Maintaining safe pool/spa water for the public is an important responsibility. Precise test results are essential when checking the water quality of commercial pools and spas. Taylor’s K-2005 is designed for the kind of comprehensive, routine testing performed by service technicians, public and semi-public pool / hot tub operators, and other professionals. Taylor’s 2000 Series uses printed color standards to achieve a reliable and accurate color match, making frequent test comparisons even easier.
Taylor makes the only testing supplies recommended by the American Swimming Coaches Association.
- Kit features a hard shell case that contains all the products.
- Includes - 2000 Series Comparator, Watergram, Instructions.
- Also included is a 64-page, waterproof Pool and Spa Water Chemistry - A Testing & Treatment Guide. Written by experts in water chemistry, this waterproof booklet contains information about sanitation and water balance, as well as tables for water treatment. Valued for its concise explanations and chemical treatment tables.
- Reagents - R-0003, R-0004, R-0005, R-0006, R-0007, R-0008, R-0009, R-0010, R-0011L, R-0012, (2) R-0013, R-0870, R-0871
With Taylor’s reputation as “the most trusted name in water testing,” you can count on accurate and reliable test results.
| Analyte | System | Method/Chemistry | Standard/Equivalance or Description | Comparator | Cell |
|---|
| Alkalinity, Total | Drop test | Blended indicator | 1 drop = 10 ppm total alkalinity as CaCO₃ | 9058 | NA |
| Chlorine, Free & Combined | Drop test | FAS-DPD | 1 drop = 0.2 or 0.5 ppm chlorine (Cl₂) | 9058 | NA |
| Cyanuric Acid | Visual determination | Turbidimetric | 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 ppm CYA | 9058 | NA |
| Hardness, Calcium | Drop test | EDTA titration (includes inhibitors to prevent metal interference) | 1 drop = 10 ppm calcium hardness as CaCO₃ | 9058 | NA |
| pH w/ acid/base demand | 2000 Series comparator | Phenol red | 7.0, 7.2, 7.4, 7.6, 7.8, 8.0 | 9058 | NA |
REAGENT SHELF LIFE
All reagents have a shelf life, whether they are liquids, powders, crystals, tablets, or test-strip pads. If kept dry, powders and crystals are very stable; acids are also long lived. Date of manufacture is not the controlling factor when it comes to shelf life—storage conditions are more important. As with all perishables, reagents are sensitive to environmental influences and will last longer under controlled conditions.
To this end, we recommend:
- Storing reagents at a consistent temperature in the range if 36°–85°F (2°–29°C); extreme temperature fluctuation, say from a refrigerator to a hot car trunk, causes reagents to deteriorate.
- Keeping them out of prolonged direct sunlight. (Note: their brown plastic bottles help protect very light-sensitive reagents.)
- Segregating reagents from containers of treatment chemicals.
- Replacing caps immediately and tightening them carefully so that exposure to air and humidity is limited.
- Avoiding switching bottle caps, placing bottle caps on soiled surfaces, repouring reagents into contaminated containers, or touching test strip pads.
Taylor formulates its reagents to remain effective for at least one year, with only very few exceptions (molybdenum indicator in liquid form is one; after four months old it should be tested against a standard periodically). As a general precaution, replace all reagents more than one year old, or at the beginning of a new testing season.
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