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Taylor K-1004 DPD, 6-in-1 Pool Test Kit for for Free & Total Chlorine, Bromine, pH, Acid Demand, Total Alkalinity, 100+ Tests, Quick & Easy for Pools & Spas | Made in The USA
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Brand | Taylor |
PH range | 6.8 - 8.2 |
Recommended uses for product | swimming pool |
Unit count | 1 Count |
Manufacturer | Taylor |
UPC | 840036003169 |
Material | Liquid |
About this item
- Reliable Results In Seconds – Everything you need to test your pool or spa is conveniently packaged in the handy storage case, including a comparator to mix samples, and 8 easy-to-use reagents for 6 common water test parameters for DPD testing: Free & Total Chlorine, Bromine, pH, Acid Demand, and Total Alkalinity.
- Quick & Easy to Use – Simply collect your water sample using the comparator and add the appropriate testing reagents to determine the results. Product instructions are written in non-technical language with easy-to-understand pictograms.
- Pool & Spa Test Kits Built to Last – With testing kits built to last, you’ll find yourself needing to replace your Taylor reagents before the entire kit. Replacement reagents are available separately so you can easily replace your pool and spa testing chemicals every season.
- For Homeowners and Professionals – Taylor products are built to professional standards but with processes easy enough for any pool or spa owner to use. With unparalleled customer service and support, Taylor is the go-to for every distributor, retailer, commercial operation, and homeowner… wherever water is tested.
- Proudly Made in the USA – Since 1930, Taylor has been the leading developer of water testing products. All Taylor products are engineered and manufactured in the USA. You can trust that when you choose Taylor, you will receive the highest quality water testing equipment on the market.
Product details
- Is discontinued by manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 30.48 x 15.24 x 15.24 cm; 367.41 g
- Date First Available : Aug. 30 2012
- Manufacturer : Taylor
- ASIN : B00305A80O
- Item model number : K1004
- 鶹 Rank: #2,972 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
- #17 in Swimming Pool Test Strips
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Product description
This Taylor Residential Series DPD swimming pool and spa test kit is easy to use and provides fast, accurate readings. It tests for Free and Total Chlorine (.5-5 ppm), Bromine (1-10 ppm) and pH (6.8-8.2 ppm), Acid Demand and Total Alkalinity. It features an easy-to read comparator with molded fill lines, .75 ounce reagents, and user-friendly, color-coded instructions. The flip side of the instruction card has dosage charts so you can translate test results into treatment.
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Price | $61.73$61.73 | — no data | $99.65$99.65 | $22.09$22.09 | $39.01$39.01 |
Product | K-1004 Test Kit | K-1003 Test Kit | K-1005 Test Kit | R-0001-C Reagent | R-0002-C Reagent |
Number of Tests | 6 | 6 | 9 | - no data | - no data |
Testing Parameters | Free & Total Chlorine, Bromine, pH, Acid Demand, Total Alkalinity (DPD) | Total Chlorine, Bromine, pH, Acid & Base Demand, Total Alkalinity (OTO) | Free & Total Chlorine, Bromine, pH, Acid & Base Demand, Total Alkalinity, Calcium Hardness, Cyanuric Acid (CYA) (DPD) | 2 oz Replacement DPD Reagent #1 for Professional & Residential Taylor(R) Test Kits | 2 oz Replacement DPD Reagent #2 for Professional & Residential Taylor(R) Test Kits |
Taylor Series | Residential | Residential | Residential | - no data | - no data |
sureTREAT App Compatible | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - no data | - no data |

Important information
Directions
Reliable Results In Seconds – Everything you need to test your pool or spa is conveniently packaged in the handy storage case, including a comparator to mix samples, and 8 easy-to-use reagents for 6 common water test parameters for DPD testing: Free & Total Chlorine, Bromine, pH, Acid Demand, and Total Alkalinity. Quick & Easy to Use – Simply collect your water sample using the comparator and add the appropriate testing reagents to determine the results. Product instructions are written in non-technical language with easy-to-understand pictograms. Pool & Spa Test Kits Built to Last – With testing kits built to last, you’ll find yourself needing to replace your Taylor reagents before the entire kit. Replacement reagents are available separately so you can easily replace your pool and spa testing chemicals every season. For Homeowners and Professionals – Taylor products are built to professional standards but with processes easy enough for any pool or spa owner to use. With unparalleled customer service and support, Taylor is the go-to for every distributor, retailer, commercial operation, and homeowner… wherever water is tested. Proudly Made in the USA – Since 1930, Taylor has been the leading developer of water testing products. All Taylor products are engineered and manufactured in the USA. You can trust that when you choose Taylor, you will receive the highest quality water testing equipment on the market.
Customer reviews
Customers say
Customers like the accuracy, ease of use, and functionality of the chemical test strips. They mention they're helpful in getting more accurate readings than the test strips and make testing their spa and pool much more precise. Customers also appreciate the quality, saying it's a great set and good for basic day-to-day testing. They also like the readability.
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Customers are satisfied with the accuracy of the product. They mention it's helpful in getting more accurate readings than the test strips they were using. Customers also say it makes testing their spa and pool much more precise. They also say it reads levels consistently and reliably.
"Easy to use and accurate..." Read more
"Couldn't buy this kit locally. Does a better job on PH and Alkalinity than the sticks for our hot tub. Highly recommended." Read more
"Very helpful in getting more accurate readings than the test strips I was using!!" Read more
"...Very straightforward and easy to use. Reads levels consistently and reliably." Read more
Customers find the product easy to use. They mention the instructions are very clear and easy to follow.
"Excellent kit - easy to use (much easier to get accurate readings than with test strips). Fast shipping." Read more
"Easy to use works great" Read more
"Very easy to use" Read more
"Instructions very clear, easy to follow. Feel test results were more accurate than the test strips." Read more
Customers like the functionality of the product. They mention it works well, is easy to use, and reads levels consistently and reliably. Some say it's better than the test strips.
"This works as described. Use it daily to test pool water. Very straightforward and easy to use. Reads levels consistently and reliably." Read more
"Easy to use works great" Read more
"...Kit seems a tad pricy but definatly does the job and way better than the test strips...." Read more
"Works good." Read more
Customers like the quality of the product. They mention it's a great set and a nice little kit.
"Good products, but the reader is really small, I would appreciate a taller one" Read more
"Nice and easy to use when your in the pool business for a living...." Read more
"Excellent kit - easy to use (much easier to get accurate readings than with test strips). Fast shipping." Read more
"Very nice little kit. Like other posters have stated, easier to determine correct levels than test strips.;..." Read more
Customers like the basic use of the chemical test strips. They mention the Taylor K-1004 kit is good for general day-to-day testing of chlorine, pH, and alkalinity.
"...The Taylor K-1004 kit is good for general day to day testing (chlorine, PH and Alkalinity)...." Read more
"This is a great basic drop test kit. Much easier to read then dip strips, no more guessing the colour!..." Read more
"Excellent test kit" Read more
Customers like the readability of the product. They mention it's much easier to read and interpret than dip strips. Some say it's the easiest test kit to read chlorine and pH that they've used.
"In over 40 years of owning a pool, this is the easiest test kit to read chlorine and pH that I've used." Read more
"Using to adjust a hot tub. Much easier to interpret than the test strips supplied...." Read more
"This is a great basic drop test kit. Much easier to read then dip strips, no more guessing the colour!..." Read more
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- Reviewed in Canada on July 28, 2025Verified PurchaseExcellent kit - easy to use (much easier to get accurate readings than with test strips). Fast shipping.
- Reviewed in Canada on June 30, 2025Verified PurchaseVery helpful in getting more accurate readings than the test strips I was using!!
- Reviewed in Canada on August 7, 2024Verified PurchaseThis works as described. Use it daily to test pool water. Very straightforward and easy to use. Reads levels consistently and reliably.
- Reviewed in Canada on September 16, 2023Verified PurchaseI just got myself one of those inflatable hot tubs. Not having any experience maintaining water quality, I started with test stripes and quickly learned accuracy was not their strong suit. Plus, they tend to bleed their colours onto each other when you dipped and shook them off. Looking for something a little more scientific, I found this. The cost was more but accuracy of water chemistry testing is important for extending the life of the tub.
You can see the colour gradation is much more pronounced then stripes, making it easier to get an accurate reading. It measures the three major indicators: bromine, ph and alkalinity. I wish it also did hardness but that rarely changes. I still use stripes for that. The best before dates of each bottle is still a year out and there is enough that I don’t have to worry about how often I test. I’m close to the end of the season and only used about a quarter of the most used bottle.
Hopefully, I’ll be able to replenish the bottles when needed but if I had to buy the whole deal again, I wouldn’t hesitate.
- Reviewed in Canada on August 3, 2025Verified PurchaseThis is a great little kit for salt water pools. The instructions are easy to follow and it only takes a few minutes.
Well worth it imo.
- Reviewed in Canada on June 11, 2025Verified PurchaseIn over 40 years of owning a pool, this is the easiest test kit to read chlorine and pH that I've used.
- Reviewed in Canada on May 7, 2025Verified PurchaseThanks
- Reviewed in Canada on June 20, 2025Verified PurchaseThis is not a good product. Because you are unable to return it. So, unless you are 100% sure that you need this specific test kit, don't waste your money. After I received it, I noticed there were better options and I was unable to return it.
Top reviews from other countries
- AbagayleReviewed in the United States on June 14, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars MUST HAVE if you have a chlorine pool
Verified PurchaseThis test kit is FANTASTIC and way better than any other test kit we have tried. The different colors for each chemical are very clear and easy to tell the difference between each level. It is great quality, and we even bought it a second time when we ran out of the test chemicals. It works very quickly and is super accurate when we have tested it with pool stores. It has really helped us to get our chlorine levels, ph levels, and overall water quality back on track (especially after a hurricane). 10/10 would definitely recommend!
I want to add that we tried a smaller, cheaper kit, but we hated it and ending up wasting our money and going back to buy this one. Just buy it!
- ECReviewed in the United States on July 13, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars A great starter kit
Verified PurchaseI have a small above ground pool. I bought this kit after struggling with my pools chemistry due to using the horrid test strips. My pool was so off balance when I initially tested with this kit. It took me a day to get it properly balanced thanks to this kit. This is easy to use. Dunk it in low, level the sample off with the line, add your drops according to the test you're doing, invert it and hold it up to a light source to read. I will definitely upgrade next season to one that tests my CYA level. The instructions are easy follow and understand.
- summer rathmanReviewed in the United States on June 29, 2023
4.0 out of 5 stars Good quality pool test kit
Verified PurchaseThis is second taylor pool test kit we have had and had several other brands over the years but the taylor brand kits seem to be the easiest, most accurate and high quality test kits in our experience. They are expensive but worth it if you can get them. And the case they come in makes it even easier to keep up with!
- clothes horseReviewed in the United States on July 8, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Clotheshorse
Verified PurchaseWhy did you pick this product vs others?:
Husband bought to test our pool, is great & same one the pool company in our area has! Lot less expensive!
Value for money:
Same one we already had but needed newer product, date wise felt ours out of date