How much Chlorine is too much?

[Watermom]

Although it loses accuracy, you can use dilution to get a ballpark figure when you need to test higher chlorine levels than your kit can normally register.

Take one part pool water and mix it with one part distilled water. Then, fill your tester with some of this mixture and test as usual and multiply your results by 2. If that doesn't go high enough to help, mix one part pool water with 2 parts distilled and then multiply results by 3, etc. You do lose accuracy with each dilution so it is not ideal, but better than nothing. What you need to do is to go ahead and get a good test kit like the Taylor K-2006 so you'll have it.

[Watermom]

Geez -- We must have all been typing at the same time --- all three of us posted within 3 minutes of each other. How's that for service having three of the moderators do that for ya!!

[Dave S.]

Thank you (ALL) for the help. That's a great suggestion.

Great minds...!

[Watermom]

Imagine that -- we all three gave you exactly the same advice! Seriously, get a good test kit. It will pay for itself in no time.

[Dave S.]

I'll get a good kit. I promise. However, (just 'cause I'm paranoid!) 15ppm cl is safe for the vinyl liner, correct?

[CarlD]

Imagine that -- we all three gave you exactly the same advice!

Yeah, we GOTTA be wrong!

Seriously, get a good test kit. It will pay for itself in no time.

Absolutely.

[aylad]

Man, you guys gotta learn to type faster!