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MD 610_1c  09/2015

Table of contents

Part 1  Methods

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1.1 Table of Methods

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Acid demand to pH 4.3 ................................................................................................... 16
Alkalinity-total (Alkalinity-m, m-Value) ............................................................................. 18
Alkalinity-total HR (Alkalinity-m HR, m-Value HR) ............................................................ 20
Alkalinity-p (p-Value) ....................................................................................................... 22
Aluminium with tablets ................................................................................................... 24
Aluminium (powder pack) ............................................................................................... 26
Ammonia with tablet ...................................................................................................... 28
Ammonia (powder pack) ................................................................................................. 30
Ammonia, low range (LR) ................................................................................................ 32
Ammonia, high range (HR) .............................................................................................. 34
Boron ............................................................................................................................. 36
Bromine with tablet ........................................................................................................ 38
Bromine (powder pack) ................................................................................................... 40
Chloride with tablet ........................................................................................................ 42
Chloride with Liquid Reagent .......................................................................................... 44
Chlorine .......................................................................................................................... 46
Chlorine with tablet ........................................................................................................ 48
  free Chlorine ............................................................................................................... 48
  total Chlorine .............................................................................................................. 49
  differentiated determination (free, combined, total) .................................................... 50
Chlorine HR with tablet ................................................................................................... 52
  free Chlorine ............................................................................................................... 52
  total Chlorine .............................................................................................................. 53
  differentiated determination (free, combined, total) .................................................... 54
Chlorine with liquid reagent ............................................................................................ 56
  free Chlorine ............................................................................................................... 56
  total Chlorine .............................................................................................................. 57
  differentiated determination (free, combined, total) .................................................... 58
Chlorine (powder pack) ................................................................................................... 60
  free Chlorine ............................................................................................................... 60
  total Chlorine .............................................................................................................. 61
  differentiated determination (free, combined, total) .................................................... 62
Chlorine HR (powder pack) ............................................................................................. 64

Summary of Contents for MD 610

Page 1: ...Photometer 1 Instruction manual GB Lovibond Water Testing Tintometer Group www lovibond com ...

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Page 3: ...he first tests Unpacking and inspection of delivery contents see page 344 Install the batteries see page 288 289 Perform the following settings in the Mode Menu Instruction manual from page 301 and following MODE 10 select language MODE 12 set date and time MODE 34 perform Delete data MODE 69 perform User m init to initialise the user polynomial system If required set other functions ...

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Page 5: ...al Tintometer instruments for disposal freight prepaid to your supplier Notice importante Conserver protéger et optimiser la qualité de l environnement Élimination du matériel électrique dans l Union Européenne Conformément à la directive européenne nº 2012 19 UE vous ne devez plus jeter vos instruments électriques dans les ordures ménagères ordinaires La société Tintometer GmbH se charge d élimin...

Page 6: ...pparecchi elettrici Tintometer divenuti inutilizzabili a trasporto pagato al vostro rivenditore Informação Importante Para Preservar Proteger e Melhorar a Qualidade do Ambiente Remoção de Equipamento Eléctrico na União Europeia Devido à Directiva Europeia 2012 19 UE o seu equipamento eléctrico naõ deve ser removido com o lixo doméstico habitual A Tintometer GmbH tratará da remoção do seu equipamen...

Page 7: ... to the company which supplied them to you the company is obliged to accept them Information importante pour l élimination des piles et des accumulateurs En vertu de la Directive européenne 2006 66 CE relative aux piles et accumulateurs chaque utilisateur est tenu de restituer toutes les piles et tous les accumulateurs utilisés et épuisés L élimination avec les déchets ménagers est interdite Etant...

Page 8: ...sso il quale li ha acquistati obbligo di raccolta previsto per legge Instruções importantes para a eliminação residual de pilhas e acumuladores Os utilizadores finais são legalmente responsáveis nos termos do Regulamento relativo a pilhas e acumuladores Directiva 2006 66 CE pela entrega de todas as pilhas e acumuladores usados e gastos É proibida a sua eliminação juntamente com o lixo doméstico Um...

Page 9: ...ction manual before unpacking setting up or using the photometer Please read the method description completely before performing the test Be aware of the risks of using the required reagents by reading the MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets Failure could result in serious injury to the operator or damage to the instrument MSDS www lovibond com CAUTION The accuracy of the instrument is only valid if ...

Page 10: ...th tablet 38 Bromine powder pack 40 Chloride with tablet 42 Chloride with Liquid Reagent 44 Chlorine 46 Chlorine with tablet 48 free Chlorine 48 total Chlorine 49 differentiated determination free combined total 50 Chlorine HR with tablet 52 free Chlorine 52 total Chlorine 53 differentiated determination free combined total 54 Chlorine with liquid reagent 56 free Chlorine 56 total Chlorine 57 diff...

Page 11: ...86 Chromium VI 88 Chromium total Cr III Cr VI 89 COD low range LR 90 COD middle range MR 92 COD high range HR 94 Colour true and apparent 96 Copper with tablet 98 differentiated determination free combined total 99 free Copper 100 total Copper 101 Copper with liquid reagent and powder 102 differentiated determination free combined total 103 free Copper 105 total Copper 106 Copper powder pack 108 C...

Page 12: ...d reagent 156 Iron HR with liquid reagent 160 Manganese with tablet 164 Manganese LR powder pack 166 Manganese HR powder pack 168 Manganese with liquid reagent 170 Molybdate with tablet 172 Molybdate LR powder pack 174 Molybdate HR powder pack 176 Molybdate HR with liquid reagent 178 Nickel with tablet 180 Nitrate with tablet and powder 182 Nitrate tube test 184 Nitrite with tablet 186 Nitrite LR ...

Page 13: ... tablet 238 pH value with tablet 240 pH value with liquid reagent 242 pH value HR with tablet 244 Polyacrylate with liquid reagent 246 Potassium 250 Silica 252 Silica LR PP 254 Silica HR PP 256 Silica with liquid reagent and powder 258 Sodium hypochlorite 260 Sulfate with tablet 262 Sulfate powder pack 264 Sulfide 266 Sulfite 268 Suspended Solids 270 Turbidity 272 Triazole Benzotriazole powder pac...

Page 14: ...Automatic switch off 293 2 3 2 Selecting a method 293 2 3 2 1 Method Information F1 293 2 3 2 2 Chemical Species Information 294 2 3 3 Differentiation 294 2 3 4 Performing Zero 294 2 3 5 Performing Tests 295 2 3 6 Ensuring reaction periods countdown 295 2 3 7 Changing chemical species 296 2 3 8 Storing results 296 2 3 9 Perform additional measurements 297 2 3 10 Selecting a new method 297 2 3 11 M...

Page 15: ...elete User Methods 336 Print Data of User Methods 337 Initialise User Method System 338 2 6 7 Langelier Saturation Index 339 Selection of temperature unit 340 2 6 8 Photometer Information 341 Part 3 Enclosure 343 3 1 Unpacking 344 3 2 Delivery contents 344 3 3 Technical data 345 3 4 Abbreviations 346 3 5 Troubleshooting 347 3 5 1 Operating messages in the display error display 347 3 5 2 General 34...

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Page 18: ... 13 mg l Br2 DPD 5 530 38 81 Bromine PP PP 0 05 4 5 mg l Br2 DPD 1 2 530 40 90 Chloride T tablet 0 5 25 mg l Cl Silver nitrate turbidity 530 42 92 Chloride L liquid 0 5 20 mg l Cl Mercurythiocyanate Iron nitrate 430 44 100 Chlorine T tablet 0 01 6 mg l Cl2 DPD 1 2 3 530 46 48 103 Chlorine HR T tablet 0 1 10 mg l Cl2 DPD 1 2 3 530 46 52 101 Chlorine L liquid 0 02 4 mg l Cl2 DPD 1 2 3 530 46 56 110 ...

Page 19: ...alcium 2 T tablet 0 500 mg l CaCO3 Murexide 4 560 128 200 Hardness total T tablet 2 50 mg l CaCO3 Metallphthalein 3 560 130 201 Hardness total HR T tablet 20 500 mg l CaCO3 Metallphthalein 3 560 132 205 Hydrazine P powder 0 05 0 5 mg l N2 H4 4 Dimethyl amino benzaldehyde 3 430 134 206 Hydrazine L liquid 0 005 0 6 mg l N2 H4 4 Dimethyl amino benzaldehyde 3 430 136 207 Hydrazine C Vacu vial 0 01 0 7...

Page 20: ...trogen total LR TT tube test 0 5 25 mg l N Persulfate digestion method 430 190 281 Nitrogen total HR TT tube test 5 150 mg l N Persulfate digestion method 430 192 290 Oxygen active T tablet 0 1 10 mg l O2 DPD 530 196 292 Oxygen dissolved Vacu vial 10 800 μg l O2 Rhodazine DTM 530 198 300 Ozone DPD T tablet 0 02 2 mg l O3 DPD Glycine 5 530 200 70 PHMB T tablet 2 60 mg l PHMB Buffer Indicator 560 20...

Page 21: ...353 Silica L liquid powder 0 1 8 mg l SiO2 Heteropolyblue 2 660 258 212 Sodium hypochlorite T tablet 0 2 16 NaOCl Potassium iodide5 530 260 355 Sulfate T tablet 5 100 mg l SO4 Bariumsulfate Turbidity 610 262 360 Sulfate PP PP 5 100 mg l SO4 Bariumsulfate Turbidity2 530 264 365 Sulfide tablet 0 04 0 5 mg l S DPD Catalyst 3 4 660 266 370 Sulfite T tablet 0 1 5 mg l SO3 DTNB 430 268 384 Suspended Sol...

Page 22: ...elf These supplementary results make it possible to estimate the actual concentration of the original sample by comparison Literature The reagent formulations are based on internationally recognised test methods Some are described in national and or international guidelines 1 Deutsche Einheitsverfahren zur Wasser Abwasser und Schlammuntersuchung 2 Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and ...

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Page 24: ...om the sample chamber 5 Add one ALKA M PHOTOMETER tablet straight from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display as Acid demand to pH 4 3 in mm...

Page 25: ...s total Alkalinity Alkalinity m m Value and Acid demand to pH 4 3 are identical 2 For accurate results exactly 10 ml of water sample must be taken for the test Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No ALKA M PHOTOMETER Tablet 100 513210BT ...

Page 26: ... the vial from the sample chamber 5 Add one ALKA M PHOTOMETER tablet straight from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display as total Alkalinit...

Page 27: ...ken for the test 3 Conversion table Acid demand to pH 4 3 DIN 38 409 KS4 3 German dH English eH French fH 1 mg l CaCO3 0 02 0 056 0 07 0 1 Carbonate hardness reference Hydrogencarbonate anions Example 10 mg l CaCO3 10 mg l x 0 056 0 56 dH 10 mg l CaCO3 10 mg l x 0 02 0 2 mmol l 4 CaCO3 dH eH fH aH Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No ALKA M HR PHOTOMETER Tablet 100 513240BT ...

Page 28: ...d one ALKA M HR PHOTOMETER tablet straight from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Press key Wait for a reaction period of 1 minute 8 Remix the solution 9 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 10 Press TEST key The result is s...

Page 29: ...omplete Reread the result 2 Conversion table Acid demand to pH 4 3 DIN 38 409 KS4 3 German dH English eH French fH 1 mg l CaCO3 0 02 0 056 0 07 0 1 Carbonate hardness reference Hydrogencarbonate anions Example 10 mg l CaCO3 10 mg l x 0 056 0 56 dH 10 mg l CaCO3 10 mg l x 0 02 0 2 mmol l 3 CaCO3 dH eH fH aH Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No ALKA M PHOTOMETER Tablet 100 513210BT ...

Page 30: ...et straight from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The ...

Page 31: ...inity p and Alkalinity m it is possible to classify the alkalinity as Hydroxide Carbonate and Hydrogencarbonate The following differentiation is only valid if a no other alkalis are present and b Hydroxide und Hydrogen are not present in the same water sample If condition b is not fulfilled please get additional information from Deutsche Einheitsverfahren zur Wasser Abwasser und Schlammuntersuchun...

Page 32: ...tirring rod dissolve the tablet 6 Add one ALUMINIUM No 2 tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl gently several times until the tablets are dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes Afte...

Page 33: ... mg l Al 0 05 0 10 0 15 0 20 0 25 0 30 0 2 0 05 0 11 0 16 0 21 0 27 0 32 0 4 0 06 0 11 0 17 0 23 0 28 0 34 0 6 0 06 0 12 0 18 0 24 0 30 0 37 0 8 0 06 0 13 0 20 0 26 0 32 0 40 1 0 0 07 0 13 0 21 0 28 0 36 0 45 1 5 0 09 0 20 0 29 0 37 0 48 Example If the result of Aluminium determination is 0 15 mg l Al and the Fluoride concentration is known to be 0 4 mg l F the true concentration of Aluminium is 0...

Page 34: ...wder Pack straight from the foil to the same water sample 6 Dissolve the powder using a clean stirring rod 7 Add 1 drop of Vario Aluminum ECR Masking Reagent in the vial marked as blank 8 Add 10 ml of the prepared water sample to the vial this is the blank 9 Add the remaining 10 ml of the prepared water sample in the second clean vial this is the sample 10 Close the vials tightly with the caps and...

Page 35: ...s fluoride added artificially In this case the following table should be used Fluoride mg l F Displayed value Aluminium mg l Al 0 05 0 10 0 15 0 20 0 25 0 30 0 2 0 05 0 11 0 16 0 21 0 27 0 32 0 4 0 06 0 11 0 17 0 23 0 28 0 34 0 6 0 06 0 12 0 18 0 24 0 30 0 37 0 8 0 06 0 13 0 20 0 26 0 32 0 40 1 0 0 07 0 13 0 21 0 28 0 36 0 45 1 5 0 09 0 20 0 29 0 37 0 48 Example If the result of Aluminium determin...

Page 36: ...an stirring rod 6 Add one AMMONIA No 2 tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablets are dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 10 minutes After the reaction period is...

Page 37: ...n testing sea water or brackish water samples to prevent precipitation of salts Fill the test tube with the sample to the 10 ml mark and add one level spoonful of Conditioning Powder Mix to dissolve then continue as described in the test instructions 5 Conversion mg l NH4 mg l N x 1 29 mg l NH3 mg l N x 1 22 6 N NH4 NH3 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set AMMONIA No 1 No 2 Tablet per 100...

Page 38: ...ished proceed as follows 6 Add the contents of one Vario Ammonia Cyanurate F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to each sam ple 7 Close the vials tightly with the caps and shake to mix the contents 8 Press key Wait for a reaction period of 15 minutes After the reaction period is finished proceed as follows 9 Place the vial the blank in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 10...

Page 39: ...e deionised water step 1 The interference will be blanked out successfully Magnesium greater than 6000 mg l CaCO3 Nitrate greater than 100 mg l NO3 N Nitrite greater than 12 mg l NO2 N Phosphate greater than 100 mg l PO4 P Sulfate greater than 300 mg l SO4 Sulfide intensifies the colour Glycine Hydrazine Colour Turbidity Less common interferences such as Hydrazine and Glycine will cause intensifie...

Page 40: ...straight from the foil into each vial 5 Close the vials tightly with the caps and swirl several times to dissolve the powder 6 Press key Wait for a reaction period of 20 minutes After the reaction period is finished proceed as follows 7 Place the vial the blank in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are l aligned 8 Press ZERO key 9 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 10 Place the via...

Page 41: ...he amount of total iron present in the water sample To produce the blank add an iron standard solution with the same iron concentration to the vial point 1 instead of deionised water 3 Conversion mg l NH4 mg l N x 1 29 mg l NH3 mg l N x 1 22 4 N NH4 NH3 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set VARIO Ammonia Salicylate F5 VARIO Ammonia Cyanurate F5 VARIO Am Diluent Reagent LR VARIO deionised w...

Page 42: ...straight from the foil into each vial 5 Close the vials tightly with the caps and swirl several times to dissolve the powder 6 Press key Wait for a reaction period of 20 minutes After the reaction period is finished proceed as follows 7 Place the vial the blank in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are l aligned 8 Press ZERO key 9 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 10 Place the via...

Page 43: ... the test The interferences will be eliminated as follows Determine the amount of total iron present in the water sample Add an iron standard solution with the same concentration to the vial point 1 instead of deionised water to produce the blank 4 Conversion mg l NH4 mg l N x 1 29 mg l NH3 mg l N x 1 22 5 N NH4 NH3 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set VARIO Ammonia Salicylate F5 VARIO Am...

Page 44: ...g rod and dissolve the tablet 6 Add one BORON No 2 tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablets are dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 20 minutes After the reacti...

Page 45: ...ferences are prevented by the presence of EDTA in the tablets 4 The rate of colour development depends on the temperature The temperature of the sample must be 20 C 1 C 5 B H3 BO3 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set Bor No 1 No 2 Tablet per 100 inclusive stirring rod 517681BT BORON No 1 Tablet 100 515790 BORON No 2 Tablet 100 515800BT ...

Page 46: ...y it leaving a few drops remaining in the vial 5 Add one DPD No 1 tablet straight from the foil and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod note 5 6 Add water sample to the 10 ml mark 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key The result is shown in th...

Page 47: ... Strong alkaline or acidic water samples must be adjusted between pH 6 and pH 7 before the reagent is added use 0 5 mol l Sulfuric acid resp 1 mol l Sodium hydroxide 4 Exceeding the measuring range Concentrations above 22 mg l Bromine can lead to results showing 0 mg l In this case the water sample must be diluted with water free of Bromine 10 ml of the diluted sample should be mixed with the reag...

Page 48: ...rine TOTAL DPD F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the water sample note 5 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents approx 20 seconds 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 3 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The resul...

Page 49: ... buffer for the pH adjustment Strong alkaline or acidic water samples must be adjusted between pH 6 and pH 7 before the reagent is added use 0 5 mol l Sulfuric acid resp 1 mol l Sodium hydroxide 4 Exceeding the measuring range Concentrations above 4 5 mg l Bromine can lead to results showing 0 mg l In this case the water sample must be diluted with water free of Bromine 10 ml of the diluted sample...

Page 50: ...and dissolve the tablet 6 Add one CHLORIDE T2 tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl gently several times until the tablet is dissolved Note 1 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes After the ...

Page 51: ...ave different effects on the precipitation reaction 3 Ions which also form deposits with Silver nitrate in acidic media such as Bromides Iodides and Thiocyanates interfere with the analysis 4 Highly alkaline water should if necessary be neutralised using Nitric acid before analysis 5 Conversion mg l NaCl mg l Cl x 1 65 6 Cl NaCl Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set CHLORIDE T1 T2 Tablet p...

Page 52: ...he vial tightly with the cap and invert several times to mix the contents 7 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 20 drops KS253 Chloride Reagent B 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and invert several times to mix the contents 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reactio...

Page 53: ...ilky appearance Heavy shaking leads to bigger sized particles which can cause false readings 2 Conversion mg l NaCl mg l Cl x 1 65 3 Cl NaCl Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No KS251 Chloride Reagenz A Liquid reagent 65 ml 56L025165 KS253 Chloride Reagenz B Liquid reagent 65 ml 56L025365 ...

Page 54: ...hlorine HR with Vario Powder Pack 0 1 8 mg l Cl2 The following selection is shown in the display for the differentiated determination of free combined and total Chlorine for the determination of free Chlorine for the determination of total Chlorine Select the desired determination with the arrow keys and Confirm with key Chlorine diff free total diff free total 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 ...

Page 55: ...e measuring range Concentrations above 10 mg l Chlorine using tablets method 100 4 mg l Chlorine using liquid reagents method 101 2 mg l using powder packs method 110 8 mg l using powder packs method 111 can lead to results showing 0 mg l In this case the water sample must be diluted with water free of Chlorine 10 ml of the diluted sample should be mixed with the reagent and the measurement repeat...

Page 56: ...ving a few drops remaining in the vial 5 Add one DPD No 1 tablet straight from the foil and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Add water sample to the 10 ml mark 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display in mg...

Page 57: ...o 3 tablet straight from the foil and crush the tablets using a clean stirring rod 6 Add water sample to the 10 ml mark 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablets are dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measureme...

Page 58: ... the foil and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Add water sample to the 10 ml mark 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key 10 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 11 Add one DPD No 3 tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample ...

Page 59: ...g l combined Chlorine mg l total Chlorine Notes See page 47 T1 accepted prepare T2 press TEST Countdown 2 00 mg l free Cl mg l comb Cl mg l total Cl Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set DPD No 1 No 3 Tablet per 100 inclusive stirring rod 517711BT DPD No 1 Tablet 100 511050BT DPD No 3 Tablet 100 511080BT Set DPD No 1 HIGH CALCIUM DPD No 3 HIGH CALCIUM Tablet per 100 inclusive stirring rod ...

Page 60: ...ving a few drops remaining in the vial 5 Add one DPD No 1 HR tablet straight from the foil and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Add water sample to the 10 ml mark 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display in...

Page 61: ...No 3 tablet straight from the foil and crush the tablets using a clean stirring rod 6 Add water sample to the 10 ml mark 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablets are dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurem...

Page 62: ...m the foil and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Add water sample to the 10 ml mark 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key 10 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 11 Add one DPD No 3 HR tablet straight from the foil to the same water sam...

Page 63: ...tion period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result is shown in the display in mg l free Chlorine mg l combined Chlorine mg l total Chlorine Notes See page 47 T1 accepted prepare T2 press TEST Countdown 2 00 mg l free Cl mg l comb Cl mg l total Cl Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No DPD No 1 HR Tablet 100 511500BT DPD No 3 HR Tablet 100 511590BT ...

Page 64: ...owly 6 drops of DPD 1 buffer solution 2 drops of DPD 1 reagent solution 6 Add water sample to the 10 ml mark 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display in mg l free Chlorine Notes free and total Chlorine 1 After use replace the bot...

Page 65: ...cally and squeeze slowly 6 drops of DPD 1 buffer solution 2 drops of DPD 1 reagent solution 3 drops of DPD 3 solution 6 Add water sample to the 10 ml mark 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes After the reaction period is...

Page 66: ...by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 6 drops of DPD 1 buffer solution 2 drops of DPD 1 reagent solution 6 Add water sample to the 10 ml mark 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key 10 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 11 Add 3 drops of DPD 3 ...

Page 67: ...rely noting the colour coding 2 Store the reagent bottles in a cool dry place ideally between 6 C and 10 C 3 Also see page 47 T1 accepted prepare T2 press TEST Countdown 2 00 mg l free Cl mg l comb Cl mg l total Cl Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set DPD No 1 buffer solution DPD No 1 reagent solution DPD No 3 solution approx 300 tests 3 x Liquid reagent 15 ml 1 x Liquid reagent 15 ml 2 x...

Page 68: ...om the sample chamber 5 Add the contents of one VARIO Chlorine FREE DPD F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the water sample 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents approx 20 seconds 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display in mg l free Chlorine Notes See page 47...

Page 69: ...TAL DPD F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the water sample 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents approx 20 seconds 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 3 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result is shown in ...

Page 70: ...ple 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents approx 20 seconds 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key 9 Remove the vial from the sample chamber empty the vial rinse vial and cap several times and then fill the vial with 10 ml of the water sample 10 Add the contents of one VARIO Chlorine TOTAL DPD F10 P...

Page 71: ...shed the measurement starts automatically The result is shown in the display in mg l free Chlorine mg l combined Chlorine mg l total Chlorine Notes See page 47 mg l free Cl mg l comb Cl mg l total Cl T1 accepted prepare T2 press TEST Countdown 3 00 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Vario Clorine Free DPD F10 Powder Pack 100 530100 VARIO Chlorine Total DPD F10 Powder Pack 100 530120 ...

Page 72: ...e vial from the sample chamber 5 Add the contents of two Vario Chlorine Free DPD F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil into the water sample 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and invert several times to mix the contents 20 sec 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press the TEST key The result is shown in the display in mg l free Chlo rine Notes See p...

Page 73: ...e TOTAL DPD F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil into the water sample 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents approx 20 seconds 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 3 6 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result is s...

Page 74: ...o the water sample 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and invert several times to mix the contents 20 sec 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press the TEST key 9 Remove the vial from the sample chamber empty the vial rinse vial and cap several times and then fill the vial with 5 ml of the water sample 10 Add the contents of two Vario Chlorine TOTAL D...

Page 75: ...shed the measurement starts automatically The result is shown in the display in mg l free Chlorine mg l combined Chlorine mg l total Chlorine Notes See page 47 mg l free Cl mg l comb Cl mg l total Cl T1 accepted prepare T2 press TEST Countdown 3 00 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Vario Clorine Free DPD F10 Powder Pack 100 530100 VARIO Chlorine Total DPD F10 Powder Pack 100 530120 ...

Page 76: ... shown in the display for the determination of Chlorine dioxide in the presence of Chlorine for the determination of Chlorine dioxide in the absence of Chlorine Select the desired determination with the arrow keys and Confirm with key Chlorine dioxide with Cl without Cl with Cl without Cl 2 0 1 ...

Page 77: ...pment is carried out at a pH value of 6 2 to 6 5 The reagent tablet therefore contains a buffer for the pH adjustment Strong alkaline or acidic water samples must be adjusted between pH 6 and pH 7 before the tablet is added use 0 5 mol l Sulfuric acid resp 1 mol l Sodium hydroxide 4 Exceeding the measuring range Concentrations above 19 mg l Chlorine dioxide can lead to results showing 0 mg l In th...

Page 78: ...y with the cap 5 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 6 Press ZERO key 7 Remove the vial from the sample chamber and empty the vial 8 Add one DPD No 1 tablet straight from the foil and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 9 Transfer the contents of the first vial Glycine solu tion into the prepared vial point 8 10 Close the vial tightly with the cap an...

Page 79: ...mber 20 Add one DPD No 3 tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 21 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 22 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 23 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes After the reaction period is finished the ...

Page 80: ...isplayed as Chlorine units ClO2 Cl has its origin in swimming poolwater treatment according to DIN 19643 2 The total Chlorine result given includes the contribution of the chlorine dioxide as Chlorine reading For true Chlorine value add the free and combined Chlorine readings 3 See also page 69 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No DPD No 1 Tablet 100 511050BT DPD No 3 Tablet 100 511080BT GLYC...

Page 81: ... leaving a few drops remaining in the vial 5 Add one DPD No 1 tablet straight from the foil and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Add water sample to the 10 ml mark 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display a...

Page 82: ...he vial from the sample chamber 5 Add the contents of one VARIO Chlorine FREE DPD F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the water sample Note 5 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents approx 20 seconds 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display in mg l Chlorine dioxi...

Page 83: ...ush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl gently several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Add the contents of one VARIO Chlorine FREE DPD F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil into the pre prepared vial 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents approx 20 seconds 9 Place the vial in the sample chamber maki...

Page 84: ...The DPD colour development is carried out at a pH value of 6 2 to 6 5 The reagent tablet therefore contains a buffer for the pH adjustment Strong alkaline or acidic water samples must be adjusted between pH 6 and pH 7 before the tablet is added use 0 5 mol l Sulfuric acid resp 1 mol l Sodium hydroxide 4 Exceeding the measuring range Concentrations above 3 8 mg l Chlorine dioxide can lead to result...

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Page 86: ... KI tablet straight from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Add one ACIDIFYING GP tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablets are dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are l align...

Page 87: ...ts interfere as they react in the same way as Chlorine Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set ACIDIFYING GP CHLORINE HR KI Tablet per 100 inclusive stirring rod 517721BT CHLORINE HR KI Tablet 100 513000BT ACIDIFYING GP Tablet 100 515480BT ...

Page 88: ... of free Chlorine 1 Fill a clean vial with 10 ml of water sample 2 Add one GLYCINE tablet straight from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 3 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl gently several times until the tablet is dissolved 4 Fill a second clean vial with 10 ml of water sample close tightly with the cap 5 Place the vial in the sample chamber ...

Page 89: ...15 Add water sample to the 10 ml mark 16 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 17 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 18 Press TEST key Record the displayed test result A 19 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 20 Add one DPD No 3 tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the table...

Page 90: ...traight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 29 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablets are dissolved 30 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 31 Press TEST key Record the displayed test result D Calculations mg l Chlorine dioxide result G x 1 9 mg l free Chlorine result A ...

Page 91: ...n the possible tolerances of the single test tesults 2 see Notes Chlorine page 47 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set DPD No 1 No 3 Tablet per 100 inclusive stirring rod 517711BT DPD No 1 Tablet 100 511050BT DPD No 3 Tablet 100 511080BT GLYCINE Tablet 100 512170BT DPD ACIDIFYING Tablet 100 512120 DPD NEUTRALISING Tablet 100 511020BT ...

Page 92: ...ion of Chromium VI Chromium III and total Chromium for the determination of Chromium VI for the determination of total Chromium sum Cr III Cr VI Select the desired determination with the arrow keys and Confirm with the key Note 1 If is displayed at the diffentiated test result see page 348 Chrom diff Cr VI Cr III VI diff Cr VI Cr III VI 1 2 5 ...

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Page 94: ...o room temperature Performing test procedure Insert the adapter for 16 mm Ø vials 6 Place the pre prepared vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 7 Press ZERO key 8 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 9 Add the contents of one CHROMIUM HEXAVALENT Powder Pack straight from the foil into the pre pre pared vial 10 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several ti...

Page 95: ... Cr Vl mg l Cr lll mg l Cr total Chromium Notes 1 Performing steps 1 12 determines concentration of total chromium and steps 13 17 determines concentration of Chromium VI The concentration of Chromium III results out of the difference 2 pH value of the water sample should be between 3 and 9 3 For information about interferences especially in waste water and chemical waste water through metals and ...

Page 96: ...ample 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result is shown in the display in mg l Chromium Vl Notes see previous page Ø 16 mm prepare Zero pr...

Page 97: ...st procedure Insert the adapter for 16 mm Ø vials 6 Place the pre prepared vial in the sample chamber mak ing sure that the marks are aligned 7 Press ZERO key 8 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 9 Add the contents of one CHROMIUM HEXAVALENT Powder Pack straight from the foil to the water sample 10 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 11 Place the vi...

Page 98: ...at a temperature of 150 C 5 CAUTION The vials are hot Remove the tubes from the heating block and allow them to cool to 60 C or less Mix the contents by carefully inverting each tube several times while still warm Then allow the tubes to cool to ambient temperature before measuring Note 2 6 Place the vial the blank Note 3 4 in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are l aligned 7 Press ZER...

Page 99: ...measurements For this reason it is important to place the vials carefully in the sample chamber The precipitate at the bottom of the sample should be not suspended 4 Clean the outside of the vials with a towel Finger prints or other marks will be removed 5 Samples can be measured when the Chloride content does not exceed 1000 mg l 6 In exceptional cases compounds contained in the water cannot be o...

Page 100: ... at a temperature of 150 C 5 CAUTION The vials are hot Remove the tubes from the heating block and allow them to cool to 60 C or less Mix the contents by carefully inverting each tube several times while still warm Then allow the tubes to cool to ambient temperature before measuring Note 2 6 Place the vial the blank Note 3 4 in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are l aligned 7 Press ZE...

Page 101: ...ace the vials carefully in the sample chamber The precipitate at the bottom of the sample should be not suspended 4 Clean the outside of the vials with a towel Finger prints or other marks will be removed 5 Samples can be measured when the Chloride content does not exceed 1000 mg l 6 In exceptional cases compounds contained in the water cannot be oxidized adequately so results may be lower than re...

Page 102: ...d reactor at a temperature of 150 C 5 CAUTION The vials are hot Remove the tubes from the heating block and allow them to cool to 60 C or less Mix the contents by carefully inverting each tube several times while still warm Then allow the tubes to cool to ambient temperature before measuring Note 2 6 Place the vial the blank Note 3 4 in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are l aligned 7...

Page 103: ...e sample chamber The precipitate at the bottom of the sample should be not suspended 4 Clean the outside of the vials with a towel Finger prints or other marks will be removed 5 Samples can be measured when the Chloride content does not exceed 10000 mg l 6 In exceptional cases compounds contained in the water cannot be oxidized adequately so results may be lower than reference methods 7 For sample...

Page 104: ...measurement 1 Fill a clean vial 24 mm Ø with 10 ml of the filtrated deionised water from Step A close tightly with the cap 2 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 3 Press ZERO key 4 Remove the vial from the sample chamber and empty it completely 5 Rinse the vial with the filtrated water sample and fill with 10 ml filtrated water sample from Step B 6 Place the ...

Page 105: ...he estimated detection limit is 15 mg L Pt 4 Colour may be expressed as apparent or true colour The apparent colour is defined as the colour of a solution due to dissolved substances and suspended particles in the sample This manual describes the determination of true colour by filtration of the water sample To determine the apparent colour non filtrated deionised water and sample are measured 5 S...

Page 106: ...Copper for the determination of total Copper Select the desired determination with the arrow keys and Confirm with key Note 1 If is displayed at the diffentiated test result see page 348 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set COPPER No 1 No 2 Tablet per 100 inclusive stirring rod 517691BT COPPER No 1 Tablet 100 513550BT COPPER No 2 Tablet 100 513560BT Copper diff free total diff free total ...

Page 107: ...let is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key 9 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 10 Add one COPPER No 2 tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 11 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 12 Place the vial in the sa...

Page 108: ...ial from the sample chamber 5 Add one COPPER No 1 tablet straight from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display in mg l free Copper prepare Ze...

Page 109: ...mple chamber 5 Add one COPPER No 1 tablet and one COPPER No 2 tablet straight from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablets using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablets are dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display in mg l total C...

Page 110: ...esired determination with the arrow keys and Confirm with key Notes 1 For correct dosage the spoon supplied with the reagents must be used 2 If is displayed at the diffentiated test result see page 348 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No KS240 Coppercol Reagent 1 Liquid reagent 30 ml 56L024030 KS241 Coppercol Reagent 2 Liquid reagent 30 ml 56L024130 KP242 Coppercol Reagent 3 Powder 10 g 56L0...

Page 111: ...6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 10 drops of KS241 Coppercol Reagent 2 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 9 Add 1 level spoon of reagent KP242 Coppercol Reagent 3 note 1 page 102 10 Close the vial tightly wit...

Page 112: ...lose the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 16 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 17 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display in mg l free Copper mg l combined Copper mg l total Copper mg l free Cu mg l comb Cu mg l total Cu T1 accepted prepare T2 press TEST ...

Page 113: ...ghtly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 10 drops of KS241 Coppercol Reagent 2 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 9 Add 1 level spoon of reagent KP242 Coppercol Reagent 3 note 1 page 102 10 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl...

Page 114: ...col Reagent 1 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 10 drops of KS241 Coppercol Reagent 2 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 9 Add 1 level spoon of reagent KP242 Coppercol Reagent 3 note 1 page 102 10 Close the vi...

Page 115: ... the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 13 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 14 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display in mg l total Copper Zero accepted prepare Test press TEST ...

Page 116: ...ts of one VARIO Cu 1 F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the water sample 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents Note 3 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result is shown i...

Page 117: ...yanide prevents full colour development Add 0 2 ml Formaldehyde to 10 ml water sample and wait for a reaction time of 4 minutes Cyanide is masked After this perform test as described Multiply the result by 1 02 to correct the sample dilution by Formaldehyde Silver Ag If a turbidity remains and turns black silver interference is likely Add 10 drops of saturated Potassium chloride solution to 75 ml ...

Page 118: ...6 Add two level spoons No 4 white of Cyanide 12 replace the cap tightly and invert the vial several times to mix the contents 7 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 3 drops of Cyanide 13 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and invert several times to mix the contents 9 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are ali...

Page 119: ...esence of Thiocyanate heavy metal complexes colorants or aromatic amines the cyanide must be separated out by distillation before analysis is performed 3 Store the reagents in closed containers at a temperature of 15 C to 25 C Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No SET Cyanid 11 12 13 Reagent test 200 Powder Liquid reagent 2418875 ...

Page 120: ... Remove the vial from the sample chamber 5 Add one CyA TEST tablet straight from the foil to the prepared water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved Note 2 3 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display in...

Page 121: ...t a cloudy solution will occur Small single particles are not necessarily caused by Cyanuric acid 3 Dissolve the tablet completely therefore swirl the vial approx 1 minute Un dissolved particles of the tablet can cause results that are too high Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No CyA TEST Tablet 100 511370BT ...

Page 122: ...0 25ml of DEHA solution 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Add one DEHA tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 9 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 10 Pre...

Page 123: ...displayed result is above 20 μg l subtract this value from the DEHA test result Substances which reduce Iron III interfere Substances which complex iron strongly may interfere also Substances which may interfere when present in concentrations at Borate as Na2 B4 O7 500 mg l Cobalt 0 025 mg l Copper 8 0 mg l Hardness as CaCO3 1000 mg l Lignosulfonates 0 05 mg l Manganese 0 8 mg l Molybdenum 80 mg l...

Page 124: ...veral times to mix the contents 5 Add 0 20 ml VARIO DEHA 2 Rgt Solution to each vial Note 4 6 Close the vials tightly with the caps and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Press key Wait for a reaction period of 10 minutes Note 5 After the reaction period is finished proceed as follows 8 Place the vial the blank in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press ZERO key 10...

Page 125: ...ure but without adding the VARIO DEHA Rgt 2 solution If the displayed result is above 20 μg l subtract this value from the DEHA test result Substances which reduce Iron III interfere Substances which complex iron strongly may interfere also Substances who may interfere when present in concentrations at Borate as Na2 B4 O7 500 mg l Cobalt 0 025 mg l Copper 8 0 mg l Hardness as CaCO3 1000 mg l Ligno...

Page 126: ...ess ZERO key 4 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 5 Add exactly 2 ml SPADNS reagent solution Note 4 to the water sample Caution Vial is filled up to the top Note 8 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned Press TEST key The result is shown in the display in mg l Fluoride prep...

Page 127: ...ult is highly dependent on exact sample and reagent volumes the sample and reagent volumes should always be metered by using a 10 ml resp 2 ml volumetric pipette class A 5 The accuracy of the test methods decreases above a level of 1 2 mg l Fluoride Although the results are sufficiently accurate for most applications even more exact results can be achieved by 1 1 dilution of the sample prior to us...

Page 128: ...e HYDROGENPEROXIDE LR tablet straight from the foil and crush the tablet using a clean stir ring rod 6 Add water sample to the 10 ml mark 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes After the reaction period is finish...

Page 129: ...taking the sample 3 The DPD colour development is carried out at a pH value of 6 2 to 6 5 The reagent tablet therefore contains a buffer for the pH adjustment Strong alkaline or acidic water samples must be adjusted between pH 6 and pH 7 before the tablet is added use 0 5 mol l Sulfuric acid resp 1 mol l Sodium hydroxide 4 Exceeding the measuring range Concentrations above 5 mg l Hydrogen peroxide...

Page 130: ... Press the ZERO key 4 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 5 Fill the prepared vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 6 drops of H2 O2 Reagent 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and invert several times to mix the contents 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press the TEST key The result is shown in the...

Page 131: ...is and must be eliminated by centrifuging or simply filtering the sample solution prior to performing the measurement Falsification of the measurement results should also be expected in connection with coloured solutions 2 Oxidising agents such as chlorine bromine chlorine dioxide and ozone do not distort the analysis On the other hand however water discoloration does distort the analysis In this ...

Page 132: ...3 Press the ZERO key 4 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 5 Fill the prepared vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 6 drops of H2 O2 Reagent 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and invert several times to mix the contents 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press the TEST key The result is shown in th...

Page 133: ...is and must be eliminated by centrifuging or simply filtering the sample solution prior to performing the measurement Falsification of the measurement results should also be expected in connection with coloured solutions 2 Oxidising agents such as chlorine bromine chlorine dioxide and ozone do not distort the analysis On the other hand however water discoloration does distort the analysis In this ...

Page 134: ...s are aligned 5 Press ZERO key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically 6 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 7 Add 2 ml of the water sample to the prepared vial Caution Vial is filled up to the top Note 4 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times 5x to mix the contents 9 Place the vial in the sample ...

Page 135: ...igher concentrations When diluting samples this should be take into account always measuring in the first third of the range 3 This method was developed from a volumetric procedure for the determination of calcium Due to undefined conditions the deviations from the standardised method may be greater 4 It is convenient to use special vials with larger volume 5 CaCO3 dH eH fH aH Reagent Form of reag...

Page 136: ...d dissolve the tablet completely 6 Add one CALCIO H No 2 tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl gently several times until the tablet is completely dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 min...

Page 137: ... volumetric procedure for the determination of Calcium Hardness Due to undefined conditions the deviations from the standardised method may be greater 5 The tolerance of the method is increasing with higher concentrations When diluting samples this should be taken in account always measuring in the first third of the range 6 Interferences Magnesium hardness up to 200 mg l CaCO3 does not interfere ...

Page 138: ...ght from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result i...

Page 139: ...0 before the tablet is added use 1 mol l Hydrochloric acid resp 1mol l Sodium hydroxide 2 Conversion table mg l CaCO3 dH fH eH 1 mg l CaCO3 0 056 0 10 0 07 1 dH 17 8 1 78 1 25 1 fH 10 0 0 56 0 70 1 eH 14 3 0 80 1 43 3 CaCO3 dH eH fH aH Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No HARDCHECK P Tablet 100 515660BT ...

Page 140: ...K P tablet straight from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatica...

Page 141: ...0 before the tablet is added use 1 mol l Hydrochloric acid resp 1mol l Sodium hydroxide 2 Conversion table mg l CaCO3 dH fH eH 1 mg l CaCO3 0 056 0 10 0 07 1 dH 17 8 1 78 1 25 1 fH 10 0 0 56 0 70 1 eH 14 3 0 80 1 43 3 CaCO3 dH eH fH aH Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No HARDCHECK P Tablet 100 515660BT ...

Page 142: ...er Note 3 to the water sample 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Press key Wait for a reaction period of 10 minutes After the reaction period is finished proceed as follows 8 The slight turbidity that occurs when the reagent is added must be removed by filtration Note 4 9 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 10...

Page 143: ...um precipitates are recommended 5 In order to check whether the reagent has aged if it has been stored for a lengthy period perform the test as described above using tap water If the result is above the detection limit of 0 05 mg l you should only use the reagent with reservations as there may be a major deviation in results 6 There is an option to change the unit from mg l to μg l mg l µg l Reage...

Page 144: ...s are aligned 5 Press ZERO key 6 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 7 Fill the second clean vial with 10 ml of the water sample this is the sample 8 Add 1 ml VARIO Hydra 2 Rgt Solution into the vial 9 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 10 Place the vial the blank in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 11 Press TEST key Wait fo...

Page 145: ...not interfere up to 10 mg l Highly coloured or turbid samples Mix 1 part deionised water with 1 part household bleach Add 1 drop of this mixture into 25 ml water sample and mix Use 10 ml prepared sample in place of deionised water in point 1 Note at point 7 use the unprepared water sample Principle Hydrazine is oxidised by household bleach Colour interference will be eliminated by zeroing 5 There ...

Page 146: ...ial against the side of the sample container The Vacu vial breaks at the neck and the vial fills automatically A small volume of inert gas remains in the Vacu vial 6 Mix the contents of the Vacu vial by inverting it several times allowing the bubble to move from one end to the other Dry the outside of the vial 7 Place the Vacu vial in the sample chamber 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period ...

Page 147: ...ead the original test instruction and the MSDS delivered with the test before performing the test MSDS also available at www chemetrics com 3 Vacu vials is a registered trade mark of the company CHEMetrics Inc Calverton U S A 4 There is an option to change the unit from mg l to μg l mg l µg l Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Vacu vials CHEMetrics K 5003 Test Kit 30 380470 ...

Page 148: ...e vial leaving a view drops in 5 Add one DPD No 1 tablet straight from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Add water sample to the 10 ml mark 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key The result is shown in the d...

Page 149: ...141 MD 610_1c 09 2015 Notes 1 Oxidizing reagents such as Chlorine Bromine etc interfere as they react in the same way as Iodine Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No DPD No 1 Tablet 100 511050BT ...

Page 150: ...on most undissolved iron oxides are recovered by the reagent Iron total Fe in Mo with Vario Powder Pack 0 01 1 80 mg l Fe Determination of all dissolved iron and unsolved iron in the presence of high molybdate concentrations Iron LR with Liquid Reagent 0 03 2 mg l Fe Determination of total soluble Iron Fe2 3 in presence of complexing agent e g Molybdate Iron LR 2 with Liquid reagent 0 03 2 mg l Fe...

Page 151: ...d with organic compounds like corrosion inhibitors must be oxidised where necessary to break down the iron Therefore add 1 ml concentrated sulfuric acid and 1 ml concentrated nitric acid to 100 ml water sample and boil to approx half volume After cooling down proceed as described above Fe 2 Fe 3 Fe 2 Fe 2 Fe 3 methods 220 222 223 IRON II LR tablet methods 220 222 223 dissolved Iron dissolved and u...

Page 152: ...from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result is sh...

Page 153: ...et is used for differentiation as described above instead of the IRON LR tablet Fe3 Fe2 3 Fe2 3 For the determination of total dissolved and undissolved iron digestion is required An example is described on page 143 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No IRON LR Tablet 100 515370BT IRON II LR Tablet 100 515420BT ...

Page 154: ...one Vario Ferro F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the water sample 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents Note 4 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 3 minutes Note 5 After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result is shown...

Page 155: ...gesdahl digestion e g for digestion with acid see page 143 3 Very strong alkaline or acidic water samples must be adjusted to a pH value between 3 and 5 before analysis 4 Accuracy is not affected by undissolved powder 5 Water samples containing visible rust should be allowed to react for at least five minutes Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No VARIO Ferro F10 Powder Pack 100 530560 ...

Page 156: ...Close the vials tightly with the caps and swirl several times to mix the contents 5 Press key Wait for a reaction period of 3 minutes After the reaction period is finished proceed as follows 6 Place the vial the blank in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 7 Press ZERO key 8 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 9 Place the vial the sample in the sample chamber mak ing sure...

Page 157: ...se 0 5 mol l Sulfuric acid resp 1 mol l Sodium hydroxide 4 Interferences When interferences occur colour development is inhibited or a precipitate is formed The values below refer to a standard with an iron concentration of 0 5 mg l The following substances do not interfere when present up to the levels given Substance no interference to Cadmium 4 0 mg l Chromium 3 0 25 mg l Chromium 6 1 2 mg l Co...

Page 158: ...is is the blank 6 Close the blank tightly with the cap 7 Fill a clean Mixing Cylinder 25 ml with 25 ml of the prepared water sample 8 Add the contents of one Vario Fe in Mo Rgt 2 Powder Pack straight from the foil into the prepared water sample 25 ml 9 Close the Mixing Cylinder tightly with a stopper and invert several times to dissolve the powder note 5 10 Press key Wait for a reaction period of ...

Page 159: ...or base eg 1 N Sulfuric acid solution or 1 N Sodium hydroxide solution If necessary make a volume correction if significant volumes of acid or base are used 5 If Iron is present a blue colour developes A small amount of undissolved reagent does not have an affect on the results of the test Sample collection and storage Collect samples in clean glass or plastic bottles These should have been cleane...

Page 160: ... are aligned 3 Press ZERO key 4 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 5 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 10 drops KS61 Ferrozine Thioglycolate 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reacti...

Page 161: ... case a reagent blank is required Use two clean vials 24 mm Ø Mark one as blank for zeroing Fill a clean vial 24 mm Ø with 10 ml of the water sample blank Add 10 drops KS63 Thioglycolate Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl gently several times Place the blank in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned Press ZERO key Remove the vial from the sample chamber Fill a second ...

Page 162: ...lask with 50 ml homog enized sample 2 Add 5 ml 1 1 Hydrochloric acid and one spoon KP962 Ammonium Persulphate Powder 3 Boil for 20 minutes maintaining the sample volume above 25 ml with deionised water 4 Cool the sample to room temperature 5 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 1 drop KS135 Phenolphthalein Indicator 6 Add drops of KS144 Calc...

Page 163: ...ose the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 15 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 16 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes note 1 page 153 After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result is shown in the display in mg l total iron or if a filtered sample was used in mg l...

Page 164: ...m the sample chamber 5 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 10 drops KS60 Acetate Buffer 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 10 drops KS63 Thioglycolate note 1 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and...

Page 165: ...lycolate high levels of molybdate will produce an intense yellow colour In this case a reagent blank is required Use two clean vials 24 mm Ø Mark one as blank for zeroing Fill a clean vial 24 mm Ø with 10 ml of the water sample blank Add 10 drops KS63 Thioglycolate Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl gently several times Place the blank in the sample chamber making sure that the marks ar...

Page 166: ...flask with 50 ml homog enized sample 2 Add 5 ml 1 1 Hydrochloric acid and one spoon KP962 Ammonium Persulphate Powder 3 Boil for 20 minutes maintaining the sample volume above 25 ml with deionised water 4 Cool the sample to room temperature 5 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 1 drop KS135 Phenolphthalein Indicator 6 Add drops of KS144 Cal...

Page 167: ...16 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 17 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 10 drops KS65 Ferrozine 18 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 19 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 20 Press TEST key Wait for a react...

Page 168: ...gned 3 Press ZERO key 4 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 5 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 10 drops KS63 Thioglycolate 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents Wait until purple coloration goes before continuing 7 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically a...

Page 169: ...ation with acid persulphate followed by neutralisation to pH 6 9 Follow the procedure on page 162 2 For total iron suspended and dissolved boil sample with acid persulphate Neutralise back to pH 6 9 making back up to original volume with distilled or deionised water Follow the procedure on page 162 Reagent Accessories Form of reagent Quantity Order No KS160 Total Hardness Buffer Liquid reagent 65 ...

Page 170: ...ith 50 ml homog enized sample 2 Add 5 ml 1 1 Hydrochloric acid and one spoon KP962 Ammonium Persulphate Powder 3 Boil for 20 minutes maintaining the sample volume above 25 ml with deionised water 4 Cool the sample to room temperature 5 Add drops of KS144 Calcium Hardness Buffer two drop at a time with mixing until a neutral or sligthly alkaline solution is obtained Test periodically with a pH mete...

Page 171: ... same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 10 drops KS160 Total Hardness Buffer 15 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 16 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 17 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 15 minutes note 1 page 161 After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts au...

Page 172: ...ng rod and dissolve the tablet 6 Add one MANGANESE LR 2 tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablets are dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes After the re...

Page 173: ... 2015 Note 1 Mn MnO4 KMnO4 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set MANGANESE LR No 1 No 2 Tablet per 100 inclusive stirring rod 517621BT MANGANESE LR No 1 Tablet 100 516080BT MANGANESE LR No 2 Tablet 100 516090BT ...

Page 174: ...n 6 Close the vials tightly with the caps and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Fill each vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 21 drops of PAN Indicator solution 8 Close the vials tightly with the caps and swirl several times to mix the contents 9 Press key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes Note 4 After the reaction period is finished p...

Page 175: ...the reagent solution Alkaline Cyanide a cloudy or turbid solution may form in some water samples The turbidity should disappear after point 7 4 Water samples containing more than 5 mg l iron should be allowed to react for at least 10 minutes 5 Conversion mg l MnO4 mg l Mn x 2 17 6 Mn MnO4 KMnO4 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set VARIO Ascorbic Acid VARIO Alkaline Cyanide VARIO PAN Indic...

Page 176: ...he vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Add the contents of one VARIO Sodium Periodate F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the same water sample 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 9 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 10 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minu...

Page 177: ...ed for storing adjust the pH between 4 and 5 with 5 mol l 5 N Sodium hydroxide before test Do not exceed pH 5 as manganese may precipitate 3 Interferences Interfering substance Interference level Calcium greater than 700 mg l Chloride greater than 70 000 mg l Iron greater than 5 mg l Magnesium greater than 100 000 mg l 4 Mn MnO4 KMnO4 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set VARIO Manganese C...

Page 178: ... A 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 10 drops KS266 Manganese Reagent B 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 9 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 10 dro...

Page 179: ...anese Notes 1 The following substances interfer with this test Calcium 500mg l Sodium 500mg l Nickel 0 5 mg l Iron 5 mg l Chromium 5 mg l Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No KS265 Manganese Reagent A Liquid reagent 30 ml 56L026530 KS266 Manganese Reagent B Liquid reagent 30 ml 56L026630 KS304 Manganese Reagent C Liquid reagent 30 ml 56L030430 Zero accepted prepare Test press TEST Countdown 3...

Page 180: ...from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 7 Add one MOLYBDATE HR No 2 tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 8 Dissolve the tablets using a clean stirring rod 9 Rinse out the vial with the prepared water sample and then fill to the 10 ml mark 10 Close the vial tightly with the cap 11 Place the v...

Page 181: ...other metals at levels likely to be found in industrial water systems 3 Conversions mg l Mo mg l MoO4 x 0 6 mg l Na2 MoO6 mg l MoO4 x 1 3 4 MoO4 Mo Na2 MoO4 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set MOLYBDATE HR No 1 No 2 Tablet per 100 inclusive stirring rod 517631BT MOLYBDATE HR No 1 Tablet 100 513060BT MOLYBDATE HR No 2 Tablet 100 513070BT ...

Page 182: ...wder 4 Use two clean vials 24 mm Ø and mark one as blank for zeroing 5 Fill each vial with 10 ml of pre prepared water sample 6 Close the blank tightly with the cap 7 Add 0 5 ml of Vario Molybdenum 2 LR solution to the sample 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and invert several times to mix the contents 9 Press key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes 10 After the reaction period is finishe...

Page 183: ...amples must be adjusted between pH 3 and pH 5 before the reagent is added use 0 5 mol l Sulfuric acid resp 1 mol l Sodium hydroxide 2 Before using clean the vials with Hydrochloric acid approx 20 Rinse thoroughly with deionised water 3 MoO4 Mo Na2 MoO4 Reagent Accessories Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set VARIO Molybdenum 1 LR F20 VARIO Molybdenum 2 LR Powder Pack 100 Liquid reagent 50 ml 5354...

Page 184: ...il to the water sample 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Add the contents of one Vario Molybdenum HR 2 F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the same water sample 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 9 Add the contents of one Vario Molybdenum HR 3 F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the same wa...

Page 185: ...ould be adjusted to a pH of nearly 7 with 1 mol l Nitric acid or 1 mol l Sodium hydroxide 3 Concentrations above 10 mg l Cu causes too high test values if the reaction time of 5 minutes is increased So it is very important to perform the test procedure as described 4 Substances which may interfere when present in concentrations at Aluminium 50 mg l Chromium 1000 mg l Iron 50 mg l Nickel 50 mg l Ni...

Page 186: ... drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 10 drops KS63 Thioglycolate 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The ...

Page 187: ... sample water taken directly from the system Molybdate will be absorbed onto the walls of sample containers and give low results 2 MoO4 Mo Na2 MoO4 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No KS63 Thoiglycolate Reagent Liquid reagent 65 ml 56L006365 ...

Page 188: ...od and dissolve the tablet completely Note 1 6 Add one NICKEL No 2 tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes Aft...

Page 189: ...ce of cobalt at 0 5 mg l gives a positive response in the test 3 The presence of higher levels of EDTA at least 25 mg l complexes nickel and reduces response in the test Complexing agents used in water treatment such as polyphosphates do not affect the results Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No NICKEL No 1 Tablet 100 515630BT NICKEL No 2 Tablet 100 515640BT ...

Page 190: ...m the foil to the water sample 9 Close the tube tightly with the cap and swirl vigorously for one minute 10 Stand the tube upright and after the reducing agent has settled to the bottom gently invert it three to four times so as to complete the flocculation of the reducing agent Then let the tube stand for a further 2 minutes Open the tube and wipe around the top of the tube with a clean tissue to...

Page 191: ...is colour cannot be correctly measured by the photometer The result displayed does not show the concentration of nitrate nitrogen The range of the test can be extended by first diluting the water sample with deionised water One standard method is to dilute 1 0 ml of sample up to 100 ml dilution factor of 100 The subsequent result of the test must then be multiplied by the dilution factor 3 The fol...

Page 192: ...one Vario Nitrate Chromotropic Powder Pack straight from the foil into the same water sample 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and invert gently several times 10 x to mix the contents Note 1 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are l aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automat...

Page 193: ...ollow the procedure using 1 ml deionised water in place of the sample and subtract the reagent blank value from the final result 3 Conversion mg l NO3 mg l N x 4 43 4 N NO3 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set VARIO Nitrate Chromotropic VARIO Nitra X Reagent tube VARIO deionised water Set Powder Pack 50 Reaction tube 50 100 ml 535580 ...

Page 194: ...from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 10 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result is s...

Page 195: ...latinate Metavanadate and Bismuth Copper II ions may cause lower test results as they accelerate the decomposition of the Diazonium salt It is unlikely in practice that these interfering ions will occur in such high concentrations that they cause significant reading errors 2 Conversion mg l NO2 mg l N x 3 29 3 N NO2 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No NITRITE LR Tablet 100 512310 ...

Page 196: ...s of one VARIO Nitri 3 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the water sample 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 20 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result is shown in the di...

Page 197: ... Metavanadate Silver ions interfere by causing precipitation In samples with very high concentrations of Nitrate 100 mg L N a small amount of Nitrite will be found Such high levels of Nitrate appear to undergo a slight amount of reduction to Nitrite either spontaneously or during the reaction time of the test 2 N NO2 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Vario Nitri 3 F10 Powder Pack 100 53098...

Page 198: ...eated reactor at a temperature of 100 C Note 7 6 After 30 minutes remove the vials from the reactor CAUTION The vials are hot Allow the vials to cool to room temperature 7 Open the cooled digestion vials and add the contents of one Vario TN Reagent A Powder Pack to each vial Note 2 8 Close the vials with the caps and shake to mix the contents at least 15 seconds 9 Press key Wait for a reaction per...

Page 199: ...s to mix the contents 10 x Note 9 CAUTION Vials warm up 16 Place the vial the blank in the sample chamber making sure that the marks l are aligned 17 Press ZERO key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically 18 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 19 Place the vial the sample Note 10 in the sample chamber making sure that t...

Page 200: ...Heat the vials for 30 minutes in the preheated reactor at a temperature of 100 C Note 7 6 After 30 Minutes remove the vials from the reactor CAUTION The vials are hot Allow the vials to cool to room temperature 7 Open the cooled digestion vials and add the contents of one Vario TN Reagent A Powder Pack to each vial Note 2 8 Close the vials with the caps and shake to mix the contents at least 15 se...

Page 201: ... caps and swirl the vials gently several times to mix the contents 10 x Note 9 CAUTION Vials warm up 16 Place the vial the blank in the sample chamber making sure that the l marks are aligned 17 Press ZERO key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically 18 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 19 Place the vial the sample Not...

Page 202: ... down Wait for all of the solution to flow down to the cap Return the vial to the upright position Wait for all the solution to flow to the bottom of the vial This process is one inversion 10 inversions approx 30 seconds 10 The zero stored in the dark can be used for 7 days if the measured samples were prepared with the same batch of reagent 11 Large quantities of nitrogen free organic compounds w...

Page 203: ...ionised water Set Digestion tube 50 Powder Pack 50 Powder Pack 50 Powder Pack 50 Reaction tube 50 100 ml 535550 Nitrogen total HR with Vario Tube Test Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Tube test contains VARIO TN HYDROX HR Tube VARIO PERSULFATE Reagent VARIO TN Reagent A VARIO TN Reagent B VARIO TN ACID LR HR Tube VARIO deionised water Set Digestion tube 50 Powder Pack 50 Powder Pack 50 Po...

Page 204: ...from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result is sh...

Page 205: ...ctant based on Oxygen in Swimming Pool Treatment 1 When preparing the sample the lost of Oxygen e g by pipetting or shaking must be avoided 2 The analysis must take place immediately after taking the sample Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No DPD No 4 Tablet 100 511220BT ...

Page 206: ...dge of the sample container The Vacu vial breaks at the neck and the vial fills au tomatically A small volume of inert gas remains in the Vacu vial 6 Remove the Vacu vial point downwards from the sample container immediately As the contents of the vial has a higher density than water it is important to remove the vial from the sam ple container within 5 seconds to prevent any loss of reagent 7 The...

Page 207: ...Read the original test instruction and the MSDS delivered with the test before performing the test MSDS also available at www chemetrics com 3 Vacu vials should be stored in the dark and at room temperature 4 Vacu vials is a registered trade mark of the company CHEMetrics Inc Calverton U S A Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Vacu vials CHEMetrics K 7553 Test Kit 30 380450 ...

Page 208: ...g selection is shown in the display for the determination of Ozone in the presence of Chlorine for the determination of Ozone in the absence of Chlorine Select the desired method with the arrow keys and Confirm with key Ozon with Cl without Cl with Cl without Cl 0 0 3 ...

Page 209: ...diately after taking the sample 3 The DPD colour development is carried out at a pH value of 6 2 to 6 5 The reagent tablet therefore contains a buffer for the pH adjustment Strong alkaline or acidic water samples must be adjusted between pH 6 and pH 7 before the tablet is added use 0 5 mol l Sulfuric acid resp 1 mol l Sodium hydroxide 4 Exceeding the measuring range Concentrations above 6 mg l Ozo...

Page 210: ...rring rod 6 Add water sample to the 10 ml mark 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablets are dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically 10 Remove the vial from the sample chamber empty ...

Page 211: ...several times until the tablets are dissolved 17 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 18 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result is shown in the display in mg l Ozone mg l total Chlorine Notes See page 201 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set DPD No 1...

Page 212: ... tablet and one DPD No 3 tablet straight from the foil and crush the tablets using a clean stirring rod 6 Add water sample to the 10 ml mark 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablets are dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes After the reaction period is f...

Page 213: ...5 MD 610_1c 09 2015 Notes See page 201 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set DPD No 1 No 3 Tablet per 100 inclusive stirring rod 517711BT DPD No 1 Tablet 100 511050BT DPD No 3 Tablet 100 511080BT ...

Page 214: ...he vial from the sample chamber 5 Add one PHMB PHOTOMETER tablet straight from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display in mg l PHMB prepare Z...

Page 215: ...apter 1 2 2 Cleaning of vials and accessories for analysis Rinse vials and caps thoroughly with tap water and then with deionised water 3 The test result is influenced by Hardness and Total Alkalinity The calibration of this method was done using water with the following concentration Ca Hardness 200 mg l CaCO3 Total Alkalinity 120 mg l CaCO3 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No PHMB PHOTOMET...

Page 216: ... l PO4 Determination of ortho Phosphate ions Phosphat 2 ortho with Vacu vials 0 05 5 mg l PO4 Determination of ortho Phosphate ions Phosphate acid hydrolizable with Vario Tube Test 0 02 1 6 mg l P Determination of ortho Phosphate ions condensed inorganic Phosphates Phosphate total with Vario Tube Test 0 02 1 1 mg l P Determination of ortho Phosphate ions condensed inorganic Phosphates organically ...

Page 217: ...ated mg l Phosphate organic mg l Phosphate total mg l Phosphate acid hydrolysable In methods 321 and 327 the ortho Phosphate ions react with the Vanadate molybdate reagent under acid conditions to form a yellow coloured product Notes only for tube tests and tests with powder packs 323 324 325 326 1 Application for water wastewater and seawater 2 Highly buffered samples or samples with extreme pH v...

Page 218: ...clean stirring rod 6 Add one PHOSPHATE No 2 LR tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 10 minutes After the reaction per...

Page 219: ... of Cu Ni Cr III V V and W VI interfere due to their colour Silicates do not interfere masked by Citric acid in the tablets 5 see also page 209 6 Conversion mg l P mg l PO4 x 0 33 mg l P2 O5 mg l PO4 x 0 75 7 PO4 P P2 O5 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set PHOSPHATE LR No 1 No 2 Tablet per 100 inclusive stirring rod 517651BT PHOSPHATE LR No 1 Tablet 100 513040 PHOSPHATE LR No 2 Tablet 10...

Page 220: ... clean stirring rod 6 Add one PHOSPHATE HR P2 tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablets are dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 10 minutes After the reaction pe...

Page 221: ...R ortho with Tablet 2 Only ortho Phosphate ions react 3 see also page 209 4 Conversions mg l P mg l PO4 x 0 33 mg l P2 O5 mg l PO4 x 0 75 5 PO4 P P2 O5 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set PHOSPHATE HR P 1 P 2 Tablet per 100 inclusive stirring rod 517661 PHOSPHATE HR P1 Tablet 100 515810BT PHOSPHATE HR P2 Tablet 100 515820 ...

Page 222: ...osphate Rgt F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the water sam ple 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents approx 10 15 sec Note 1 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result i...

Page 223: ...nt does not dissolve completely 2 see also page 209 3 Conversions mg l P mg l PO4 x 0 33 mg l P2 O5 mg l PO4 x 0 75 4 PO4 P P2 O5 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set VARIO PHOS3 F10 Powder Pack 2 x 50 VARIO PHOSPHATE RGT F10 531550 ...

Page 224: ...ARIO Phosphate Rgt F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the water sample Note 1 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents approx 10 15 sec Note 2 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the l marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatical...

Page 225: ...lve completely 3 see also page 209 4 Conversions mg l P mg l PO4 x 0 33 mg l P2 O5 mg l PO4 x 0 75 5 PO4 P P2 O5 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Tube test contains VARIO Dilution Vial VARIO PHOSPHATE RGT F10 PP VARIO deionised water Set Reaction tube 50 Powder Pack 50 100 ml 535200 ...

Page 226: ...he side of the sample container The Vacu vial breaks at the neck and the vial fills au tomatically A small volume of inert gas remains in the Vacu vial 6 Mix the contents of the Vacu vial by inverting it several times allowing the bubble to move from one end to the other Dry the outside of the vial 7 Place the Vacu vial in the sample chamber 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes...

Page 227: ... instruction and the MSDS delivered with the test before performing the test MSDS also available at www chemetrics com 3 Vacu vials is a registered trade mark of the company CHEMetrics Inc Calverton U S A 4 Only ortho Phosphate ions react 5 Sulfide Thiosulfate and Thiocyanate cause low test results 6 PO4 P P2 O5 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Vacu vials CHEMetrics K 8503 Test Kit 30 380...

Page 228: ...ral times to mix the contents 7 Place one Vacu vial in the sample container Snap the tip by pressing the vial against the side of the sample container The Vacu vial breaks at the neck and the vial fills automatically A small volume of inert gas remains in the Vacu vial 8 Mix the contents of the Vacu vial by inverting it several times allowing the bubble to move from one end to the other Dry the ou...

Page 229: ... instruction and the MSDS delivered with the test before performing the test MSDS also available at www chemetrics com 3 Vacu vials is a registered trade mark of the company CHEMetrics Inc Calverton U S A 4 Only ortho Phosphate ions react 5 Sulfide Thiosulfate and Thiocyanate cause low test results 6 PO4 P P2 O5 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Vacu vials CHEMetrics K 8513 Test Kit 30 380...

Page 230: ...al 6 Close the vial with the cap and invert gently several times to mix the contents 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the l marks are aligned 8 Press ZERO key 9 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 10 Add the contents of one VARIO Phosphate Rgt F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the vial Note 2 11 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix t...

Page 231: ... also page 209 5 Conversions mg l PO4 mg l P x 3 07 mg l P2 O5 mg l P x 2 29 6 PO4 P P2 O5 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Tube test contains VARIO Acid Reagent Vial VARIO PHOSPHATE RGT F10 PP VARIO Potassium F10 Persulfate VARIO Sodium Hydroxide 1 54 N VARIO deionised water VARIO Sodium Hydroxide 1 00 N Set Reaction tube 50 Powder Pack 50 Powder Pack 50 Solution 100 ml 100 ml Solution 1...

Page 232: ...d add 2 ml 1 54 N Sodium Hydroxide Solution to the vial 7 Close the vial with the cap and invert gently several times to mix the contents 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the l marks are aligned 9 Press ZERO key 10 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 11 Add the contents of one VARIO Phosphate Rgt F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the vial Note 2 12 Close the vial...

Page 233: ...ssolve completely 4 see also page 209 5 Conversions mg l PO4 mg l P x 3 07 mg l P2 O5 mg l P x 2 29 6 P PO4 P2 O5 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Tube test contains VARIO Acid Reagent Vial VARIO PHOSPHATE RGT F10 PP VARIO Potassium F10 Persulfate VARIO Sodium Hydroxide 1 54 N VARIO deionised water Set Reaction tube 50 Powder Pack 50 Powder Pack 50 Solution 100 ml 100 ml 535210 ...

Page 234: ...th approx 14 ml water sample 2 Connect the syringe to the filtration assembly and discharge the syringe to waste down to the 10 ml mark 3 Fill a clean vial 24 mm Ø with 10 ml of water sample from the prepared syringe close tightly with the cap 4 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 5 Press ZERO key 6 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 7 Fill the vial wit...

Page 235: ...analysis of Polyphosphate and total Phosphate a prior digestion is required see page 228 3 Sample temperature should be between 15 and 30 C 4 Conversions mg l P mg l PO4 x 0 33 mg l P2 O5 mg l PO4 x 0 75 5 P PO4 P2 O5 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No KS80 CRP Reagent KP119 Ascorbic Acid Liquid reagent 2 x 65 ml Powder 20 g 56L008065 56P011920 For digestion method KS278 50 Sulphuric Acid K...

Page 236: ...ove 25 ml with deionised water 4 Swirl gently several times to mix the contents and allow the Erlenmeyer flask to cool to room temperature 5 Fill the Erlenmeyer flask with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 2 drops KS135 Phenolphthalein Indicator 6 Add drops of KS144 Calcium Hardness Buffer one drop at a time with mixing until a pale pink colour just appears...

Page 237: ... water sample 4 Boil for 20 minutes maintaining the sample volume above 25 ml with deionised water 5 Swirl gently several times to mix the contents and allow the Erlenmeyer flask to cool to room temperature 6 Fill the Erlenmeyer flask with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 2 drops KS135 Phenolphthalein Indicator 7 Add drops of KS144 Calcium Hardness Buffer ...

Page 238: ...ox 14 ml water sample 2 Connect the syringe to the filtration assembly and discharge the syringe to waste down to the 10 ml mark 3 Fill a clean vial 24 mm Ø with 10 ml of water sample from the prepared syringe close tightly with the cap 4 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 5 Press ZERO key 6 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 7 Fill the vial with drops...

Page 239: ...te a prior digestion is required see page 232 2 Reagents and accessories available on request 3 Conversions mg l P mg l PO4 x 0 33 mg l P2 O5 mg l PO4 x 0 75 4 P PO4 P2 O5 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No KS228 Ammonium Molybdate KS229 Ammonium Metavanadate Liquid reagent 65 ml Liquid reagent 65 ml 56L022865 56L022965 For digestion method KS278 50 Sulphuric Acid KS135 Phenolphthalein Indi...

Page 240: ...ve 25 ml with deionised water 4 Swirl gently several times to mix the contents and allow the Erlenmeyer flask to cool to room temperature 5 Fill the Erlenmeyer flask with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 2 drops KS135 Phenolphthalein Indicator 6 Add drops of KS144 Calcium Hardness Buffer one drop at a time with mixing until a pale pink colour just appears ...

Page 241: ...water sample 4 Boil for 20 minutes maintaining the sample volume above 25 ml with deionised water 5 Swirl gently several times to mix the contents and allow the Erlenmeyer flask to cool to room temperature 6 Fill the Erlenmeyer flask with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 2 drops KS135 Phenolphthalein Indicator 7 Add drops of KS144 Calcium Hardness Buffer o...

Page 242: ...e F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the digestion vial 6 Close the digestion vial tightly with the cap and swirl until the reagent is dissolved completely 7 Insert the UV lamp into the digestion vial Note 3 4 5 CAUTION Wear UV safety goggles 8 Switch the UV lamp on and wait for a reaction period of 10 minutes 9 After the reaction period is finished switch the UV lamp off and remove the lam...

Page 243: ...l glassware with 1 1 Hydrochloric acid first and then rinse with deionised water Do not use detergents with phosphates 2 During UV digestion Phosphonates are converted to ortho Phosphates This step is normally completed in 10 minutes High organic loaded samples or a weak lamp can cause incomplete phosphate conversion 3 UV lamp available on request 4 While the UV lamp is on UV safety goggles must b...

Page 244: ... 10 0 5 0 25 5 1 0 0 125 1 5 0 Table 2 Phosphonate type Conversion factor for active phosphonate PBTC 2 840 NTP 1 050 HEDPA 1 085 EDTMPA 1 148 HMDTMPA 1 295 DETPMPA 1 207 HPA 1 490 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set VARIO Potassium F10 Persulfate VARIO PHOSPHATE RGT F10 PP Powder Pack 50 Powder Pack 100 535220 ...

Page 245: ...g l Calcium 5000 mg l CDTA 100 mg l Chloride 5000 mg l Chromate 100 mg l Copper 100 mg l Cyanide 100 mg l increase the UV digestion to 30 minutes Diethanoldithiocarbamate 50 mg l EDTA 100 mg l Iron 200 mg l Nitrate 200 mg l NTA 250 mg l ortho Phosphate 15 mg l Phosphite and organophosphorus compounds reacts quantitatively Meta and Polyphosphates do not interfere Silica 500 mg l Silicate 100 mg l S...

Page 246: ... the sample chamber 5 Add one BROMOCRESOLPURPLE PHOTOMETER tablet straight from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display as pH value prepare Z...

Page 247: ...y of the colorimetric determination of pH values depends on various boundary conditions buffer capacity of the sample salt contents etc 4 Salt error Correction of test results average values for samples with salt contents of Indicator Salt content Bromcresolpurple 1 molar 0 26 2 molar 0 33 3 molar 0 31 The values of Parson and Douglas 1926 are based on the use of Clark and Lubs buffers 1 Mol NaCl ...

Page 248: ...om the sample chamber 5 Add one PHENOL RED PHOTOMETER tablet straight from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display as pH value prepare Zero p...

Page 249: ...sibility test pH meter is recommended 4 The accuracy of the colorimetric determination of pH values depends on various boundary conditions buffer capacity of the sample salt contents etc 5 Salt error Correction of test results average values for samples with salt contents of Indicator Salt content Phenol red 1 molar 0 21 2 molar 0 26 3 molar 0 29 The values of Parson and Douglas 1926 are based on ...

Page 250: ...the vial from the sample chamber 5 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 6 drops of PHENOL RED solution 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display as pH value prepare Zero pre...

Page 251: ...ple before adding the PHENOL RED solution PHENOL RED tablets already contain Thiosulfate 2 Due to differing drop sizes results can show a discrepancy in accuracy by comparison with tablets This can be minimised by using a pipette 0 18 ml PHENOLRED solution is equivalent to 6 drops 3 After use replace the bottle cap securely 4 Store the reagent in a cool dry place ideally at between 6 C and 10 C Re...

Page 252: ...from the sample chamber 5 Add one THYMOLBLUE PHOTOMETER tablet straight from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display as pH value prepare Zero...

Page 253: ...uracy of the colorimetric determination of pH values depends on various boundary conditions buffer capacity of the sample salt contents etc 4 Salt error Correction of test results average values for samples with salt contents of Indicator Salt content Thymolblue 1 molar 0 22 2 molar 0 29 3 molar 0 34 The values of Parson and Douglas 1926 are based on the use of Clark and Lubs buffers 1 Mol NaCl 58...

Page 254: ... vial tightly with the cap and swirl gently several times 7 Add 1 ml 25 drops KS256 Polyacrylate reagent 2 to the water sample note 1 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl gently several times 9 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 10 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 10 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts...

Page 255: ...lous results occur when interferences are present as part of the product blend or from sample contaminants In these instances follow the interference removal steps detailed below and test this treated sample as above see next page 4 This test has been calibrated using polyacrylic acid 2 100 sodium salt in the range 1 30 mg l Other polyacrylates polymers will give differing responses and therefore ...

Page 256: ... is 20 mg l and 50 ml are taken for pre concentration the original concentration should be calculated as 20 0 4 8 mg l Note Samples exceeding 10 000 TDS should be diluted prior to loading onto the cartridge Take this dilution into consideration when working out the overall concentration factor Cartridge Preparation 1 Remove the plunger of the 20 ml syringe from the barrel and attach the C18 cartri...

Page 257: ...orce to elute the sample quickly LEAVE THE C18 CARTRIDGE ATTACHED and remove the plunger Discard all of eluted sample to waste 6 Using the 20 ml syringe add exactly 20 ml of deionised tap water to the 60 ml syringe barrel attached to the cartridge followed by 1 ml 25 drops of KS255 Polyacrylate Reagent 1 Gently swirl the syringe to mix 7 Attach the plunger and depress Collect the eluted sample in ...

Page 258: ...ial from the sample chamber 5 Add one Potassium T tablet straight from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display in mg l Potassium prepare Zero...

Page 259: ...D 610_1c 09 2015 Notes 1 If Potassium is present a cloudy solution will appear Single particles are not necessarily caused by Potassium Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Potassium T Tablet 100 515670 ...

Page 260: ...htly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Press key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes After the reaction period is finished proceed as follows 8 Add one SILICA PR tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 9 Add one SILICA No 2 tablet straight from the foil to the same water sample and crush the table...

Page 261: ...he tablets must be added in the correct sequence 2 Phosphate ions do not interfere under the given reaction conditions 3 Conversion mg l Si mg l SiO2 x 0 47 4 SiO2 Si Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No Set SILICA No 1 No 2 Tablet per 100 inclusive stirring rod 517671 SILICA No 1 Tablet 100 513130 SILICA No 2 Tablet 100 513140 SILICA PR Tablet 100 513150 Zero accepted prepare Test press TEST...

Page 262: ...owder Pack straight from the foil into each vial 6 Close the vials tightly with the caps and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Press key Wait for a reaction period of 1 minute Note 3 After the reaction period is finished proceed as follows 8 Place the vial the blank in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Add the contents of one Vario LR Silica Amino Acid F F10 Powde...

Page 263: ...s at 10 C a reaction time of 2 minutes are required 4 Interferences Substance Interference Iron large amounts interfere Phosphate does not interfere at concentrations less than 50 mg l PO4 at 60 mg l PO4 the interference is approx 2 at 75 mg l PO4 the interference is approx 11 Sulfide interferes at all levels Occasionally water samples contain forms of silica which reacts very slowly with Molybdat...

Page 264: ...l to the same water sample Note 2 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 9 Press key Wait for a reaction period of 10 minutes After the reaction period is finished proceed as follows 10 Add the contents of one Vario Silica Citric Acid F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the water sample Note 3 11 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several...

Page 265: ...rox 11 Sulfide interferes at all levels Occasionally water samples contain forms of silica which reacts very slowly with Molybdate The nature of these forms is not known A pre treatment with Sodium hydrogencarbonate and then with Sulfuric Acid will make these forms reactive to Molybdate pre treatment is given in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater under Silica Digestion wi...

Page 266: ...tically and squeeze slowly 20 drops KS104 Silica Reagent 1 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes 8 Fill the vial with drops of the same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 20 drops KS105 Silica Reagent 2 9 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 10 Add ...

Page 267: ...ect dosage the spoon supplied with the reagents must be used 2 For accurate results ensure that the water being tested is between 20 C and 30 C 3 At temperatures under 20 C the reaction does not proceed to completion and low results are obtained 4 SiO2 Si Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No KS104 Silica Reagent 1 KS105 Silica Reagent 2 KP106 Silica Reagent 3 Liquid reagent 65 ml Liquid reage...

Page 268: ... beaker and dilute to the 100 ml mark with chlorine free water Mix thoroughly Performing test procedure 1 Fill a clean vial 24 mm Ø with 10 ml of the prepared water sample close tightly with the cap 2 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 3 Press ZERO key 4 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 5 Add one CHLORINE HR KI tablet straight from the foil to the wa...

Page 269: ... etc has to be avoided Refer to the detailed information the producer supplied with the product 2 The tablets must be added in the correct sequence 3 This method provides a fast and simple test The test can be performed on site but the result will not be as precise as a laboratory method 4 By strictly following the test procedure an accuracy of 1 weight can be achieved Reagent Form of reagent Quan...

Page 270: ...from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 2 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result is sh...

Page 271: ...263 MD 610_1c 09 2015 Notes 1 If Sulfate is present a cloudy solution will appear Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No SULFATE T Tablet 100 515450BT ...

Page 272: ...f one VARIO Sulpha 4 F10 Powder Pack straight from the foil to the water sample 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result is shown in the d...

Page 273: ...265 MD 610_1c 09 2015 Note 1 If Sulfate ions are present a cloudy solution will appear Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No VARIO Sulpha 4 F10 Powder Pack 100 532160 ...

Page 274: ...ng rod and dis solve the tablet 6 Add one SULFIDE No 2 tablet to the same water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 7 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablets are dissolved 8 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 9 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 10 minutes After the reaction period is finish...

Page 275: ... loss of Sulfide collect the sample carefully with a minimum of aeration It is essential to test the sample immediately after collection 4 The sample temperature should be 20 C A different temperature can lead to higher or lower results 5 Conversion H2 S mg l S x 1 06 6 S H2 S Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No SULFIDE No 1 Tablet 100 502930 SULFIDE No 2 Tablet 100 502940 ...

Page 276: ... from the foil to the water sample and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically The result is s...

Page 277: ...269 MD 610_1c 09 2015 Notes 1 SO3 Na2 SO3 Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No SULFITE LR Tablet 100 518020 ...

Page 278: ...er making sure that the marks are aligned 3 Press ZERO key 4 Remove the vial from the sample chamber and empty the vial completely 5 Stir the blended water sample Immediately rinse the vial with the water sample and fill with 10 ml water sample 6 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 7 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display in mg l TSS Total Suspend...

Page 279: ...determination of a water sample The result can be used to calibrate the photometer with the same water sample 3 The estimated detection limit is 20 mg L TSS 4 Collect water samples in clean plastic or glass bottles and analyse the water sample as soon as possible It is possible to store the sample at 4 C for 7 days Before measurement warm up the sample to the temperature at collection time 5 Inter...

Page 280: ...vial from the sample chamber and empty the vial completely 5 Stir the water sample Immediately rinse the vial with the water sample and fill with 10 ml water sample 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl gently several times 7 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 8 Press TEST key The result is shown in the display in FAU prepare Zero press ZERO Zero ...

Page 281: ...es in clean plastic or glass bottles and analyse the water sample as soon as possible It is possible to store the sample at 4 C for 48 hours Before measurement warm up the sample to the temperature at collection time Temperature differences between measurement and sample collection can effect the turbidity of the sample 4 Colour interferes if light is absorbed at 530 nm For strong coloured water s...

Page 282: ...ert the UV lamp into the digestion vial notes 1 2 3 CAUTION Wear UV safety goggles 5 Switch the UV lamp on 6 Press key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes notes 10 11 After the reaction period is finished proceed as fol lows 7 Switch the UV lamp off and remove the lamp from the vial 8 Invert several times to mix the contents 9 Fill a clean vial 24 mm Ø with 10 ml of the deionised water close t...

Page 283: ...ments 4 The test will not distinguish between benzotriazole and tolyltriazole 5 The analysis should take place immediately after taking the sample 6 Strong oxidising or reducting agents in the vial lead to incorrect measurements 7 To get accurate results the sample temperature must be between 20 C and 25 C 8 If sample contains nitrite or borax sodium borate adjust the pH between 4 and 6 with 1 N s...

Page 284: ... Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Add 2 drops of Urea reagent 1 to the water sample Note 9 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 9 Add 1 drop of Urea Reagent 2 Urease to the same water sample Note 9 10 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 11 Press key Wait for a r...

Page 285: ... No 1 tablet will only dissolve completely after the AMMONIA No 2 tablet has been added 6 Do not store reagent 1 Urease below 10 C granulation is possible Store reagent 2 Urease in the refrigerator at a temperature of 4 C to 8 C 7 Ammonia and chloramines are also measured during urea measurement 8 Before analysing seawater samples a measuring spoon of Ammonia Conditioning Powder must be added to t...

Page 286: ...5 Press ZERO key Wait for a reaction period of 5 minutes After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatically 6 Remove the vial from the sample chamber 7 Add one EDTA tablet straight from the foil to the prepared vial and crush the tablet using a clean stirring rod 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times until the tablet is dissolved 9 Place the vial in ...

Page 287: ... dechlorinated water sample To dechlorinate add one DECHLOR tablet to the water sample point 1 Crush and mix to dissolve the tablet Then add the COPPER ZINC LR tablet point 2 and continue with the test procedure as described above Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No COPPER ZINC LR Tablet 100 512620BT EDTA Tablet 100 512390BT DECHLOR Tablet 100 512350 ...

Page 288: ...he same size by holding the bottle vertically and squeeze slowly 20 drops KS243 Zinc Reagent 1 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to mix the contents 7 Add 1 level spoon of reagent KP244 Zinc Reagent 2 note 1 8 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl several times to dissolve the powder 9 Place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned 1...

Page 289: ...d 3 Cationics such as quaternary ammonium compounds will cause the colour to change from rose red to purple depending upon the level of copper present In this event add drops of KS89 cationic suppressor one at a time mixing between additions until the orange blue colour is obtained Reagent Form of reagent Quantity Order No KS243 Zinc Reagent 1 Liquid reagent 65 ml 56L024365 KP244 Zinc Reagent 2 Po...

Page 290: ... without touching them with the fingers Liquid reagents Add drops of the same size to the water sample by holding the bottle vertically and squeezing slowly After use replace the bottle caps securely noting the colour coding Note recommendation for storage e g cool and dry Powder Packs Vacu vials from CHEMetrics Vacu vials should be stored in the dark and at room temperature For further informatio...

Page 291: ...hly with deionised water 1 2 3 Guidelines for photometric measurements 1 Vials caps and stirring rods should be cleaned thoroughly after each analysis to prevent interferences Even minor reagent residues can cause errors in the test result 2 The outside of the vial must be clean and dry before starting the analysis Clean the outside of the vials with a towel Fingerprints or other marks will be rem...

Page 292: ...ousing it can destroy electronic components and cause corrosion 8 Contamination of the lens in the sample chamber can result in errors Check at regular intervals and if necessary clean the light entry surfaces of the sample chamber using a moist cloth or cotton buds 9 Large temperature differences between the instrument and the environment can lead to errors e g due to the formation of condensatio...

Page 293: ...ods Caution 1 Dilution decreases accuracy 2 Do not dilute water samples for measurement of pH values This will lead to incorrect test results If Overrange is displayed use another instrument e g pH meter 1 2 5 Correcting for volume additions If a larger volume of acid or base is used to pre adjust the pH value a volume correction of the displayed result is necessary Example For adjusting the pH va...

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Page 296: ... change time exceeds 2 minutes all stored data and settings are lost Recommendation for replacement a screwdriver and new batteries must be available 2 1 3 Replacement of batteries See chapter 2 1 2 Saving data important notes before replacing batteries 1 Switch the instrument off 2 If necessary remove vial from the sample chamber 3 Place the instrument upside down on a clean and even surface 4 Un...

Page 297: ...partment cover B must be fixed with the four screws 2 1 4 Instrument explosion drawing A screws B battery compartment cover C notch D batteries 4 batteries AA LR6 E seal ring F instrument back D batteries E seal ring C notch F instrument back B battery compartment cover A screws A A L R 6 A A L R 6 A A L R 6 A A L R 6 ...

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Page 299: ...or previous menu Function key description in the text if key available Function key description in the text if key available Function key description in the text if key available Confirming Menu of photometer settings and further functions Moving the cursor up or down Storing of displayed test result Performing Zero Performing Test Displaying date and time user countdown Decimal point ON OFF Mode ...

Page 300: ...last used user count down or press any number key to start entering a new value The entry comprises two digits each Enter minutes and seconds e g 2 minutes 0 seconds Shift 0 2 0 0 Confirm with key The display shows Start countdown with key After countdown has finished the photometer reverts to the previous display automatically 2 2 4 Display backlight Press the Shift F1 key to turn the display bac...

Page 301: ...ve 2 3 2 Selecting a method The display shows a selection There are two possibilities to select the required method a enter method number directly e g Shift 8 0 to select Bromine b press arrow key or to select the required method from the displayed list Confirm with key 2 3 2 1 Method Information F1 Use F1 key to switch between the compact and the detailed list for method selection Example Line 1 ...

Page 302: ... some methods e g Chlorine The photometer then requires the type of determination Press arrow key or to select the required determi nation Confirm with key 2 3 4 Performing Zero The display shows Prepare a clean vial as described in Method and place the vial in the sample chamber making sure that the marks are aligned Press ZERO key The display shows prepare Zero press ZERO Zero accepted prepare T...

Page 303: ...n with key and proceed as described in the mode description The vial must not be placed in the sample chamber Press TEST key Prepare the water sample as described in the method description and place the vial in the sample chamber The display shows the countdown by pressing the TEST key and the countdown is started automatically After the reaction period is finished the measurement starts automatic...

Page 304: ...ayed if this method is used the next time If there is the possibility to change the chemical species for a method it is described in the manual The arrows indicate the possible chemical species and are printed below the notes of the method PO4 P P2 O5 2 3 8 Storing results Press STORE key while the test result is displayed The display shows We advise you to enter a numeric code up to 6 places A Co...

Page 305: ...ments To perform additional tests using the same method Press TEST key The display shows Confirm with TEST key or Press ZERO key to perform a new zero calibration The display shows 2 3 10 Selecting a new method Press ESC key to return to method selection Or enter the required method number directly e g Shift 1 6 0 for CyA TEST Cyanuric acid Confirm with key Zero accepted prepare Test press TEST pr...

Page 306: ...ethod list or by entering the corresponding method number directly The display shows e g Always carry out zeroing using a filled e g deionised water vial The display shows Carry out measurement of the sample The display shows e g TIP To ensure complete reaction times the user countdown may be helpful chapter 2 2 3 page 292 Zero accepted prepare Test press TEST 900 mAbs 430 nm 2600 mAbs 2600 mAbs p...

Page 307: ... can then be shared via email AquaLX can be downloaded free of charge from the iTunes Store for iOS and from Google Play Store for Android A software tool is available for PCs to receive data stored on the photometer The data can be exported to an Excel spreadsheet which enables users to process the information according to their usual practice If Excel is not available the data can be stored as a...

Page 308: ...additional languages via the internet Please find detailed information at our homepage in the download area as soon as available How to open and close the battery compartment cover see chapter 2 1 3 Please Note To prevent loss of stored test results store or print them out before performing an Update If the update procedure is interrupted eg interruption of connection LoBat etc the instrument isn ...

Page 309: ...CD brightness 81 Setting the display brightness 307 Method list 60 User method list adaption 329 M list all on 61 User method list switching on all methods 330 M list all off 62 User method list switching off all methods 330 OTZ 55 One Time Zero OTZ 328 Print 20 Printing all stored results 310 Print code no 22 Print only results of a selected Code No range 312 Print date 21 Print only results of a...

Page 310: ...340 User calibration 45 Storage of user calibration 325 User concentration 64 Entering the data necessary to run a user concentration method 331 User polynoms 65 Entering the data necessary to run a user polynomial 333 User methods clear 66 Delete all data of a user polynomial or of a concentration method 336 User methods print 67 Print out all data stored with mode 64 concentration or mode 65 pol...

Page 311: ...the key beep is switched off Setting date and time Press MODE Shift 1 2 keys Confirm with key The display shows The entry comprises two digits each Enter year month and day e g 14 May 2009 Shift 0 9 0 5 1 4 Enter hours and minutes e g 3 07 p m Shift 1 5 0 7 Confirm with key Note 1 While confirming date and time with key the seconds are adjusted to zero automatically Key Beep ON Shift 1 OFF Shift 0...

Page 312: ...o switch the countdown off Press Shift 1 keys to switch the countdown on Confirm with key Notes 1 It is possible to interrupt the working countdown by pressing the key application e g serial analysis The user countdown is also available if the countdown is switched off 2 If the countdown function is switched off the operator is responsible for ensuring the necessary reaction period Non compliance ...

Page 313: ... keys Confirm with key The display shows Press Shift 0 keys to switch the signal beep off Press Shift 1 keys to switch the signal beep on Confirm with key Note 1 In the case of methods with reaction periods an acoustic signal still sounds during the last 10 seconds of the countdown even if the key beep is switched off Signal Beep ON Shift 1 OFF Shift 0 Mode 4 1 0 1 Shift Shift ...

Page 314: ...rease contrast of the LCD display about one unit Press arrow key to decrease contrast of the LCD display about one unit Press Store key to increase contrast of the LCD display about ten units Press Test key to decrease contrast of the LCD display about ten units Confirm with key LCD contrast Mode 0 8 Store Test 1 1 Store Test 10 10 ...

Page 315: ...it Press key to decrease brightness of the display about one unit Press Store key to increase brightness of the display about ten units Press Test key to decrease brightness of the display about ten units The display shows The brightness can be selected between 0 and 254 units e g 200 Confirm with key Mode 1 8 0 254 200 LCD brightness Store Test 1 1 Store Test 10 10 ...

Page 316: ...The current status of the Bluetooth connection connected disconnected is displayed Press Shift 0 keys to switch the Bluetooth con nexion off Press Shift 1 keys to switch the Bluetooth con nexion on Confirm with key Mode 8 1 Bluetooth switched on ON Shift 1 OFF Shift 0 connected 0 1 Shift Shift ...

Page 317: ... the receiving program is necessary If this is not given a message will be displayed on the instruments screen Press MODE Shift 1 9 keys Confirm with key The display shows Press Shift 0 keys to switch the Auto transfer off Press Shift 1 keys to switch the Auto transfer on Confirm with key Mode 9 1 Autotransfer switched off ON Shift 1 OFF Shift 0 0 1 Shift Shift ...

Page 318: ... with key The display shows Press key to transfer all stored test results The display shows e g After transfering the photometer goes back to mode menu automatically Note 1 It is possible to cancel the entry by ESC 2 All stored data will be transferred Data Transfer all Data Start cancel ESC Data Transfer Test No Mode 0 2 ...

Page 319: ...of the required period e g 19 May 2009 Shift 0 9 0 5 1 9 Confirm with key The display shows Press key and all stored results in the selected date range are transmitted After transfering the photometer goes back to mode menu automatically Note 1 It is possible to cancel the entry by ESC 2 If you want to transfer only results of one day enter the same date twice to determine the period Data Transfer...

Page 320: ...Shift 1 0 Confirm with key The display shows Press key and all stored results in the selected code number range are transmitted After transfering the photometer goes back to mode menu automatically Note 1 It is possible to cancel the entry by ESC 2 If you want to transfer only results of one code number enter the same code number twice 3 If you want to transfer all results without code no code no ...

Page 321: ... key In case of differentiated methods select the required kind of determination and confirm with key The display shows Press key and all stored results of the selected method are transmitted After transfering the photometer goes back to mode menu automatically Note 1 It is possible to cancel the entry by ESC Data Transfer 20 Acid demand T 35 Alkalinity p T 30 Alkalinity tot T method 30 Alkalinity...

Page 322: ... latest stored test result Press key and all stored results are displayed Press F3 key to transfer the displayed result Press F2 key to transfer all results End with ESC Press arrow key to display the following test result Press arrow key to display the previous test result If there are no test results in memory the display shows no data Storage display all data Start cancel ESC Transf single F3 T...

Page 323: ...015 Shift 1 5 0 5 1 9 Confirm with key The display shows Press key and all stored results in the selected date range are displayed Press F3 key to transfer the displayed result Press F2 key to transfer all selected results End with ESC Note 1 It is possible to cancel the entry by ESC 2 If you want to recall only results of one day enter the same date twice to determine the time period Storage sort...

Page 324: ... display shows Press key and all stored results in the selected Code No range are displayed Press F3 key to transfer the displayed result Press F2 key to transfer all selected results End with ESC Note 1 It is possible to cancel the entry by ESC 2 If you want to recall only results of one code number enter the same code number twice 3 If you want to recall all results without code no code no is 0 ...

Page 325: ... of differentiated methods select the required kind of determination and confirm with key The display shows Press key and all stored results of the selected method are displayed Press F3 key to transfer the displayed result Press F2 key to transfer all selected results End with ESC Storage 20 Acid demand T 30 Alkalinity tot T 40 Aluminium T Storage method 30 Alkalinity tot T Start cancel ESC Trans...

Page 326: ...mory After pressing keys Shift 1 the following acknowl edgment is displayed Press key to delete ATTENTION All stored test results are deleted or cancel without deleting data by pressing ESC key Note 1 All stored test results are deleted Delete data Delete all data YES Shift 1 NO Shift 0 Delete data Delete data Do not delete ESC Mode 4 3 0 1 Shift Shift ...

Page 327: ... 5 Pipette 100 ml of water free of calcium to an appropriate beaker note 2 3 6 Add 10 CALCIO H No 1 tablets straight from the foil to the 100 ml of water crush the tablets using a clean stirring rod and dissolve the tablets completely 7 Add 10 CALCIO H No 2 tablets straight from the foil to the same water crush the tablets using a clean stirring rod and dissolve the tablets completely 8 Press key ...

Page 328: ...ater 3 If no water free of Calcium is available these ions can be masked by using EDTA Preparation Add 50 mg a spatula tipful EDTA to 100 ml water and dissolve 4 To achieve the most accurate method blank it is important to adhere exactly to the sample volume of 100 ml Calcium Hardness Method 191 Reset method blank to factory calibration Press MODE Shift 4 0 keys Confirm with key The display shows ...

Page 329: ...ple chamber 5 Add exactly 2 ml SPADNS reagent solution to the water sample Caution Vial is filled up to the top 6 Close the vial tightly with the cap and swirl gently several times to mix the contents Calibration M170 Fluoride L Zero deionised water press ZERO Calibration 1 M191 Ca Hardness 2 2 M191 0 Jus Reset 3 M170 Fluoride L Press Shift 0 keys to keep the method blank Press Shift 1 keys to era...

Page 330: ...s Confirm with key Back to method selection with ESC key Select Fluoride method with keys Shift 1 7 0 and If an error message appears please repeat adjustment Notes 1 The same batch of SPADNS reagent solution must be used for adjustment and test The adjustment process needs to be performed for each new batch of SPADNS reagent solution see Standard methods 20th 1998 APHA AWWA WEF 4500 F D S 4 82 2 ...

Page 331: ...ed Remarks The method Fluoride cannot be calibrated with mode 45 since the test requires a calibration related to the batch of the liquid reagent SPADNS mode 40 chapter Fluoride Method 170 Table No Method Recommended range for user calibration 20 Acid demand 1 3 mmol l 35 Alkalinity p 100 300 mg l CaCO3 30 Alkalinity total 50 150 mg l CaCO3 31 Alkalinity total HR T 50 300 mg l CaCO3 40 Aluminium T...

Page 332: ...ne P 0 2 0 4 mg l N2 H4 206 Hydrazine L 0 2 0 4 mg l N2 H4 207 Hydrazine C 0 2 0 4 mg l N2 H4 215 Iodine Calibration with basic test 100 Chlorine free 220 Iron T 0 3 0 7 mg l Fe 222 Iron PP 0 1 2 mg l Fe 223 Iron TPTZ PP 0 3 0 7 mg l Fe 224 Iron Fe in Mo PP 0 5 1 5 mg l Fe 225 Iron LR L 0 5 1 5 mg l Fe 226 Iron LR 2 L 1 15 mg l Fe 227 Iron HR L 6 8 mg l Fe 240 Manganese T 1 2 mg l Mn 242 Manganese...

Page 333: ...R T 30 50 mg l PO4 323 Phosphate ortho PP 0 1 2 mg l PO4 324 Phosphate ortho TT 3 mg l PO4 327 Phosphate 1 ortho C 20 30 mg l PO4 328 Phosphate 2 ortho C 1 3 mg l PO4 325 Phosphate total TT 0 3 6 mg l P 326 Phosphate hydr TT 0 3 0 6 mg L P 334 Phosphate LR L 5 7 mg L PO4 335 Phosphate HR L 30 50 mg L PO4 316 Phosphonate 1 2 mg l PO4 338 Polyacrylate L 15 20 mg l Polyacrylic Acid 2 100 sodium salt ...

Page 334: ...n 100 Chlorine T 0 02 6 mg l Cl2 0 90 mg l free Cl2 up down save Jus Factor saved 100 Chlorine T 0 02 6 mg l Cl2 1 00 mg l free Cl2 Delete user calibration This chapter only applies for methods which can be user calibrated Select the required method Instead of zeroing the instrument press MODE Shift 4 6 keys and confirm with key The display shows Press Shift 1 keys to delete user calibration Press...

Page 335: ...or instructions The criteria specified above in d e f are no longer included Press MODE Shift 5 0 keys in succession Confirm with key The display shows Press Shift 0 keys to switch the Profi Mode off Press Shift 1 keys to switch the Profi Mode on The display shows Confirm with key Note Storage of test results is possible When results are stored the display also shows Profi Mode The selected settin...

Page 336: ...a new Zero with prepare OT Zero Perform Zero as described in the method This Zero will be stored and used for all methods with OTZ function until the instrument is switched off If necessary a new Zero can be performed by pressing Zero key at any time Switching the OTZ Function on and off Press MODE Shift 5 5 keys Confirm with key The display shows Press Shift 0 keys to switch the OTZ off Press Shi...

Page 337: ...s displayed Methods with a point behind the method number will be displayed in the method selection list Methods without a point will not be displayed in the method selection list Press key or to select the required method from the displayed list Switch with F2 key between active and inactive Select next method activate or inactivate it and continue Confirm with key Cancel without storing by press...

Page 338: ... automatically User method list switch all methods off The program structure requires that the method list must have at least one active switched on method For this reason the instrument activates one method automatically Press MODE Shift 6 2 keys Confirm with key The display shows Press Shift 1 keys to display only one method in the method selection list Press Shift 0 keys to keep the valid metho...

Page 339: ... should be within this range to achieve best results 1000 mAbs 1 Abs 1 E displayed Entering a User Concentration Press MODE Shift 6 4 keys Confirm with key Entry Procedure The display shows Enter a method number in the range from 850 to 859 e g Shift 8 5 0 Confirm with key Note if the entered number has already been used to save a concentration the display shows the query Press Shift 0 or ESC keys...

Page 340: ...concentration of the first standard e g Shift 0 0 5 One step back with ESC Press F1 key to reset numerical input Confirm with key The display shows Prepare the first standard and press Test key The display shows the input value and the measured absorp tion value Confirm with key Enter the concentration of the second standard e g Shift 0 1 One step back with ESC Press F1 key to reset numerical inpu...

Page 341: ...isplay shows the input value and the measured absorp tion value Confirm with key Note Perform as described above to measure further stan dards The minimum of measured standards is 2 The maximum of measured standards is 14 S1 to S14 If all required standards or the maximum value of 14 stand ards are measured press Store key The display shows The instrument goes back to the mode menu automati cally ...

Page 342: ...ent of the coefficient A e g Shift 3 Confirm with key Successively the instrument queries the data for the other coefficients B C D E and F Note If zero 0 is entered for the value of the coefficient the input of the exponent is omitted automatically Confirm every input with key Enter measurement ranges from 2600 to 2600 mAbs Press or key to change between plus and minus sign Enter the values in Ab...

Page 343: ...splay shows The instrument goes back to the mode menu automati cally Now the polynomial is stored in the instrument and can be recalled by entering its method number or selecting it from the displayed method list TIP Save all your polynomial data in a written form because in case of power outage e g changing the battery all polynomial data will be lost and must be entered again You might want to u...

Page 344: ...ft 6 6 keys Confirm with key The display shows Enter the number of the User Method you want to delete in the range from 800 to 824 or 850 to 859 e g Shift 8 0 0 Confirm with key The query is displayed Press Shift 1 keys to delete the selected User Method Press Shift 0 keys to keep the valid User Method The instrument goes back to mode menu automatically User m clear choose no _______ 800 824 850 8...

Page 345: ...ter software provided by Lovibond should be used The software can be downloaded from www lovibond com support To transmit the data a connection to a Bluetooth Dongle is required P N 2444480 Press MODE Shift 6 7 keys Confirm with key The display shows Press key to print out the data e g wavelength unit of all stored User Methods The display shows e g After data transfer the photometer goes back to ...

Page 346: ...TENTION All stored user methods polynomial concentration are deleted with initialisation Press MODE Shift 6 9 keys Confirm with key The display shows Confirm with key The query is displayed Press Shift 1 keys to start initialisation Press Shift 0 keys to to cancel without initialisa tion The instrument goes back to mode menu automatically User m init Start Initialising YES Shift 1 NO Shift 0 Mode ...

Page 347: ...ows Enter the temperature value T in the range between 3 and 53 C and confirm with key If F was selected enter the temperature value in the range between 37 and 128 F The display shows Enter the value for Calcium hardness CH in the range between 50 and 1000 mg l CaCO3 and confirm with key The display shows Enter the value for Total Alkalinity TA in the range between 5 and 800 mg l CaCO3 and confir...

Page 348: ...nter a value in the defined range Selection of temperature unit Entering the temperature value is possible in degree Celsius or degree Fahrenheit Therefore the following preselection is once required Press MODE Shift 7 1 keys Confirm with key The display shows Press Shift 1 keys to select degree Celsius Press Shift 2 keys to select degree Fahrenheit The instrument goes back to mode menu automatica...

Page 349: ...tware version serial number about the number of performed tests and free memory capacity Press arrow key to display the number of performed tests and free memory capacity Finish with ESC key System Info Software V201 001 1 001 002 Serial number 151234 more cancel Esc System Info Number of Tests 139 free records left 999 cancel Esc Mode 1 9 ...

Page 350: ...342 MD 610_1c 09 2015 ...

Page 351: ...343 MD 610_1c 09 2015 Part 3 Enclosure ...

Page 352: ... for MD 610 1 Photometer in plastic case 4 batteries Type AA LR 6 1 Instruction manual 1 Guarantee declaration 1 Certificate of compliance Adapter for 16 mm Ø vials Adapter for 13 mm Ø vials Round vials with cap height 48 mm Ø 24 mm Round vials with cap height 90 mm Ø 16 mm Cleaning brush Stirring rod plastic Reagent sets IRIM module and connection cable with integrated electronic system are not p...

Page 353: ...tant touch sensitive keyboard with integral beeper as acoustic indicator Power supply 4 batteries Type AA LR 6 lifetime approx 26 hours continuous use or 3500 tests When the Bluetooth module is activated the battery life will decrease by approximately 10 Auto off 20 minutes after last function 30 seconds acoustical signal before switch off Dimensions approx 210 x 95 x 45 mm unit approx 395 x 295 x...

Page 354: ...I Potassium iodide KS 4 3 Acid demand to pH 4 3 this method is similar to Total Alkalinity but converted into the unit mmol l as the German DIN 38409 demand TDS Total Dissolved Solids LR Low Range MR Medium Range HR High Range C Reagents from Chemetrics L Liquid reagent P Powder reagent PP Powder Pack T Tablet TT Tube Test DEHA N N Diethylhydroxylamine DPD Diethyl p phenylendiamine DTNB Ellmans re...

Page 355: ... 3 minutes warning signal every 12 seconds capacity of the battery is too low change the batteries warning signal the instrument switches itself off change the batteries Jus Overrange E4 The user calibration is out of the accepted range Please check the standard reaction time and other possible faults Repeat the user calibration Jus Underrange E4 Overrange E1 The concentration of the standard is t...

Page 356: ...nsidering the tolerances of each reading they are the same For this reason the combined Chlorine is most likely zero Example 2 The reading for free Chlorine is under the detection limit The instrument is not able to calculate the combined Chlorine In this case the combined Chlorine is most likely the same as the total Chlorine Example 3 The reading for total Chlorine is exceeding the range The ins...

Page 357: ... no selection between differentiated free or total Profi Mode is switched on Switch Profi Mode off with Mode 50 The pre programmed countdown is not displayed Countdown is not activated and or the Profi Mode is activated Switch the countdown on with Mode 13 and or switch the Profi Mode off with Mode 50 It seems that a method is not available Method is not activated in the user method list Activate ...

Page 358: ... EC Conformity according to DIRECTIVE 2004 108 EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 2004 December the 15th and DIRECTIVE 2011 65 EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 2011 June the 8th Applied standard DIN EN 61326 1 2006 Immunity test requirements for equipment intended for use in industrial locations Table 2 Emission according to the requirements for class B equipmen...

Page 359: ...nd any use by The Tintometer Group is under license iOS is a registered trademark of Cisco Inc and licensed to Apple Inc iTunes Store is a trademark of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Android and Google Play are trademark of Google Inc Excel is a trademark of Microsoft Corp registered in the U S and other countries ...

Page 360: ... 49 0 231 94510 20 sales tintometer de www lovibond com Germany Tintometer AG Hauptstraße 2 5212 Hausen AG Tel 41 0 56 4422829 Fax 41 0 56 4424121 info tintometer ch www tintometer ch Switzerland The Tintometer Limited Lovibond House Solar Way Solstice Park Amesbury SP4 7SZ Tel 44 0 1980 664800 Fax 44 0 1980 625412 water sales tintometer com www lovibond com UK Tintometer Inc 6456 Parkland Drive S...

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