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    discrepant chlorine tests

    There was the palest shade of yellow, so I would call it a .5, if that's considered any chlorine
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    discrepant chlorine tests

    Thanks everyone for your input. I just confirmed I was using the 0600 and it is absolutely colorless. It was registering chlorine levels when I used it a few days ago, but not as dark yellow as I should have seen with the level of free chlorine I was measuring using the dpd/0871 test which at...
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    discrepant chlorine tests

    It is colorless. It lives indoors inside the box, so I don't think it's been exposed to sun.
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    discrepant chlorine tests

    It's the taylor k-1000 that came with my tf-100. I don't have the bottle with me now so I'm not sure-but looks like the 0600 in the picture online
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    discrepant chlorine tests

    I'm using the dpd powder and 871 to test chlorine from the tf-100 test kit
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    discrepant chlorine tests

    Good morning. My pool is now open for the season 10 days. The water looks perfectly clear (but is still 65 degrees). Free chlorine test yielded 6 ppm with 0 cc's, but when I use the OTO test it registers no chlorine level. The ph is 7.6 , cya level mid thirties. Pool is 18,000gallon plaster. I'm...
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    adding chlorine to winterized pool

    My pool company recommended a "dichlor addition" which I never got around to during the off season. Any idea what they were recommending?
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    adding chlorine to winterized pool

    I have one more long week until my pool is "summarized". I did open the cover slightly yesterday to fill the water to operating level and noticed an abundance of algae. It has been an unseasonably warm winter here in northern NJ. Would it be ok to dump a bunch of bleach into the pool before the...