Feb 20, 2023 · Rinse the chlorine test cell with pool water. Fill the chlorine test cell with pool water to the mark. Add 5 drops of R-0600. Cap the test cell and invert to mix. Match the …

Dec 13, 2020 · As a first time pool owner, with some research I bought the Taylor Service Complete Pool Water Test Kit K-2006C. (side note, that it didn't come with R-0001 or R …

Mar 6, 2011 · I assume you are talking about the OTO chlorine test: a vial with a color chart, you add five drops, which normally turns the sample different shades of yellow, which are then …

Jul 8, 2025 · When doing a color matching test - chlorine, bromine, pH - you should read it in natural daylight, not looking thorough he comparator into the sun Have a bright white backdrop …

Jul 12, 2025 · 3. Perhaps worst of all, the DPD chlorine test's pink sample color can "bleach out." If the chlorine is well above the 5 ppm limit, the pink sample color after the reagent is added …

Jul 13, 2012 · Richard320 has some kind of scale for that test that involves tweety bird yellow and school bus yellow, looks like he needs to add orange julius to his scale. :-D That is definitely …

Jul 18, 2009 · Your chlorine level is 'through the roof' Stop adding chlorine for now and let the levels drift down. Also - with chlorine that high your pH test is probably showing higher than it …

May 7, 2007 · Interestingly enough, Ben Powell from Pool Forum thought OTO was a useful test and he was working on a color chart for high chlorine levels since it can 'accurately' test them.

Jun 12, 2011 · I think he was just asking about a color chart as a rough guide, perhaps at high chlorine levels only with +/-30% accuracy or something like that. From what I can gather from …

Mar 25, 2021 · You are sure it is the pH and not the OTO chlorine test, right? Orange is not a normal color for the pH test. Take a picture and post it.