Pool water testing specialist Tintometer has launched the Scuba II electronic tester aimed at private pool owners and whirlpool operators.

Designed to test five parameters – free chlorine, total chlorine, pH, alkalinity and cyanuric acid – the Scuba II enables the user to check the condition of pool water quickly and accurately, according to the company.

The user simply immerses the unit’s sample chamber in the pool water and adds a tablet reagent which generates a characteristic colour that can be measured by photometry, and the result is then displayed on the screen.

The company says that Scuba II aims to make water analysis a pleasure rather than a chore, to allow more time for enjoying the pool itself. The unit even floats if it is accidentally dropped into the pool water.