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Sampling
Sample point - tap sampling
Why is water not allowed to have sat in the pipe-work or tap for any period of time when sampling?
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Sample point - tap sampling
Why is water not allowed to have sat in the pipe work or tap for any period of time?
1. Must reflect true condition of the water being tested.
2. Need to test water in main pipe and not the off-take pipe.
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Sampling process
The following steps will describe the sampling process.
Step 1:
• Run the tap on full flow for 2 minutes then reduced to a slow steady flow.
Note: When the off-take point is a long distance from the main pipe, more time is needed to flush the pipe – 5 minutes or more may be needed.
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Step 2:
• Sample container and cap rinsed with the sample three (3) times.
Step 3:
• Fill the sample cell and adjust volume to the line.
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Step 4:
Cap immediately.
Why is the cell capped immediately in step 4?
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Step 4:
Cap immediately.
Why is the cell capped immediately in step 4?
To prevent loss of chlorine from the sample.
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When taking a sample, why is it important to run the tap for at least 2 minutes?
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When taking a sample, why is it important to run the tap for at least 2 minutes?
To ensure that a fresh sample from the main pipe is tested (and not the water that has been sitting in the off-take pipe and tap)
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When taking a sample, describe how to correctly prepare the sample cells?
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Before taking a samples, are the sample cells prepared?
The cells and caps are rinsed three (3) times with the sample.
Also - check the cells for dirt and staining – clean them if necessary. Replace the dirty cells if they cannot be cleaned.
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Measuring free & total chlorine - residual
• DPD method - N,N diethyl-p-phenylenediamine.
• Forms reddish pink dye - colour proportional to chlorine concentration (the more chlorine present, the darker the pink colour becomes).
• Chlorine concentration is measured using a HACH pocket colorimeter or other HACH models: DR 800 & 2000 series.
• Free chlorine – ready to measure within 1 minute.
• Total chlorine – ready to measure between 3 - 6 minutes.
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Chlorine reading
• Free chlorine = Hypochlorous acid (HOCl )
• Total chlorine = HOCl + Combined chlorine
• Combined chlorine is the sum of all chloramines
Can Free chlorine be greater than Total chlorine?
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Can Free chlorine be greater than Total chlorine? Free chlorine shouldn’t be greater than Total but it can happen due to instrumental inaccuracies under certain conditions.
FREE CHLORINE COMBINED CHLORINE
TOTAL CHLORINE
80% 20%
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Sample cell types – Your HACH chlorine colorimeter will take specific size cells. Learn which ones you need to use in both Low and High ranges.
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Sample cell types
