Taylor K1001 Basic Residential DPD Pool or Spa Test Kit

This is the second time I've purchased this item. The seller is fast at getting it shipped. The test kit is great quality. I'll continue to buy this item from the same seller.

I was very happy with both the delivery and product. I have used it for years. I mistakenly left a negative review intended for a different product and suppier.

For years I had been using a more complicated method for checking the chemical levels of our spa and small pool. The Taylor basic kit is all I need. There are only three chemicals, not four or five that leads to waste. You simply fill up both sides of the kit to the same level and add the drops. I am now getting more accurate readings and the water quality reflects it. Make sure to store the kit indoors at room temperature, and carefully follow the directions when testing your pool or spa.

Overall, I got this to supplement my Taylor k2006 kit, since I test ph and chlorine so often, and figured a liquid dpd would be nice as it doesn’t dissolve in powder form all that easily if the water is cold. The test is accurate and works as it should, and is a great value for purchase. But, the actually testing container is shaped very odd, unlike a normal cylinder the other test kit uses, this has a narrow tube the flares at the top, and it’s a little more annoying to pour out excess water accurately to get the exact amount; it like clings like it’s vacuum held into there until you break the tension and then too much tries to pour out. So not even to not recommend, but hope Taylor rethinks this design.

Super easy to use and accurate.

Very good tool for testing your basic pool water!!!

I check chlorine and pH regularly. Total alkalinity far less. So I run out of the former's chemicals. Seldom the latter. This is the solution. Don't pay for the green top TAs you don't need. Right size so the chems don't overstay their useful life. Note: The pH bottle is R014 not R004. They look/seem the same but are not. If you have a Taylor Kit K1004, this is the correct basic refill.

Have used this exact kit for 6-7 years. Have never had any issues maintaining a properly sanitized, clear pool. I used to simply buy the replacement chemicals every 16-18 months and kept the original kit, but this time the chemical replacement would have cost me nearly twice the cost of the whole kit!!?? And we wonder why this has become a "throw-away" society! We all foolishly contribute to the environmental issues that plague this country.