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Kore 7th Manual / kHLab Edition
13. Alkalinity Test Intervals
The Kore 7th dosing station can perform Alkalinity tests in different time intervals:
one,
two, four, eight
and
twelve
times per day (
x1, x2, x8, x12
). Keep it in mind that, by
nature, alkalinity continuously changes, and because of that it’s necessary to compare the
test results performed at the same time each day.
For the
Monitoring mode
, we recommend performing tests
two
or
four
times per day
and for the
Control mode
we recommend performing tests
four
,
eight
and even
twelve
times per day.
Note:
As a good practice it’s recommended that before using “Control mode”,
run “Monitoring mode” for at least few days to make sure the device is
working correctly and the alkalinity measurements are as expected.
14. Device Working Stages
The device works through the following stages:
a) Initial Flush
The purpose of this stage is to initially fill a kHLab device test chamber and
prepare the device to work in continuous stage. In this stage the kHLab module
is filling and emptying a chamber with aquarium test water multiple times.
b) Emptying flask (Cylinder)
In this stage the test water is being disposed from the kHLab module test chamber
and the magnetic stirrer is staying ON.
c) Microflush
In this stage, the kHLab test chamber is rinsed several times with aquarium water
and prepared for alkalinity testing.
d) EMV Stabilize
During this stage, the device reads the pH probe measurement and waits for the
reading to stabilize before starting the actual test.
e) Preparing for Standby
This mode prevents pH probe damage between tests by filling in the kHLab
module test chamber with aquarium water.
