@ Carl, the scale reading is 4. Which says my Chlorine is 4, 8 and 12 simultaneously? Since I have no way to lower the chlorine levels, other than wait, why waste the reagents with multiple tests. I was just wondering if there's something ELSE going on. Is there something BESIDES astronomical chlorine levels that might cause this? I bought the test kit @ Walmart a month ago, so it should be fresh enough.