Product Description
- Test for free chlorine, total bromine, pH, Total Alkalinity, and Total Hardness.
- BioGuard 5-Way test strips contain 50 test strips.
- popular testing method for backyard pools and spas
- Recommended to test 4-5x a week
- Decrease test to 2x a week once water is stable
- BioGuard 5-Way test strips are a quick and easy way to test for Total Bromine, Free Chlorine, pH, Total Hardness and Total Alkalinity.
- Total Bromine is the sanitizer residual in the water. Maintain a level of 1.0-3.0ppm for residential pools or 2.0-4.0ppm for spas. If too low, add BioGuard brominating products for pools or SpaGuard brominating products for spas
- Free Chlorine is the sanitizer residual in the water. Maintain a level of 1.0-4.0ppm for residential pools or 3.0-5.0ppm for spas.If too low, add BioGuard chlorinating products for pools and SpaGuard chlorinating products for spas.
- pH should be kept between 7.4 and 7.6 for best results. If too high, add BioGuard Lo N' Slo for pools or SpaGuard Lo N' Slo for spas. If too low, BioGuard Balance Pak 200 for pools and SpaGuard Balance Pak 200 for spas.
- Total Alkalinity is a very important measure of the water's ability to resist pH swings. It should be between 125ppm to 150ppm. Total Hardness is the measurement of the amount of dissolved calcium and magnesium in water and should be maintained between 175-275 ppm depending on your pool surface.
- BioGuard 5-Way test strips is the most popular test strip used by pool and spa owners nationwide!
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