ok, here's where I'm at.
Added 10 gal 6% bleach on 7/1. Took SWG out of service. Ordered k-2006 from amato and received today. went out to pool to get water sample. Pool walls are greenish. We were away for the weekend so nobody used the pool.
Took sample about 2 feet below surface to test. I didnt get chance to have leslies retest water so i hope i did it right.

Did FC and CC at both 10 ml sample and 25 ml sample.
no pink for FC barely any pink for CC. 1 drop cleared it up

FC= 0
CC=0-0.2 ppm @25 ml sample
PH= 7.8
TA=110 ppm
CH=140 PPM
CYA=<30 no cloudy solution after mixing. saw black dot clearly with sample tube filled to top.

Funny thing about CYA is the test strip shows ideal level. could Taylor R-0013 be bad?

I guess thats why i never show any chlorine in pool.

The saturation index, if it means anything is .1 @ 84 degrees F.

Got 10 more gallons bleach going in tonight. will put some hardness and some more acid and will retest tomorrow evening and post results. I will also take water to leslies in morning to retest


So looks like the chlorine lock is false. I think the leslies employee did a ph test thinking it was a CC test.

Recomondations?