Poolmaster 22260 5 Way Swimming Chemistry Reviews Summary

Usability

Pros:

• "Instructions are clear, product is easy to use, good quality, and i would definitely buy again!"
• "This is very easy and accurate to use."
• "The blue case is sturdy with recesses that exactly fit all the parts."
• "The directions are very clear and the kit is very easy to use."
• "It's simple to use."
• "The instructions are very clear."
• "The instructions are clear and easy."

Cons:

• "I will tell you that the test strips are absolute junk and a complete disaster for someone starting out."
• "Worthless Product. Followed instructions perfectly, over and over again, and the color never changed after dropping many drops of #3."
• "Instructions are not clear."
• "The instructions that came with it were easy to understand and the kit contained everything that you needed to test everything from ph to chlorine and alkalinity test."
• "As some pointed out the directions are a little confusing at first.... but after you re-read the card and the booklet that comes with the kit the directions are understandable."
• "Terrible instructions. Cannot trust the results because I have no idea if I'm mixing things correctly."
• "The instructions are clear and but a bit small and hard read."

Accuracy

Pros:

• "I am extremely pleased with the Poolmaster Essential Collection Chemistry Case (22260) 5-Way Swimming Pool & Spa Water Test Kit."
• "This is a very adequate kit for tracking water quality, especially at this price."
• "Excellent function for accurate measurement of your pool chemicals."
• "I've tested with the kit and then taken a sample to the pool store and the numbers were very close."
• "This product is much simpler and in my opinion more accurate."
• "Accurate with the pool stores assessment of our water."
• "This test method is very accurate and easy to read."

Cons:

• "Slowly my pool was turning green, but the test still came back as chlorine in the water."
• "Chlorine is not accurate. Took to pool store and did strips and those were same this test said chlorine was very high."
• "The chemicals in this kit were old. Do not purchase this kit. The chemicals are old and you will never get a good reading on your pool."
• "Always get the same pale yellow chlorine reading and after 20+ drops of #3 solution, the color never changes for acid demand, pH, or alkalinity tests."
• "The chlorine test only goes to 5 so it's always showing bright yellow but the pool actually needs more chlorine."
• "The Total Alkalinity test did not work correctly."
• "The chlorine and ph test seem to be accurate."

Quality & Design

Pros:

• "I like the packaging. It holds the pieces nicely."
• "Replacing just the chemicals is so much cheaper than buying a new kit!"
• "The indicator colors on the test container are easy to read as opposed to other containers."
• "This kit yields the same answer even if you test ten times in a row."
• "The box and test cells are robust, with enough chemicals for many tests."
• "The set is nicely organized, clearly labeled, and comes with great instructions and a cheat sheet."
• "Compact. Items store nicely in the case."

Cons:

• "The last time I reordered, the shades of yellow on the chlorine tube had significantly changed."
• "After two weeks of use the chlorine indicators fell out of the housing."
• "The clear plastic tester plastic degrades after a year or two."
• "The color standards on each side of small and large water tubes to check chemicals seems to have leaked."
• "The product came with a broken end that allows all the reference colors to fall out."
• "The color coding makes it impossible to read, especially the Chlorine side."
• "The case arrived cracked and broken. The items inside were fine."

Customer Service

Pros:

• "Called company and they were very nice. Sent me new Chlorine solution."
• "I had an issue with my order that Poolmaster squared away promptly!"
• "Excellent customer service !!"

Cons:

• "Can’t return it even though my return window is still good for 30 days."
• "Tried to return to Amazon for defective chlorine chemical tester bottle inside whole kit... Amazon said was not returnable."
• "I hate giving bad reviews, but when a product is too difficult to use or doesn't work it's just wasted time, money."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The price was quite reasonable."
• "This is a very adequate kit for tracking water quality, especially at this price."
• "This kit is inexpensive and simply a great tool or must have for pool owners."

Cons:

• "What a waste of $ DON'T BUY!!!!!"
• "The Poolmaster was kinda of waste of money for me."
• "Disappointing, waste of money, used it 3 times and never accurate."