The pHin smart water monitor is an innovative addition to Hayward’s product portfolio that measures temperature, pH and sanitizer levels over 1,000 times per week and takes the guesswork out of pool and spa maintenance to help keep water clean and balanced. pHin alternative monitors water chemistry and temperature 24/7, and sends notifications to users’ smartphones when their water needs attention.
pHin Features & Benefits
• Flexible: For use in chlorine, bromine, and saltwater in-ground and above ground pools, spas, and swim spas
• 24/7 digital monitoring measures pH, chlorine, bromine and temperature. pHin test strips measure total alkalinity, total hardness and cyanuric acid
• Fast and simple: Spa and pool chemical monitor provides recommendations for adjusting water chemistry and gives specific dosing instructions for retail chemical brands
• Remote monitoring & alerts: Easy-to-use mobile app with customized notifications tests over 1,000 times/week and provides anytime, anywhere remote water chemistry status, water temperature, reporting, and chemical inventory and usage
• Shopping List and Pool Service On-Demand in-app retail services allow customers to conveniently request their preferred chemical brands from local pool retail stores and schedule maintenance service
• Always Connected & Ready: Pool Professionals have the ability to be proactive with their customers through the pHin Partner Portal that provides an exclusive set of tools and resources including live water chemistry status and charts viewable by day, week, month and 90 day history.
What’s included in pHin:
• Wi-Fi enabled floating smart water monitor for pools and hot tubs: measures water chemistry and temperature 24/7
• Wireless bridge: connects to customers’ Wi-Fi and relays water samples (via bluetooth) from the pHin monitor to the pHin servers
• Calibration kit: provides additional water analysis and notifications for total alkalinity, hardness, and CYA.
• pHin smartphone App with free first year subscription. Monitoring subscription is $99/year after the first year, and includes a one year warranty extension with each renewal
• Partner Portal Access for retailers, pool builders and service technicians provides easy-to-use charts and graphs of customer pool chemistry data.
Frequently ask questions
Does pHin work for hot tubs?
pHin works with chlorine, bromine and saltwater pools and hot tubs.
Is pHin worth the money?
Overall, the pHin smart pool water monitor is a good investment for any pool owner looking for a smart and simple way to take pool maintenance and care into their own hands.
Does pHin measure chlorine?
The pHin chemical engine is constantly analyzing: pH, ORP (a proxy for chlorine or bromine levels), and water temperature. Monthly uploaded test strip data provides readings for: free chlorine, total alkalinity, total hardness, and cyanuric acid.
Final words
A smart pool water monitor can help keep tabs on the quality of your precious pool water. It may seem like a trivial gadget to add to your home, but if you’ve spent any time schlepping water from your pool to the pool store every week, you know how time-consuming it can be.