Help! I Dont Know How To Read The Litmus Strips.

[ManuBoy808]

I do not, for the life of me, know how to read the results of the litmus strips when i test the water.

It works..the colors change, but in my opinion, its not clear as to which color is which. I cant tell if its low or high or in the middle. Some of the colors look like they can be a few different ones.

Any advice for this? Is there some type of "digital" tester I could use?

[tony]

I do not, for the life of me, know how to read the results of the litmus strips when i test the water.

It works..the colors change, but in my opinion, its not clear as to which color is which. I cant tell if its low or high or in the middle. Some of the colors look like they can be a few different ones.

Any advice for this? Is there some type of "digital" tester I could use?

This is the same problem many of us have. I use a Taylor drop test kit. I use a K-2005 but most recommend the K-2006 as it is more accurate.

[Huskytub]

I do not, for the life of me, know how to read the results of the litmus strips when i test the water.

It works..the colors change, but in my opinion, its not clear as to which color is which. I cant tell if its low or high or in the middle. Some of the colors look like they can be a few different ones.

Any advice for this? Is there some type of "digital" tester I could use?

Here's what I use:

http://www.aquachek.com/PublicPopups.asp?a...duct&PID=24

[Whoneedsavacation]

I have had a much better time with the Leisure Time brand strips (for bromine) than other brands I have tried. Color changes are much clearer.

Of course if you are color blind to any extent it could be problematic! They do make digital strip readers.

[chem geek]

Of course if you are color blind to any extent it could be problematic! They do make digital strip readers.

If you use the Taylor K-2006 for chlorine (or the K-2106 for bromine), you simply count the drops until the sample turns clear. You can see a demo of it here. You can get the Taylor K-2006 for a good online price here or you can get the TF100 test kit from tftestkits.com here with the latter kit having 36% more volume of reagents so is slightly better priced "per test". If you already have the other tests you need and just need a chlorine test, that is also available here.

Richard