Taylor Service Complete Pool Water Test Kit K-2006C

I should’ve gotten this kit a long time ago. It’s simple to use & accurate eliminating going to the pool store for testing. A must for every pool owner. Thank you Taylor for making this test kit easy to understand and read. I highly recommend!

We bought a house w an inground huge fiberglass pool last year and we’re new to pool ownership. I had been using test strips and hated that I really didn’t know what the pool chemistry numbers were since the strips only show a color and an approximation. Last summer I would battle w cloudy water off and on and even saw an erratic brownish- tan stain forming on the floor of my otherwise pristine white fiberglass pool. But my test strips always confirmed my pools chemistry were in the ideal color ranges. After much reading online and trying everything recommended to identify and remove the stain last year, but to no avail, I was determined to try again this pool season and hoped there wasn’t any permanent staining from it lasting a year. So I bought this test kit. Read the included booklet cover to cover. That booklet was the most informative pool chemistry info I had seen. I read countless blogs, forums, and pool sites and that little 60 pg booklet taught me more than anything else. It has the appropriate amount of detail on how to balance the chemistry and each section breaks down some specific details that are necessary for every single pool owner to understand. For example, the section on PH let me know that for a fiberglass pool I need to maintain 7.6 not a range of 7.2 - 7.8 but a strict adherence to 7.6 and that maintaining my pools PH was the first and most fundamental action I need to take. The booklet stated that outside of 7.6 the pool can get stains. Aha, I thought! Finally I was getting closer to getting the stain out. The booklet even confirmed that my stain was due to iron. I ordered Jacks blue and bought a culator for the pumps skimmer basket and the stain was gone by slowly disappearing over the course of two weeks. I was doing the passive approach since we have a heater and a more aggressive stain removal process is not recommended. All this pool season my pool has been crystal clear without the need for a bunch of chemicals or adding clarifier. It is because I test PH and chlorine 2 x a week and others as recommended by the book, like some are once a month or once every two months. I thought my pool was in balance w the test strips misguided color coding but really my pool was out of whack which was why the iron staining occurred in the first place. The test kit has reagents that help you to know just how much of a chemical you need to add to achieve balance. For instance, if you’re testing PH and it’s low it has an included reagent that you drop in the tube and count the drops needed to change color. Then use the booklet PH page chart and line up drops needed with your pool size to get an accurate dosing to bring pool back in balance. No more guessing. No trial and error. It tells you what to measure, what to adjust first, how long to wait between adjustments, etc. Buy this kit. Read the book. Buy some plastic syringes to get pool water easily and quickly and to accurately measure to the line on the tubes in the kit. I bought syringes, a 10 pack thru Amazon for like $5 at the same time I bought this kit. I washed everything before use and after use with hot water. I perform my tests at the laundry room sink counter so I can fill the tubes w syringes of pool water and wash out in between each test at the sink. It’s easy. It’s accurate. This kit says it’s for pros but really all pool owners need to be a pro at balancing pool chemistry

Nice set have to learn everything it test but that’s is ok…

The readings are very accurate, a must have for people who maintain their own pool.

We used to have a pool guy come once a week. I don't think he ever tested the water, and for sure the pH wasn't right because our eyes were always red. With the help of this kit, that's no longer a problem and our water is crystal clear. This kit does everything I need and want it to do, and overall I am quite happy with it. The basic instructions are printed right on the inside of the cover, which is great. I also like the pamphlet that gives you more information (if you want it) about pool chemistry and maintenance, and I appreciate the dial/manual calculator to assist in balancing the water. (I won't bore you here with what that means, but if you are really interested, you can read about it in the pamphlet!) I only have one complaint. Some of the stuff that may be in your water (high chlorine, sanitizer, or metals) can disrupt the testing. (For example, I was trying to go from green to red, and the water only turned yellow.) If you don't know this, it will drive you nuts. (Why? Why won't you turn red? Why?) I recommend reading this page if you have trouble with your colors: https://www.taylortechnologies.com/ChemistryTopicsCM.ASP?ContentID=35. I wish that when you opened the kit for the first time, there was some way they told you about these potential difficulties.

I hesitated because of the price, but this kit has been worth every penny. The tests are easy to run once you get the hang of them, and the results are much more detailed than test strips or pool store testing. It's helped me keep my pool crystal clear and avoid buying chemicals I didn't need. If you're serious about maintaining your own pool, this kit is a must-have.

I really wish I’d gotten this sooner! Honestly, it’s a game changer. I tried 4 different well reviewed test strips because the hot tub never seemed to be clear or balanced and the different brands wildly disagreed. A couple of them said I had zero free chlorine and high CC so I kept adding more and more to shock it. I had bought so many products to try and remedy the situation so I didn’t want to spend $150 on the Taylor kit. Plus I’m terrible with math and numbers and thought it would be too difficult and time consuming. I finally decided to use ChatGPT to help balance my tub and it suggested several times that this more complete Taylor test kit would really be a worthwhile investment. I bit the bullet and got it. I used chat to take me step by step (although the instructions do that just fine and are easy…until you get to the calculations;-) I had chat do those and help keep track so I could see my progress. Turns out I had extremely HIGH free chlorine and was way over chlorinating. Now it’s super fast and easy, plus I know EXACTLY where my water stands and what I need to do. I actually use less chemicals than before because I have completely accurate numbers. You invest so much $$ already in a hot tub, IMHO this should be part of that investment.

I don't quite get it. This says complete pool testing kit. One of the first things I want to check is my chlorine. Free chlorine and total chlorine. It doesn't have regent 0001 or 0002 that you need to check free chlorine and total chlorine It does have 0003. But I can't use that if I don't have the one in the two. I don't get it this is supposed to be a complete kit that would be the one of the most important things to test is chlorine level?

What to say… this is THE kit for a happy spa.

If you have a chlorine hot tub, and have been using test strips and wondering if you're nailing the chemistry, then look no further than the Taylor test kit. We bought a new Master Spa hot tub about a month ago, and we mucked around with test strips for the first few weeks, not quite sure if the water was right, and dealing with some cloudiness / white film buildup / calcium hardness. Finally, I decided to break out the Taylor test kit and read the manual. I also watched a few videos - check out Sergii on YT - he has a video on how to use it. Once you do it once or twice, it's super easy to use. I've had my water balanced since, and feel way more confident in the chlorine level. The book provides tables to tell you how much of each chemical to use to address your chlorine / ph / alkalinity / calcium, and to measure your cyanuric acid (remember to use the % of your tub size compared to the table's volume - e.g. my 1,438L tub was 0.719% of a 2000L tub they reference in the table, so multiply your quantities by your tub's % of the displayed tub volume options). Sure, it's more expensive than test strips, but your tub cost you $, and you're wasting that money not using it if your chemistry is off, so pay the extra for the test kit. Good luck - it's easy. Oh, and buy some distilled water to rinse your measuring device in the kit between chemical tests - might as well be as accurate as possible.

Reagents all have reasonable expiry dates. Should do me for this season and part of the next.

Works great plenty of reagents for many years of use.

This test kit is a good price on Amazon