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Instructions
Open the water test kit and remove the instruction sheet. Thoroughly read the instruction sheet and perform a check to ensure you have everything you will need to perform the analysis.
Lay out everything in the kit in a logical manner with each item lined up in the order you will use them. Provide a waste container to dump the chemicals after the test. Never dump the chemicals down the drain. Not all sewer facilities can handle all the chemicals used.
Obtain a sample of the water you need to test. The water may come from your pool, your company's boiler or cooling system, the industrial water source, or your municipal water supply. You need to have enough water to perform all the tests in the kit.
Review the instruction sheet for each test you need to perform. Understand how to express the results of the test and any alternate ways of expression. Taylor includes additional notes covering this topic on the instruction sheet.
Read the instruction sheet and double-check that you are using the instructions for the correct test and that the concentration range for this particular test matches the expected concentration range of your water.
Take note of any special considerations required by this test.
Follow the instructions step by step and record the results in your record book. Make notes of any results that did not proceed as expected or of anything that occurred out of the ordinary.
Follow the instructions to test for iron in your pool water as an example of how many tests are accomplished. Perform this test by filling the 11.5 ml test cell to the mark with your sample of water from your pool. Add 0.5 ml of Iron Reagent # 1 to the test cell using a 0.5 ml pipet. Affix the cap on the test cell and invert to mix the contents. Allow the solution to react for 2 minutes. Add 1 ml of Iron Reagent # 2 using a clean 0.5 ml pipet. To obtain 1 ml you will need to add two 0.5 ml portions. Replace the cap and invert again to mix the solution. Wipe the outside of the tube with a Kimwipe and place in the comparator. Turn the tube so the frosted side is facing you. Use the color standard card to match the color in the tube to the closest color on the card. Record the concentration in parts per million (ppm).