to start.
@@CroakerOutdoors Hey, how you doing, you seem to know somethings. I have two chlorine disks in the floaters and just added a gallon of chlorine and it isn't showing on test, now a month ago I used 6 gallons of chlorine at a time to shock the pool(advice from my father) now, is there a reason that the chlorine won't test. the time before last I poured in a gallon of chlorine and tested the next day and it showed nothing, So I added a half more waited a day tested( wanted the ratio well mixed) nothing poured the rest in. Now that;s two gallons in 4 days, I never got any results with the discs but it did show ph without adding acid. Thanks in advance for any help, Don
Are you from Rochester NH?
close Salem NH...lol
Baking soda!?!
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@@HomeOwnerRepair If you use Baking Soda you are going to jack up your alkalinity and then there is a whole process to lower it. Instead use Borax. Find some boxes of 20 Mule Team Borax in the Walmart laundry soap isle for a few bucks.
What is used to raise the PH level?
PH increase or baking soda
Soda ash...@@HomeOwnerRepair
Been many years since I have taken care of a pool (was in my teens when we took care of a pool on a girl scout came. Now I'm 60 and have a 8 foot round pool ).
Chlorine is spot on, but the PH is about 8.2, what can I use to bring it down?
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Does this work for above ground pools ?
Yes
Have the same kit. You add 5 drops OTO, yellow cap for BR and Chlorine. On PH side, 1 drop first of OTO , yellow cap and 5 drops red for PH.
Yes baking soda is cheaper than soda ash. Both do same thing, raise alkalinity of PH when testing low. To lower PH if too high add Muriatic Acid
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