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Contents

Getting Started

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Instrument Layout and Buttons

4

How to Select and Perform a Test

6

Error Messages

9

Cleaning the Optics

10

Check Standards

10

Accessing the Memory

11

Procedures for Testing

12

How to Get Accurate Results

12

Blanking

14

Sample Dilution

14

Table of Tests

15

Test Instructions

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Chlorine

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pH

20

Cyanuric Acid

22

Total Alkalinity

24

Calcium Hardness

26

Bromine

28

Water Balance

30

Procedure

30

Calculation

30

Interpreting the Result

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Technical Specifications

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Содержание Pooltest 4

Страница 1: ...1 Pooltest Pooltest 3 Pooltest 4 Pooltest 6 User Manual ZIINST49...

Страница 2: ...cture Water balance Maintain optimum water balance to avoid corrosion or scaling Cost efficiency Optimise your pool treatment plan Backed by over 100 years of research our equipment has been designed...

Страница 3: ...dards 10 Accessing the Memory 11 Procedures for Testing 12 How to Get Accurate Results 12 Blanking 14 Sample Dilution 14 Table of Tests 15 Test Instructions 16 Chlorine 16 pH 20 Cyanuric Acid 22 Total...

Страница 4: ...ment is waterproof to IP67 However for optimum performance please ensure it is clean and dry before use Cell holder for test tubes Replace Batteries if this icon appears Backlit Screen To switch backl...

Страница 5: ...5 www palintest com Made in UK 01234567890 Serial Number Battery Cover Please take care not to damage gasket when replacing the 2 x AA batteries...

Страница 6: ...all tests For specific test details see Test Instructions Cl2 5 Pooltest Select a test by pressing the Menu key Scroll through the list until the desired test is highlighted 1 10 Place a test tube con...

Страница 7: ...e blank Blanking enables the instrument to set the correct zero value This ensures the final result will be accurate even when testing water that is cloudy or coloured The blank value is held in memor...

Страница 8: ...eagents according to the Test Instructions Place this sample tube in the cell holder 5 Pooltest mg L Cl2 Pooltest Press the read sample key The screen will show that reading is in progress 6 When comp...

Страница 9: ...ollowing page or contact your local Palintest Branch or Distributor E7 External light is entering the test cell or there is contamination affecting the internal light path Clean the optics see below c...

Страница 10: ...lean optical windows gently with a soft non abrasive cloth dampened with water Do not use solvents Instrument failure due to contamination is not covered by warranty Check Standards Sets of Check Stan...

Страница 11: ...enu button The most recent test result will be displayed Further presses of the Menu button will show previous test results The instrument always stores the last ten results numbered in reverse order...

Страница 12: ...for Testing Rinse all equipment thoroughly with the water that is being tested 1 Use Palintest Photometer tablets Rapid dissolving and Comparator tablets are not suitable 3 When filling tubes to the...

Страница 13: ...s in the pooltest instrument with white diamond aligned to the mark on the instrument 6 During sample testing or blanking remove any attached bubbles by capping the tube and rotating as shown 4 Ensure...

Страница 14: ...specifically However it is important that the photometer is blanked using the water that is being tested If a result is above the range of the test a symbol will appear in front of the result In this...

Страница 15: ...Pooltest 4 Pooltest 6 Pooltest 3 HR Pooltest 4 HR Pooltest 6 HR Chlorine Free and Total Cl2 5 0 5 mg L Chlorine Free and Total Cl2 10 0 10 mg L pH Phenol Red pH 6 5 8 4 pH Cyanuric Acid CYA 0 200 mg L...

Страница 16: ...leaving a few drops Crush tablet to form a paste Add one DPD 1 or one DPD XF Tablet 2 Free and Total Chlorine Cl2 5 and Cl2 10 Colour Change Colourless to Pink Two Ranges 0 5 mg L use DPD 1 and DPD 3...

Страница 17: ...17 4 6 mg L Cl2 Pooltest Fill with further sample to the 10 mL line Cap the tube Stir Take the Photometer Reading Result Free Chlorine 5 7...

Страница 18: ...18 8 10 Keep tube and contents to measure Total Chlorine If no shock treatment has been used continue to step 12 Crush and Stir Add one Oxystop Tablet Replace cap and wait 9 11 X 1 minute...

Страница 19: ...Crush and stir Add one DPD 3 or DPD XT Tablet 12 14 Replace cap and wait 2 minutes Take the Photometer Reading Result Total Chlorine NB Combined Chlorine Total Chlorine Free Chlorine 15 mg L Cl2 Pool...

Страница 20: ...20 1 3 Fill tube with sample precisely to 10 mL Crush and stir Add one Phenol Red tablet 2 pH Phenol Red Colour Change Yellow to Red Range 6 5 8 4...

Страница 21: ...21 4 Replace cap Take the Photometer reading 5 pH Pooltest...

Страница 22: ...1 3 Fill tube with sample to the 10 mL line Wait to let tablet disintegrate Add one Cyanuric Acid tablet DO NOT CRUSH 2 X Cyanuric Acid CYA Colour Change Clear to Cloudy Range 0 200 mg L CYA 2 minute...

Страница 23: ...23 4 6 Crush any remaining tablet and mix Take the Photometer reading Replace cap 5 CYA Pooltest mg L...

Страница 24: ...be with sample to the 10 mL line Crush thoroughly and mix Ensure all particles have completely dissolved Add one Alkaphot tablet 2 Total Alkalinity T Alk Colour Change Yellow to Green to Blue Range 0...

Страница 25: ...25 4 Replace cap and wait 1 minute Mix again if the colour is not uniform 5 6 Take the Photometer reading mg L CaCO3 Pooltest...

Страница 26: ...l tube with sample to the 10 mL line Add one Calcicol No 2 tablet crush and mix Add one Calcicol No 1 tablet crush and mix 2 Calcium Hardness Calc Calc NaCl Colour Change Violet to Orange Range 0 500...

Страница 27: ...27 4 Replace cap Wait 2 minutes 6 Take the Photometer reading mg L CaCO3 Pooltest 5...

Страница 28: ...28 Bromine Br2 Colour Change Colourless to Pink Range 0 10 0 mg L Br2 1 3 Rinse tube with sample leaving a few drops Crush tablet to form a paste Add one DPD 1 Tablet 2...

Страница 29: ...29 4 6 Fill with further sample to the 10 mL line Cap the tube Stir Take the Photometer Reading Result mg L Total Bromine 5 7 mg L Br2 Pooltest...

Страница 30: ...t for pH and write this directly in line 3 4 Add the three values together this is the Palintest Water Balance Index 5 Compare this result to the ranges given in the table under Interpreting the Resul...

Страница 31: ...rrosive 10 6 10 9 Acceptable Balance Retest water regularly 11 0 11 2 Ideal Balance No action required 11 3 11 6 Acceptable Balance Retest water regularly 11 7 12 6 Scale Forming Decrease pH to 7 2 7...

Страница 32: ...ic wavelength selection of 530 nm or 575 nm Wavelength Tolerance 2 nm Filter Bandwidth 10 nm LCD Display 128 x 64 pixel screen with Backlight Instrument Operating Temperature Range 0 50 C Waterproof R...

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