The orange OTO test means that you have a very high chlorine level in the pool. You can add a chlorine neutralizer product to reduce the chlorine level. pH adjustment isn't going to fix this problem.
If you can't find any chlorine neutralizer at a pool store, you can use hydrogen peroxide for that purpose, preferably a concentrated form of it. Even if you only find 3% hydrogen peroxide, one volume of it will neutralize an equal volume of 6% bleach so 1 gallon of 3% hydrogen peroxide will neutralize around 6 ppm Free Chlorine (FC) in 10,000 gallons of pool water. Obviously, if you can find 27% hydrogen peroxide then you'll only need to use 1/9th as much.
Bright Orange Chlorine Test Results - Damaging?
Bright Orange Chlorine Test Results - Damaging?
Thank you VERY much for the info. My trouble now is to find out the equivelant to a Chlorine neautralizer or Hydrogen Peroxide..in Spanish!! Will keep you posted. Again, thank tou...David Castle
Bright Orange Chlorine Test Results - Damaging?
Okay, so I tested this morning and my home kit showed about 3 ppm chlorine and a PH of roughly 7.8. Okay so no problem right? I added water to bring the chlorine down a bit as the pool was a bit low anyways. So...next test PH is up above 8 (okay, could be due to the additional city water) but now my chlorine test is showing bright orange.
This is counter intuitive to me. I get the PH reading, kinda, but can't imagine how my Chlorine level went up after I raised the water level in the pool by at least an inch, maybe an inch and 1/2. Any thoughts?
M
This is counter intuitive to me. I get the PH reading, kinda, but can't imagine how my Chlorine level went up after I raised the water level in the pool by at least an inch, maybe an inch and 1/2. Any thoughts?
M
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That is bizarre. Are you talking about the 5-drop OTO chlorine test or are you talking about test strips?
Bright Orange Chlorine Test Results - Damaging?
I am using an Aquarius 4 drop kit. I am going to try the strips and see. I think the kit is flawed.
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If you're going to get a test kit, don't get test strips. Get the Taylor K-2006 or the TFTestkits TF-100
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my pool is a 24x12 indoor and the chlorine is showing orange with the 5 drop tester .what do i need to ddo to drop it
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You can use hydrogen peroxide to lower the chlorine level with the least amount of side effects. You can get 27% hydrogen peroxide in Baquacil® Oxidizer. You can use The Pool Calculator to calculate the dose required by entering the FC amount you want to lower (pretend you are adding chlorine so put in 0 for the "Now" FC and put in the amount of FC you want to lower by as the "Target" FC) and enter 54% as the bleach concentration. The indicated volume of bleach is the amount of 27% hydrogen peroxide to use.
If your 24x12 pool has average 4.5 foot depth, then it is 9700 gallons so to drop the FC by 10 ppm would take 22 ounces (almost 3 cups) of the 27% hydrogen peroxide.
If your 24x12 pool has average 4.5 foot depth, then it is 9700 gallons so to drop the FC by 10 ppm would take 22 ounces (almost 3 cups) of the 27% hydrogen peroxide.
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