test strips

I have some water in a hole that was dug by the pool and when tested it is coming up with colors on the first strip below. The pool strip test is the second one. Any idea what would make the first strip test so bright? Just wanting to make sure the pool is not leaking. TIA

SWG read 1500 ppm Test strip read 2500 PPM I added 8 bags of salt to reach 3300 ppm from the 2500 reading Now strips read 5800 ppm which is 5.8 on the strip. And SWG is warning check salt at 2200. I read the old posts and most said trust the SWG or get the K-1766 kit. I've had faulty readings...

I've got these test strips that test for both Chlorine and Bromine separately and my bromine levels keep showing high, like the upper limit of the range on the test. See photo. This is a new pool, I used well water that has been run through a home filter and a water softener, and the only...

I check my pool regularly with test strips, and occasionally take a water sample for testing to my local pool store. While the pool is balanced as verified by both test strips and water sample, the various brands of test strips I have used never show a reliable acid level - that is, the sample...

Been having some issues trying to get my pool open. Had been using an old pack of test strips and realised they were very out of date resulting in I think me adding too much stabiliser to the pool, so ordered some more tests (different brand), replaced half the water and this test contains a...

Hi Everyone! Our pool is almost done which means I’m starting to research how to take care of it…this site has been great! The consensus I’m seeing is: stay away from strips and get the TF-100. Am I correct in my assumption? If I go the TF-100 route, how much are you spending in a year for...