I actually do have the cheap-o drop-test kit I picked up before opening the pool. I tried that chlorine test, and the test sample turned dark orange (and the comparator colors were shades of yellow). I don't trust the pool store that's closest to me (30 mins away). The day I received my Taylor test, they showed I had a FC of 3 and a TC of 3 and Taylor "told" me 3 hrs later that I had a FC of 15.5 and a CC of 4.5.

Today is supposed to be sunny most of the day - I'm hoping for a decent drop.

I'm a little leary of the rest of my test results, because I'm understanding that with a chlorine level this high, some test results will be unreliable.

And - to add to the issues that exist, it appears my sand filter is depositing sand into the pool.