157 Pinks and Blues When Your Pinks Dont Turn Pink
Our test kits are our greatest tool. But what happens when the tests we rely on don\u2019t do what they are supposed to do? Yes, your tests know how to lie! They also know how to have a bit of fun and not react the way you are expecting. Adds a bit more fun to our job, doesn\u2019t it?\xa0
Well, the fact is our test will always react within the confines of chemistry, even if we don\u2019t understand the chemistry. The only way to truly understand your tests is to understand the chemistry that allows them to work. And there again, another thing to learn in water treatment.\xa0This is why\xa0I always say that you should learn something every day in the water treatment industry!\xa0
Today, we are going to talk about understanding our tests better. I have chosen questions from the Scaling UP! mailbag about tests. What happens when our pinks don\u2019t turn pink, and our blues don\u2019t turn blue? That\u2019s what we are talking about today.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
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Timestamps:
Knowing the basics of your tests [8:10]\xa0\xa0
Importance of clean test kits [10:00]\xa0\xa0
Importance of measuring accurately [10:40]\xa0\xa0
Chloride test [11:32]\xa0\xa0
Alkalinity test [22:00]\xa0\xa0
Nitrite test [27:47]\xa0\xa0
Alkalinity relationships [28:42]\xa0\xa0
Free Chlorine test [32:01]\xa0\xa0
Sulfite test [36:45]\xa0\xa0
Phosphate test [40:00]\xa0\xa0
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Quotes:
\u201cAs a professional water treater, you need to know the procedures of your tests.\u201d\xa0\xa0
\u201cIt\u2019s better to be consistently wrong than to be all over the map.\u201d\xa0\xa0
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Links Mentioned:
Rising Tide Mastermind\xa0\xa0
AWT Annual Convention and Exposition\xa0\xa0
Scaling Up! H2O After Hours Hang\xa0\xa0
Industrial Water Week\xa0\xa0
116 Pinks and Blues: System Volume
046 The One About Phosphate Testing
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