Water lab

Free water testing

Bring a sample from your pool or hot tub to either showroom and get it tested at no charge.

Fresh fills, spring start-ups and a pool that looks wrong

A sample is worth bringing for a hot tub fresh fill, for regular balance checks, and for troubleshooting when something is off and you cannot say what. It is also the first step for a spring pool start-up, for balancing a pool mid-season, and for the pre-winterization test before a closing.

Cloudy water, a smell, or skin that itches after a soak are all reasons to stop guessing and bring a bottle. The result tells you what the water needs before anything is added to it.

Taking the sample

Fill a clean container with 8-12 oz of water, taken from 1 foot under the surface. Water from that depth reflects the body of the pool or tub better than a skim from the top.

Bring it in soon after you take it. Both showrooms test, so use whichever is closer to you.

Chlorine, bromine, salt and Baquacil

The test covers the sanitizer systems people actually run: chlorine, bromine, salt-chlorine generators and biguanide, the system sold as Baquacil.

Whichever you use, tell the counter when you hand over the sample. A salt pool and a bromine hot tub read differently, and the advice that comes back depends on knowing which one the water came from.

The front desk and Jacuzzi signage inside the Columbia showroom

Water testing is free at both the Columbia and Osage Beach showrooms.

Sample tag: 8 to 12 oz, 1 foot down

What goes on the bottle

Amount: 8 to 12 oz of water
Taken from: 1 foot under the surface
Tell the counter: Chlorine, bromine, salt or Baquacil, and pool or hot tub

Columbia

1200 Business Loop 70 W
Columbia, MO 65202

Mon: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tue-Fri: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sun: By appointment

(573) 874-6972

Osage Beach

4195 Osage Beach Pkwy
Osage Beach, MO 65065

Mon: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tue: Closed
Wed-Sat: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sun: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

(573) 878-5152

Pool supplies, years of testing

“Columbia Pool and Spa has been our go-to source for pool supplies and equipment for years. They offer an excellent selection of products, and their water testing service is always accurate and helpful in keeping our pool in great condition. The customer service is outstanding, especially Fran, who is knowledgeable, friendly, and always willing to take the time to answer questions and provide expert advice.”
Mike Griggs, Google

With results in hand, the chemicals and parts are on the shelf at supplies and equipment, and anything that needs a tech goes to service and repair. Questions first? The contact page reaches both showrooms.

After the test

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