Free chlorine higher than total chlorine?

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Free chlorine higher than total chlorine?

Postby rhthompson » Thu 16 Sep, 2010 13:39

aquacheck 5 test strips indicate my free chlorine is 10 ppm (purple color on test strip) while total chlorine is around 2 ppm (pale green). How can this be? Seems like free would always be lower than total.

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Free chlorine higher than total chlorine?

Postby lbridges » Thu 16 Sep, 2010 15:05

Your opinion is correct, Total chlorine (TC) must equal free chlorine (FC) plus combined chlorine (CC). One reason many people ultimately abandon test strips.

There are two test kits generally thought to be good from the homeowner - the Taylor K-2006 and the TFTestKits TF-100
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Free chlorine higher than total chlorine?

Postby Allen G Myerson » Thu 16 Sep, 2010 17:54

Dump the strips. Get the Taylor K-2006 test kit.

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