Safe Swim Meter Reagent pH (For Use With Safe Swim Digital Photometer ONLY)

Fast delivery. Packaging was good. Easy to use for our pool. Love using the strips instead of tables. Much cleaner and faster. Guess I love that most about it.

Order arrived very quickly. Easy to use product - highly recommend and no crushing tablets (finally)!

Useful tool to accurately determine chemical levels in pool and hot tub. Be aware that it has limitations however, if the levels are outside of the tools range, it will just report as ‘Hi’ or ‘Lo’. I find test strips difficult to use, red/green colourblind, so digital readout is lovely.

I am pleased with this product, the tests are very easy to do - scoop a small amount of water from the pool, select the test i.e chlorine, zero the unit, press the read button while dipping the chlorine test strip in the water sample. The last step starts a 20 second countdown, after which it gives a reading. Requires AAA batteries, not included.

I've been using this to test a holiday let hot tub for over a year. It's brilliant - super user friendly and gives the precise readings required. Even the little brush has stood up to its very frequent usage.

We currently use one dip test strips in our hot tub and these have worked well for a number of years. When i came across this product i thought this would be a much better & safer way to test our spa water. The tester comes in a plastic hard shell case with a little cleaning brush and 6 x testing strips for different water parameters along with the instruction booklet. The main device is fairly large with a LCD display which provides you with the results. You need to insert 4 x AAA batteries into the device (not included) prior to use. You can test for Free Chlorine, Combined Chlorine, Total Chlorine, Copper, Alkalinity, PH & Bromine. In order to conduct any of these tests you need to select the relevant test from the device menu, fill the small chamber at the front of the device with a sample from you spa/pool water then dip the corresponding test strip into the chamber for 20 seconds. The device will then display a number relevant to what you are testing for. You are also advised to ensure that the water temperature is about 35c in order to achieve accurate results. Some of the tests also require you to rinse the chamber with spa water up to 3 times prior to the test. I have so far tested all the chlorine parameters, PH levels and Alkalinity - i have to say that all the tests appeared to be accurate when i compared them to my dip sample test strips. It was nice to actually have a proper reading rather than just a colour chart to refer too. Having looked at the cost of replacement test strips for this device i am not sure if it is economical when compared to the much cheaper dip strips i currently use. I also found the whole testing procedure long winded and a little bit of a palaver, having to do separate tests and use separate strips for each water parameter just took time and patience - i have to say, for my usage scenario, i would much rather stick to my one dip multi test strips - they work well and i have never had a problem with my water quality when using these type of tests. In summary, this device works very well and if you would much rather have spot on accurate numerical test readings for your spa/pool then this device would be ideal for you. For those of us that want a quick/cheap and much easier testing solution then i would say stick with you one dip multi testing strips. This product would be perfect for a spa rental business where you need to record accurate test results, but for general home use I think its a luxury and unnecessary item that just doesn't make financial sense.

Pleased with this. Quite simple to use and now much more confident in the results than trying to assess the colour on a tab. An expensive item but worth it to ensure you are on the right track with your water quality. Its used for our Endless swimming pool. Be aware you only get a small supply of the reveal tabs which are required for each test. So you will need to add this cost at about £17 per 50. I purchased the Free Chlorine and PH ones which for most will be the main tests you will want to take.

Great alternative to using other color coded strips and peering at them to try and work out what color they match. Here you get a straight forward reading without the peering! I also appreciated help from Bernard Bell-McManus at the Safe Swim company who was taking care to help me understand what the different readings meant, not just teaching me how to use the meter. He was also advising me on corrective actions to balance out of balance readings. Good experience!