HTH test kit with Clorox OTO

[rj2222]

I have the HTH 3 way kit, ran out of their OTO and all the store had was Clorox refills so I bought that. My HTH OTO required 5 drops but Clorox OTO bottle says 4 drops. I'm not sure how many to actually use those, can anyone help?

 

[YippeeSkippy]

I'd go to the Clorox website and see if they have information to help you? Do they sell their own comparetor block that their OTO is intended for??

(I'm on a warpath with Clorox brand pool products and boycott them since so many of their pool products have hidden copper in them. Grrrrrr!)

Maddie

 

[frustratedpoolmom]

(I'm on a warpath with Clorox brand pool products and boycott them since so many of their pool products have hidden copper in them. Grrrrrr!)

Maddie

Drives me bonkers. We need the FB "Like" thumbs up, is that on the site yet?

BTW, I haven't had a chance to look it up yet but are the HTH 4-1 tablets containing copper too?

 

[jblizzle]

You should not mix reagents between brands. I would suggest you invest in one of the recommended test kits.

 

[rj2222]

Right, ideally I would have gotten the HTH OTO if I could have. 3 stores didn't have it so my choices were off brand or Clorox. The HTH bottle says <1% OTO while the Clorox says .13%. I tried looking online to see if it said how much water each vendor's test 3 in 1 test kit held for the Cl Br test but couldn't find that. Maybe a chemical whiz on here can help.
I'm not mixing chemicals from different vendors. I want to short term use this Clorox OTO in the HTH plastic thing you fill with water.

 

[jblizzle]

I didn't mean actually physically mixing the two chemicals together. I'm in trying to use one company's chemicals in another company's comparator block. Because as you found they could have different concentrations and different shadings

 

[rj2222]

Gotcha. I just wanted to clarify in case I confused anyone. I'm hoping somewhere will get the HTH in soon so I can go back to normal testing. Was just wondering if I could use the Clorox as a stopgap.
Plus I'm not even sure chemically how the test works so thought it was worth a post in case someone had any tips or tricks.

 

[jblizzle]

Have you considered investing in a real test kit?

 

[rj2222]

LOL
I don't think that will work with Clorox OTO either hahaha