rj101
05-02-2006, 12:07 AM
I've got a Leslie's "complete" test kit - uses Taylor DPD test reagents (R-00001 and R-00002). Pool is green and cloudy, so dumped 8 gal of bleach (6%) in pool and began testing (33,000 gal, CYA 60-70). FC never appeared - drops sort of flash pink/reddish when they hit the sample, but go clear. Tested straight bleach from bottle to see if it had gone bad, but same result (house brand just purchased from local Wal-Mart). Got new bottles of reagents for test, but same result. I could have sworn that last year the test showed the chlorine levels from bleach in pool water. Water where stablized puck sitting shows expected level of FC. I know it is sodium hypo rather than calcium hypo, but ends up as "chlorine" in the water, so why don't the reagents indicate some level - even in straight bleach?