Drop test kit question

[waterbear]

while laid up with a broken leg for 8 months last year, I hired a pool service to take care of my pool. The pool guy would simply drop a few drops right into the pool to test for pH and Chlor. Never hurt anything that I could tell.

A lot of pool service techs do this lazy way...however you really cant get a good reading this way...especially pH....get a new pool guy that does the testing right!

[jd.pool]

Thank you all for the replies.
Thanks aylad for the link.
I'm so glad I found this web site.
You guys have helped me so much.
Thanks again.
Joe