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You are right! It's the LAST thing I would want to do. That's why I posted a question on this forum. I am just starting to learn about this stuff. What kind of chemicals do you really test for and how often? I know there is Chlorine, ph, and alkalinity. Could you tell me waht the reagents are called you use to test for these?

Hi all, I am new to pools and how they work, but I am working on a project to design and build a testing device for measuring water quality and found out that pool owners constantly need to monitor the pool water. What kind of kits are out there right now? I understand there are test strips but many people dislike them, and they are not very accurate. Do you own these test kits? I talked to a pool store and they told me that they offer free testing to their customers, do you take advantage of this or would you rather prefer to do it yourself if there was a simple, quick and reliable way to do it. Have any of you used this phone app from LaMotte to test your pool water? I am just trying to find out how pool testing works, how you do it and what tools you use. Any comments and ideas are greatly appreciated!!