Sunday, 19 July 2026

Testing, testing

 

Testing, testing . . .

 . . . the pool water.



                    Pretty colours, but are they the correct colours?

23 comments:

  1. Looks like a multi person urine dipstick check. Didn't know pools had so many things to check. Linda in Kansas

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  2. Oh yikes, can anyone every trust pool water? Ha.

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    1. When everything's the right colour, yes. 😄

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  3. Wow! I'm not sure I would know how to interpret that. Good thing I don't have a pool, I guess - just a fish pond.

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    1. It's quite straightforward really, once you know how! (or so I'm told!)

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  4. What jappened to shades of blue? Do different colours test for differwnt things? To treat or not to treat...

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    1. Alkalinity, pH, and chlorine - all different colours - are the three most important to note. (I leave it to others to do the testing . . . )

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  5. Complex business, owning a pool... I had no idea!

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    1. It looks more complicated than it is, really, or so I'm led to believe.

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  6. The kit should have instructions on how to read that.

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    1. The instructions are clear - getting the water to produce the right colours is the trick.

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  7. So? Is it a good finding or not?

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    1. It's improving and will soon be perfect! 😉😎

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  8. The color strip is pretty and we certainly hope that the pool will water is the correct everything. I realize you're checking for things like chlorine and other chemicals.

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  9. I thought the colours were so pretty, but yes, you're right - pH, alkalinity, chlorine . . .

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  10. I don’t have a pool, thank goodness, so I don’t need to worry about such things. The people behind us have one and seem to spend more time cleaning in than using it!

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  11. Ours is indoors, so not such a problem. It still has to be maintained, though.

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  12. We’re thinking of getting one of those smallish above ground pools for next year, cool us off in heatwaves and something for the dogs to have a splash in 😀
    Alison in Devon x

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  13. It's been a long time since I've had to test water in the pool. I don't miss those days.

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  14. I love a pool but they are a lot of work!!

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  15. Bob above is right, when I see my friend cleaning the pool although she has a robot + all the other things, I prefer to go to friends (lol) I have a question, you always answer the comments, but I never get your answers is there a special thing to do, or simply coming back to see if you answered or not ?

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  16. I had never touched our pool, for 36 years, Bob did it all, he stopped walking and now all we have is a bright green duck pond full of algae... I am wondering what the color stick would look like it dipped in the pond. as soon as hurricane season ends, the plan is to get it back to swimming pool.

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