Help chemical balance whacked

FYI:

PoolDoc sliced off the offending portions of this thread and stuck them in the China Shop. He then moved this thread back where it started where we can all now examing JohnnyP's problems a little more peacefully.

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Originally Posted by PoolDoc

I didn't know the strips would go that high. But do they test chlorine above 15 ppm?

Ben

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LaMotte strips have the following ranges
FC, TC: 0 to 10ppm
pH: 6.2 to 8.4
CYA: 0-250 (!)
T/A: 0-240
CH: 0-800

Hach AquaChek 7 strips have the following ranges
FC, TC: 0 to 10ppm (Bromine doubles to 20)
pH: 6.2 to 8.4
CYA: 0-300 (!)
T/A: 0-240
CH: 0-1000

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Originally Posted by PoolDoc

I didn't know the strips would go that high. But do they test chlorine above 15 ppm?

Ben

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All the ones I've ever seen only go to 10 ppm but I wonder if the test strip scanners like the Alex system will give higher readings? Not really familiar with them.

JohnnyP, your best bet is to get a full set of test numbers using a drop-based kit, and post them back here so we have accurate numbers to work with. You can either take a sample to a pool store for testing, IF they used drop-based testing (and don't buy anything they try to sell you, other than a test kit!), or go to WalMart and see if you can find the $15 5-way kit, which will get you started. Once we have accurate numbers, I'm sure we can help you get your pool cleared up again.

Janet