Testing for high chlorine levels

[George in GA]

Sorry to have bothered.

[PoolDoc]

I'm sorry for being 'testy'; it's been a very long week, and I'm about used up. Newbies are newbies, educated or not, and I know that. God knows I've done enough of that myself!

But it takes a bit of self-control -- never one of my strengths -- to avoid snapping at people who ask unnecessary questions, like yours. As in every area of life, solving problems is maybe 20% technical and 80% people, and I know that too.

There's not much for me to take back; everything I told you is both true and relevant, and if there's a way to 'take back' having said it badly, I've never discovered it! Again, as God knows, it's something I could have used many, many times.

So, yes, you 'bothered' me, and yes, your questions were unnecessary to the function of your pool. But it's part of the learning process, and I responded badly. I hope you'll forgive me.

[CarlD]

Just to simplify: If you have the Leslies equivalent of the K-2005 (and, yes, Leslies sells it--it's actually a Taylor re-badged) then all you need is the Taylor K-1515 to "convert" the K2005 to the recommended K-2006. You use the FAS-DPD chlorine test instead of the DPD Chlorine test.

You CAN use the "Patented (j/k) CarlD Shot Glass Method" with an OTO tester like you have to double, triple or even quadruple the reading, using distilled water as you did. However, if you search the forum, you'll find Ben posted another way to use the OTO kit to measure without dilution, with reflecting what it means when the test goes deeper yellow, orange, deep orange, then brown ( I think brown is around 40? ppm?) But you don't get the FC and CC reading, only TC.

BTW, Leslies also sells a re-branded version of the Taylor K-2006 kit.

Carl

[George in GA]

Apology accepted.

As one who has taught and as a retired librarian I can well understand the fatigue of fielding the same question over and over and.... I often had to tell myself that the d*** fool question wasn't unnecessary to the seeker.

The main reason I asked the question, BTW, was to fulfill the posting requirement of the site. Perhaps I just should have said "Hello."