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FAS-DPD K-2006 Taylor Test Kit
By using a good pool water test kit for basic pool care, you'll be able to balance your swimming pool, Hot Tub, and spa water chemicals. Having one of the good Taylor pool test kits is of the utmost importance. Proper pool water testing and swimming pool care is the best insurance against swimming pool algae and other pool problems. Your pool chemical test should be done at least once per week, maybe even more if you have a large bather load or after a heavy rain. You should test your pool water chemistry in the early evening and after your backwash your filter.
Perfectly Balanced & Crystal Clear Pool Swimming Pool Water ChemistryGood swimming pool water maintenance should include swimming pool test kits and the proper levels of:
and For phosphates you can get a phosphate test kit. Phosphate test kits are great if you think there's an issue with your pool. Normal pool water testing kits don't test for this. Swimming pool chlorine is the sanitizer of the pool and should be kept between 1.5-3.5ppm. Your 
Pool pH
should be between 7.6-7.8, not 7.2. You will use too much pool acid to keep it at that level.
Total pool alkalinity (TA)
is between 80-100,
calcium hardness
between 150-250, and cyanuric acid between 20-40ppm. CYA is a pool stabilizer for your chlorine and is used for mostly outdoor swimming pools although I've heard that indoor pools may benefit from cyanuric acid use. A good swimming pool water testing kit will have this. An excellent source for CYA are chlorine tabs. Simply place them in your chlorine tablet floater or chemical feeder. Good pool water test kits will have a CYA reading. Careful reading should be taken for CYA as sudden drops or increases will cause your chlorine to lose its effectiveness. Most CYA tests are done by mixing melamine solutions and pool water which causes the water to become cloudy. A black dot on the bottom of the testing tube will disappear when a mixing stir or rod is added. You then measure this against a graduated scale to find the exact amount of your CYA. You'll also need to keep up on your residual chlorine demand testing. You can learn how, when, where, and what of the best pool tips and swimming pool care for these readings from the above links. The maximum you should allow for TDS is 1,500ppm. There is really nothing that can be done to lower your TDS short of draining some or all of the pool water and starting over again. 
You cannot use a normal Taylor test kit, water testing strips, or water hardness testing to check for TDS, you'll need to take your water into your local pool store.Metals in your swimming pool water is the copper, iron, magnesium, etc...that, at higher levels, may make the water to turn brown or green and cause swimming pool staining. They cannot be checked with normal pool test kits. Copper can also turn a blond-headed little princess into a little green-headed princess. The maximum level for copper should be 1.0ppm and iron is 0.3ppm. Try to keep those readings under that and you should be fine. Well water is one of the worst places for copper and iron to hide. A well water test kit may come in handy is you have this issue. If you do have a high levels of metals in your well water, you may want to look into chelating agents. This agent binds up the iron and copper and prevents it from discoloring the pool and your little ones with blond hair. Having a good water testing kit is critical in keeping your swimming pool in great shape all season long.
Swimming Pool Chemistry From Water Testing Kit
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