Newbie here

[H2OLogged]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm still reading and trying to get a handle on this stuff. Question about test kits. I have a kit but the readings only go to 3.0 on the chlorine and 8.4? on the PH. Do the better kits show levels of chlorine up to 10 and 15? Do I need a whole new test kit or new reagents? I'm off to the store to get whatever I need. Please advise.

[Watermom]

Most test kits you can buy at Walmart, etc., will only show chlorine up to 3.0 or 5.0. To be able to test higher levels than that, you need a FAS-DPD test kit like the one Ben sells at www.poolsolutions.com. I don't know what your local pool store might sell in terms of kits. Maybe they have a FAS-DPD? Just be careful at a pool store and don't buy everything they might try and push on you.