Keep your water safe & crystal clear
Water Testing & Balancing
Balanced water is the difference between a pool that's a pleasure and one that stings eyes, stains surfaces and chews through equipment.
Overview
More than a chlorine dip-strip
Chlorine only works properly when the rest of the water is in range. Wrong pH makes chlorine lazy. Low stabiliser lets the sun burn it off by lunchtime. Wrong calcium levels either etch your surfaces or scale your heater and chlorinator cell.
Dahkoda tests the full picture, adjusts what needs adjusting and explains the results so you know what's going on with your water.
What we test and balance
Free chlorine
The sanitiser that keeps water safe to swim in.
pH
Comfort for eyes and skin, and how well chlorine works.
Total alkalinity
Stops pH swinging around between visits.
Stabiliser (cyanuric acid)
Sunscreen for your chlorine on hot NSW days.
Calcium hardness
Protects surfaces and equipment from etching and scale.
Salt and phosphates
Salt for your chlorinator to work; phosphates because they feed algae.