Discrepancy between test kit and pool store results

[Godiva]

I poured a gallon of bleach into the pool last night, and this morning it still had a greenish tint.

I got the WalMart HTH 6-way kit, and I still can't tell what my TC is...when I put the 5 drops of OTO into my water sample, it turns a deep orange color, and then within a minute, bits of orange sort of coagulate and become suspended in the water.

While I'm working on the levels, do you think it's okay for the kids to go in?

[aylad]

Use one part pool water and one part distilled water. Mix well, test from that, and see if it registers at 5 or less. If so, then read your result and multiply by 2. Again, you're going to lose some accuracy each time you dilute, but without a dpd-fas test, that's the best you can do.

Janet