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| Introducing the PS234 Test Kit |
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We're finally ready to begin accepting pre-orders for the PS234
-- the order page is up, here.
The primary change, from the PS233 to PS234, is a move to bottles we fill ourselves, instead of Taylor filled bottles. This has allowed us to make two major improvements, and three minor ones.
First, we're now able to use simpler labels, with reagents organized by test, rather than Taylor numbers. For example, the calcium test reagents are now "Cal #1", "Cal #2", & Cal #3", instead of "R-0010", "R-0011L" & "R-0012". This should help make the kits less intimidating to new users.
Second, we've been able to 'right-size' the containers. Taylor has operated using a single size of reagent bottle in a given kit, regardless of how much of that reagent is needed. This has resulted in kits which have wildly imbalanced quantities. For example, in the K2006 (the Taylor kit we originally sold), there is enough R-0011 for 178 (!) tests, but because of the poorly matched balanced quantities, there's only enough R-0010 to actually carry out 22 calcium tests. Even worse, there is only enough R-0013 to test for stabilizer 6 times.
We've already been moving in this direction, but the changes in the PS234 take us much further. The table below shows, in detail, what we've done. Previous kit owners will particularly notice the 8 oz (!) CYA #1 (R0013) refill included.
More minor changes include a brief booklet -- printed on water-resistant paper -- on pool chemistry and testing, and several test log sheets, also on water proof paper, and a labeled 8 oz water sample bottle with a dispenser lid.
There's one more important addition -- an option to include a test for salt (chloride). More and more PoolForum users are using salt water chlorinators, and may want to be able to test their salt levels independently. This *may* be helpful in avoiding problems, because electronic test methods, like those included with some chlorinators, tend to 'drift' over time. The salt test measures chloride in 200 ppm increments and adds $10 - $15 per kit cost. However, the test uses a silver nitrate reagent, and silver prices have been going up and up, so check the order page for current pricing.