While searching for a digital sh tester I found this digital meter that tests free chlorine. Does free chlorine mean it will test what percentage the sh is of the solution? I get varying aged (1-2.5 months old) sh and there’s many variables that affect its potency. Couple that with a proportioner and it would be great to quickly test the mix to see how hot it is and fine tune my ratios. Here’s a link: https://www.pooldeals.com/safedip-6-in-1-electronic-water-chemistry-tester.html
Haha oh boy!
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Buy your wife something nice instead
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I just go by taste.
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Nah that won’t work. Those testers are measuring in 2-10 parts per million (think 2 ounces to 7800 gallons). They’d never read that high
I read through this one a while back. Before I bought the promixalot I felt good about knowing how strong the bleach was when I got it, and mixing it in the tank got me close enough. But then I bought the promixalot (not the overpriced $1500 all in proportioner) which doesn’t use the gf valves. I understand those valves are expensive and part of the cost of the highest end unit available but didn’t feel they justified the cost. I had been reading the other recent thread about the guy who is sucking down way too much slo-Mo and saw comments about how the valves in his unit (which looks identical to the mine) are not really that accurate. I was thinking of an easy way for my employee to quickly test what percent his final blend is at after setting it. Let’s say he turns the sh knob to 4 but since the bleach started old, or maybe sat in the sun a few extra days, now he’s really only getting 3% or vice versa, especially important when doing something like stucco with something sensitive next to it, don’t want it to be too strong. For an employee to quickly determine if his percentage is accurate (or me for that matter) would be convenient as heck. The window guys do it all the time with their tds meters. Let’s face it employees can be great, but since they haven’t built the business from the ground up they don’t necessarily have the same skill set or attention to detail as the owners do. Having a fool proof system in place to keep what they are doing in check, especially for a couple hundred bucks is good peace of mind. Obviously as @Jake_Lambert pointed out this one isn’t the one. Wishful thinking I guess.
I was so hopeful too…
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Especially in your wood arena!
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I don’t understand why the guys that are building these other mixing valve aren’t using the gf valves. They are only 110 per valve. Also They are very precise. So even with all the other parts your maybe into it for 400-425 with shipping. So if you sell them at 700-800 with a plastic box your still making 200 per unit. I made my own for 435.00 without a box and it works just like the proportioner.
Also you don’t need to test your chlorine. Just make sure its 30 days old or less for almost full effect.
