Ok, back to the problem.
How do you usually sanitize your pool? bleach, pucks, dichlor? You might have a high CYA that is keeping your chlorine from being as effective. Or since the pool was gross all winter, you might have no CYA. in any case, algae in the water seems to interfere with the CYA drop tests.
If your water is green, you still have algae living in there, Keep your FC up to 15 (mix 1 part pool water with 2 parts distilled and test that; multiply results by 3. This is a rough estimate, and only to be used until you can get a test that reads higher than 5,
You can order the FAS-DPD test by itself from duraleigh
How do you usually sanitize your pool? bleach, pucks, dichlor? You might have a high CYA that is keeping your chlorine from being as effective. Or since the pool was gross all winter, you might have no CYA. in any case, algae in the water seems to interfere with the CYA drop tests.
If your water is green, you still have algae living in there, Keep your FC up to 15 (mix 1 part pool water with 2 parts distilled and test that; multiply results by 3. This is a rough estimate, and only to be used until you can get a test that reads higher than 5,
You can order the FAS-DPD test by itself from duraleigh